Victoria Beckham has candidly opened up about the challenges of balancing her roles as a mother, pop star, and wife to David Beckham.
The fashion designer, formerly Posh Spice, shared in an intimate interview with Vogue Australia that she grappled with maintaining the perfect balancing between her family duties and professional career.
“Even Harper, who is 13, has her friendship group, she loves to do her own thing, and we’re super, super close but it definitely feels like that next chapter of our lives together.”
The couple, who were the focus of a recent fly-on-the-wall Netflix documentary detailing their day-to-day life, have just marked their 25th wedding anniversary. Victoria expressed her enduring affection for David by saying: “I have a husband I very much am still in love with, possibly more than when we first met.”
She further commented: “We really laugh. And we really support each other in regards to our careers and passions … Me and David can go away, just the two of us, and we laugh and we enjoy that time, and I think that’s so rare after so many years. It’s a pinch-me moment every day.”
Blaming some of the issues on the “lack of staff” at home, she said, “Getting that balance is very difficult. I struggled with that a lot when the children were younger. We’ve never had an enormous amount of staff, if you like. We do have nannies and we do have our parents, who have been amazing. But you do feel like you’re juggling.
“You’re trying to be the best wife, the best mum, the best professional. We didn’t have much of a social life when the children were younger, that is just that one thing too much.”
Reminiscing about their beginnings, Victoria Beckham recalled how she and David first crossed paths at a football match and later tied the knot in July 1999 the same year they welcomed their eldest son, Brooklyn.
Now, with their children growing up and pursuing their individual interests, Victoria senses a shift in their lives, pointing towards fresh opportunities for herself and her husband. She added: “The kids get older and they flee the nest and have their own passions. Now myself and David are in the next chapter.