Victoria Beckham’s confident persona would fool anyone into thinking she has no insecurities and is perfectly happy in her body. However, the former Spice Girl is the first to admit that this couldn’t be farther from the truth. Speaking to Grazia magazine in 2024, Beckham confessed that there were times when she didn’t even feel confident enough to go out and have fun with her kids. “I never want to look like I’m complaining, but there were times in the past that I haven’t felt confident enough to sit on a beach and watch my children play,” Beckham candidly shared. Likewise, in a 2021 chat with Elle UK, the fashion designer admitted that her insecurities largely influenced her outfit choices and public persona during her time with the Spice Girls.
In fact, she even used her 2017 British Vogue letter to caution her younger self against letting her insecurities dictate her decisions. “Don’t mess with your boobs,” the former pop star warned. “All those years I denied it — stupid. A sign of insecurity. Just celebrate what you’ve got.” The businesswoman was referring to the two breast augmentation surgeries she reportedly had in 1999 and 2006. The “Wannabe” songstress echoed this sentiment in a 2023 Allure interview by acknowledging that she wouldn’t have gone under the knife if she could turn back time because a fleeting period influenced the lifechanging choice. The fashion icon further asserted that she would be happy to impart the wisdom gleaned from her surgeries to her daughter someday.
We wanted to get a better understanding of Victoria Beckham’s decision to have two breast augmentations followed by a reduction in 2009, so we asked board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Rukmini Rednam for her thoughts. Although many women with smaller breasts feel self-conscious, most of them generally undergo surgery to feel more confident in their bodies, not for outside approval. Of course, Dr. Rednam couldn’t deny that in Beckham’s case, intense public scrutiny also likely played a major role in her decision-making.
