Victoria Beckham recently reflected on the challenges of her motherhood journey and career amid the Brooklyn Beckham feud.
The fashion designer, who shares four children with former football star David Beckham, opened up about her struggles after becoming a mother.
Victoria had to leave Spice Girls at the height of her career due to the birth of her eldest son, Brooklyn, born on March 7, 1999.
The entrepreneur, who tied the knot with David in July 1999, admitted she felt she had lost her self-esteem in the early days of motherhood.
“I had Brooklyn. I moved to Manchester where David lived and played for Manchester United. And right now he’s in the first team; he’s a big star,” the 51-year-old said while speaking on the latest episode of the Call Her Daddy podcast with Alex Cooper.
Although it was a huge transition for Victoria, she was still happy to be with her husband and her baby Brooklyn.
However, over time she began to lose her self-esteem due to the transition from performing on stage and traveling the world with her friends to being “alone in a flat in Manchester with a baby”.
Victoria Beckham – Reclaiming Her Identity
Victoria was going through conflicting emotions at the time. On the one hand, she “felt so happy and so blessed,” but on the other, she “struggled to find purpose.”
“I was ashamed to admit that I didn’t feel completely fulfilled,” the singer-turned-designer admitted.
While supporting her husband’s career and fulfilling her duties as a mother, Victoria seemed to lose her identity.
“I felt like there was a clock in my head that was just ticking, and I was just having trouble figuring out what the next step was,” the businesswoman said.
It was at that moment that Victoria finally decided to build something for herself.
Ultimately, Victoria launched her eponymous fashion brand in 2008 and the reason was to reclaim her name and identity outside the shadow of her footballer husband.
Looking back now, the fashion designer noted that it was one of the best decisions she ever made.
“Being so much older now, I’m so grateful and so thankful,” Victoria noted.
As for motherhood, the fashion designer insisted that she did her “best” to be a good mother to Brooklyn and his three younger siblings.
Despite tensions within the family, Victoria showed her support for her first-born son this week after he shared a cooking video on his Instagram page, according to sources.
