Victoria Beckham shares why she had her breast implants removed in the 1990s

Victoria Beckham She has long been a master of reinvention and her latest discovery proves it.

The former pop star turned fashion icon, 51, underwent breast augmentation surgery in the 1990s before eventually having them removed, and she shared her reasons for ditching the implants in a new interview released on Friday, October 10.

Beckham said in the wake of her self-titled Netflix docuseries The sun That designer Roland Mouret was behind her decision to adopt a more natural look. (She reportedly increased her breast size from 34A to 34D in 1999.)

“I don’t know where those tits went, but they went. It was definitely working with Roland that did it. He’s so great and I wouldn’t have had a career without him,” she shared in hindsight.

It came from a need to be taken seriously I don’t know who I am“, she admitted candidly, referring to launching her career in the fashion world. “So I think it was Roland who encouraged me to just be me – and not feel like I had to be that person. Just to tone it down.”

Thinking of her first days alongside her husband David Beckham“I was a member of the task force, and proud,” Victoria announced. (David, 50, and Victoria met at a soccer match in 1997 and married two years later.)

“I think I spent too much time After the Spice Girls “I was searching for my purpose and I didn’t know what it was, so I think that’s why I dressed the way I did,” she said of her bolder fashion choices. “There was a lot of hair extensions, tight shirts, and fake tan, although I still fake tan.”

Speaking to the store from their flagship store in Mayfair, Victoria revealed there was another silver lining that came with embracing her beauty. “I think the nice thing about it is that I can show myself through my collections,” she noted.

The “Say you’ll be there” hitmaker also addressed her. Bold style choices past In the docuseries, stating that they were motivated by the need for attention during the 2006 World Cup in Baden-Baden.

“Look, it was fun,” Victoria admitted with a laugh. “I had big breasts. I had big hair. We ladies were shopping and we had it. I remember seeing one of these wives who bought so much designer clothes and had so many bags that she couldn’t get into the turnstiles at the Hotel Baden-Baden.”

Seeing the old photos now, she said: “It was at a time when I wasn’t feeling creatively fulfilled, so I stayed that way in the conversation.”

Victoria also recalled attending Marc Jacobs’ show in 2007, after which she was asked to be in his campaign.

She said about the public’s reaction to her photos: “It was making fun of me a lot, and that’s when I realized I was a joke.” “No one took me seriously in this industry. I knew I wanted to be a designer. I knew I had a point. But I also knew I needed someone to believe in me.”