{"id":2082121,"date":"2025-10-10T16:27:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T16:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2082121"},"modified":"2025-10-10T16:27:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T16:27:18","slug":"victoria-beckham-says-david-guilted-her-into-spice-girls-reunion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/victoria-beckham-says-david-guilted-her-into-spice-girls-reunion\/","title":{"rendered":"Victoria Beckham says David \u2018guilted\u2019 her into Spice Girls reunion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2025%2F10%2F113192573.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/10\/08\/entertainment\/victoria-beckham-doc-reveals-why-she-always-looks-like-a-miserable-cow\/\">Victoria Beckham<\/a> wasn\u2019t looking to spice up her life in 2008.<\/p>\n<p>But her husband, David Beckham, \u201cguilted\u201d her into participating in the Spice Girls reunion tour at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Posh spice, 51, opened up about getting back together with the group, which included Mel B, Geri Halliwell, Melanie C and Emma Bunton, in her Netflix docuseries,\u00a0\u201cVictoria Beckham.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Victoria Beckham opens up about the Spice Girls in her new docuseries. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cDavid was like, \u2018it\u2019s really good for the kids to see you do this,&#8217;\u201d she recalled, per\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-independent.com\/arts-entertainment\/music\/news\/victoria-beckham-mel-b-spice-girls-netflix-b2841844.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Independent<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe mum-guilted me!,\u201d Victoria noted.<\/p>\n<p>David, 50, chimed in that the reason he wanted his wife to do the tour was because \u201cour kids weren\u2019t around to see their mum be a Spice Girl!\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Victoria Beckham and David Beckham in her new docuseries. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The couple tied the knot in 1999 and are parents to sons Brooklyn, 26, Romeo, 23, and Cruz, 20, and daughter Harper, 14.<\/p>\n<p>The Spice Girls first formed in 1994, before Halliwell, 53, departed the girl group in 1998.<\/p>\n<p>The singer\u2019s exit led to a hiatus in late 2000 with the ladies splitting up for good in 2001. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Victoria Beckham supported by her fellow Spice Girls at the premiere of her docuseries. <span class=\"credit\">James D Kelly<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Victoria went on to detail how she felt stepping foot on stage again in 2008.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hadn\u2019t been Posh Spice for such a long time. It was good to be back with them,\u201d she recounted. <\/p>\n<p>The group reunited once more in 2019, but Victoria declined the offer. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Victoria Beckham, with Emma Bunton and Melanie Chisholm of the Spice Girls. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/Victoria Beckham<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt was good to celebrate the Spice Girls but it was during that [2008] tour that I realized I didn\u2019t belong on stage. It had been fun but it wasn\u2019t what I loved anymore,\u201d the mom of four confessed.<\/p>\n<p>Since stepping away from music, Victoria has found a passion behind the scenes.<\/p>\n<p>The media mogul became a fashion designer in 2008 and created her iconic namesake brand. <\/p>\n<p>She is also the founder of Victoria Beckham Beauty.  <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The Spice Girls at  Victoria Beckham\u2019s 50th birthday party. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram \/ victoriabeckham<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>However, in April 2024, the women <em>did<\/em> give fans a taste of a mini reunion at\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/04\/21\/entertainment\/spice-girls-reunite-to-perform-stop-at-victoria-beckhams-50th-birthday-bash\/\">Victoria\u2019s 50th birthday party<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Mel B <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/09\/16\/entertainment\/mel-b-teases-spice-girls-reunion-ahead-of-30th-anniversary\/\">teased the possibility of a more official get together<\/a> ahead of the British group\u2019s 30-year anniversary of their 1996 debut album, \u201cSpice.\u201d<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/09\/16\/entertainment\/mel-b-teases-spice-girls-reunion-ahead-of-30th-anniversary\/#\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope so,\u201d she told The Post. \u201cSo many things that have been talked about between us and the press, my kids, their kids, us [as a] lot,\u201d adding that plans are set in stone.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The Spice Girls perform at Victoria Beckham\u2019s 50th birthday. <span class=\"credit\">David Beckham\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_22-0\">But Victoria may not be up to participate.  <\/p>\n<p>In fact, in her docuseries, the designer admitted that she was \u201churt\u201d by one of Mel B\u2019s recent comments. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt upset me not too long ago actually \u2013 Melanie B said to me \u2018don\u2019t forget where you\u2019ve come from,&#8217;\u201d Victoria shared on camera.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have never forgotten where I\u2019ve come from. I have never forgotten that Posh Spice is the reason that I\u2019m sitting here now. She might have been grumpy but she was actually great.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_33-0\">On Wednesday, Halliwell, Bunton, 49, and Mel C, 51, were in attendance at the red\u00a0carpet premiere of the three part doc.  <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Cruz Beckham, Jackie Apostel, Romeo Beckham, Harper Beckham, Victoria Beckham and David Beckham attend the \u201cVictoria Beckham\u201d World Premiere. <span class=\"credit\">Mike Marsland\/WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, the docuseries also dove into a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/10\/08\/entertainment\/victoria-beckham-doc-reveals-what-broke-davids-heart-in-their-relationship\/\">difficult time in Victoria and David\u2019s marriage.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In 2016,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/05\/14\/entertainment\/princess-kate-sends-clear-message-to-victoria-beckham-with-latest-outfit\/\">Victoria\u2019s fashion brand<\/a>\u00a0was growing and getting \u201cgreat reviews,\u201d but it was \u201cslipping through my fingers,\u201d she recalled.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Victoria added that David was \u201cinvesting a lot\u201d in her business, and \u201cwe were tens of millions of pounds in the red.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Victoria Beckham in her new doc. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt made me panic. I was panicked by it. Because I never saw anything coming back,\u201d David said onscreen, referring to his investment in his wife\u2019s business.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The retired athlete explained, \u201cWe always agreed that we would support each other no matter what, but it worried me. This isn\u2019t sustainable.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In 2017, Victoria\u2019s business was ultimately saved by investor David Belhassen.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Victoria and David in the new three-part Netflix doc.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But before Belhassen got involved, \u201cI didn\u2019t know what to do\u2026.I felt embarrassed\u2026I was really desperate,\u201d Victoria expressed.<\/p>\n<p>When she went home to her husband, \u201cI would talk to him about it, and I hated it, I absolutely hated it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In 2016, \u201cwe both sat there, and we looked at what I invested\u2026part of that conversation broke my heart, because Victoria is a proud woman,\u201d David detailed.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_35-0\">\u201cVictoria Beckham\u201d is now streaming on Netflix.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source celebrity.land \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Victoria Beckham wasn\u2019t looking to spice up her life in 2008. But her husband, David Beckham, \u201cguilted\u201d her into participating in the Spice Girls reunion tour at the time. 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