Victoria Beckham Explained How She Got Her "Miserable Cow" Reputation

With age comes confidence, and Victoria Beckham is living, walking, talking proof. In a new interview with The Sunday Times over the weekend, the former Spice Girl, who just rang in her 50th birthday this month, opened up about her past insecurities and how she's finally been able to shed her "miserable cow" reputation. 

“I looked at some pictures of myself recently and was really struck by how happy I looked. In the past I’ve always looked at those red carpet pictures of me and seen a woman who looks nervous and insecure," Beckham explained, adding: "Everyone else saw a woman who looked grumpy and stern — I suppose that’s how I got the reputation of being such a miserable cow.”

This isn't the first time Beckham has addressed why you'll rarely see her smiling in public. Back in 2019, she revealed that she's slowly starting to let her guard down, telling Glamour UK: "I want to be honest. In the past, I’ve probably hidden behind my armor. The not smiling publicly, for instance. There’s less of that now. There’s something really liberating about embracing who I am at 45 years old and owning it, feeling confident, feeling content."

Five years later, Posh has only become more open with her fans. Take, for example, her 50th birthday party at the private members club Oswald's in London on Saturday night, where she and the rest of the Spice Girls performed their hit "Stop" for her famous guests — including Tom Cruise, Salma Hayek, and Eva Longoria — not caring who was watching, or rather filming the silly performance (ahem, David).

“I’m excited about the future,” Beckham said of getting older. “The thing with aging is that it is what it is. I always remember Marc Jacobs saying to me when he turned 60 that it was better than the alternative of not turning 60. It’s good advice! But generally I feel good about things. I have better opportunities now than I did when I was younger.”