Victoria Beckham Reveals Childhood Bullying Impacting Mental Health

Victoria Beckham has spoken candidly about the bullying and hardships she faced during her childhood and teenage years, revealing that she was bullied both physically and mentally for her appearance, academic struggles, and social awkwardness. She disclosed suffering from dyscalculia and self-identifies as dyslexic, conditions that were unrecognized during her youth and led to her being labeled as "thick." Beckham recounted incidents such as kids throwing soda cans at her and being told she was too fat to perform on stage, experiences that contributed to her developing "thick skin." Despite the challenges, including poor skin and feeling like an outsider socially, these difficulties prepared her for the public scrutiny she experienced later in her career with the Spice Girls. She also reflected on how her dreams of popularity and performing were realized overnight when she joined the iconic girl group, which transformed her life and that of her family. The former pop star emphasized that while mental health was not openly discussed during her upbringing, internalizing these experiences initially made her shy but ultimately more resilient.