Regardless of her husband’s well-documented doubt, Victoria Beckham is reaffirming her claims of getting had a “working-class” upbringing.
The previous Spice Woman spoke candidly about her childhood in an interview with actor Nicole Kidman that appeared in Vogue Australia final week. In her chat with Kidman, she as soon as once more recalled being pushed to highschool in a Rolls-Royce however stated that wasn’t indicative of her household’s funds on the time.
“I came from a working-class background, and so my dad, in the ’80s, he was an entrepreneur, he started his business with my mum at the kitchen table and he did very well, so he bought himself a Rolls-Royce,” she defined. “We went to a regular school and we didn’t live in a big house, and the minute he made money, he went and bought himself a Rolls-Royce. One day we’d go to school in the Rolls-Royce and one day we’d go in the van because he’d still work, he was an electrical wholesaler, and he was very much a worker.”
Beckham went on to notice that she and her two siblings, Christian and Louise, would regularly “beg” their father to take them to highschool within the van in order that they wouldn’t appear ostentatious.
“Like, we were mortified at the idea of going in the Rolls-Royce. How things have changed!” she stated. “Nowadays, I’d be like, don’t worry about the van, let’s go in the Roller! But in those days, we just wanted to fit in.”
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As followers might recall, Victoria Beckham’s claims about her household turned a scorching subject final yr by means of a viral scene from “Beckham,” Netflix’s docuseries about her husband, soccer legend David Beckham.
When his spouse described her mother and father as “very working class,” he sternly reminded her to “be honest.” It was solely then that she acknowledged her father proudly owning a Rolls-Royce.
The Beckhams later spoofed the scene in an Uber Eats industrial launched as a part of a marketing campaign for the 2024 Tremendous Bowl in February. Victoria Beckham even wore a T-shirt bearing the phrase “My dad has a Rolls-Royce” within the advert.
Although her husband of 25 years might have some lingering questions on her adolescence, Victoria Beckham says their marriage is stronger than ever.
“I have a husband I very much am still in love with, possibly more than when we first met. We really laugh,” she advised Kidman within the Vogue Australia interview. “And we really support each other in regards to our careers and passions. I said to him last night – and the kids – after 25 years, I love your dad so much and I support him and continue to want him to be the best version of himself, and he does that for me.”
