Posh Spice’s Manchester Mom Crisis: From Pop Star to Pajama CEO
Victoria Beckham, aka Posh Spice, confessed on the 2025-10 'Call Her Daddy' podcast that after winning the genetic lottery by marrying football legend David Beckham in 1999, she hit a personal speed bump: motherhood in a flat in Manchester. Trading stadium cheers for sleepless nights, she described feeling like she lost the VIP backstage pass to her own life, haunted by a mental clock ticking away as her husband booted goals for Manchester United. Feeling guilty about wanting more than baby bottles, she launched her own eponymous fashion label in 2008 to claw back her lost identity. Victoria’s advice? If life offers you the option to unplug from mom-mode and plug into work—whatever that means—grab it. Meanwhile, Nicole Kidman and Ayesha Curry sympathize, apparently confirming that celebrity mom guilt is a group project.
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Victoria Beckham went from Living The Dream on stage to Alone With A Baby in Manchester, then invented a fashion brand just to remind everyone she’s still Posh Spice, not just ’Mom in Pajamas.’ Guess ticking mental clocks really favor multi-hyphenates.
Being a Spice Girl apparently doesn’t come with a user manual for motherhood, especially when it involves solo flat living in Manchester. Victoria’s fashion brand started as a viral scream for sanity. Spoiler: Parenting isn’t glamorous, even when your husband scores goals for a living.
Imagine being David Beckham's wife, stuck with a crying baby in Manchester, and realizing that even if you used to sell out stadiums, a flat with no WiFi feels like a career death sentence. That’s when you invent your own runway. Bravo, Victoria.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 10/23/2025 | Author: Amanda Goh
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