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Beckham shared how starring in two documentaries about her life changed her outlook on fame at the 2026 TIME100 Summit_ by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/) ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer After spending 30 years in the public eye as a pop star turned fashion designer, [Victoria Beckham](https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people/2026/victoria-beckham/)’s outlook on navigating fame has shifted over time. At the [TIME100 Summit](https://time.com/collection/time100-summit-gala/2026/hilary-duff-on-her-own-terms/) on Wednesday, Beckham revealed that her perspective especially evolved after she starred in [two recent docuseries](https://time.com/7324827/victoria-beckham-netflix-documentary/) focused on her life, career, and decades-long relationship with [David Beckham](https://time.com/collections/time100-philanthropy-2025/7286069/david-beckham/). “I always say that I went into the process a control freak and came out a reformed control freak, because I didn't have that much control,” she told TIME editorial director Lucy Feldman while onstage at the event in New York City. “I learned so much from the process of the documentary. It was like a year's intense therapy.” _Join us on_ [_TIME's YouTube_](https://www.youtube.com/time) _for the 2026 TIME100 Gala Red Carpet Livestream, starting at 6:00 p.m. EST on April 23, 2026—and available after on demand_ Beckham, who successfully rebranded from beloved Spice Girls member “Posh Spice” to respected luxury fashion designer by launching her eponymous label in 2008, added that she has learned to ignore the scrutiny that comes with being half of one of the world's most enduring celebrity power couples. “This has been happening since I was 20, so it's been going on a long time,” she said. “I have an incredible husband who supports me enormously. We're always there for each other. And I learned a long time ago to really not listen to the noise. Someone's always going to have something to say. I focus and I just don't pay attention to it.” During the discussion, Beckham also spoke about how the North Star of her career, which expanded into a new realm in 2019 with the launch of Victoria Beckham Beauty, has always been female empowerment. “The Spice Girls were about girl power. So it started with empowering women through music,” she said. “Now I want to make women feel strong and powerful and like the most beautiful versions of themselves. I feel like I'm being really, really honest in both fashion and beauty…I don't put anything out until I believe it's best in class, because that's what I desire and I know that's what my customer desires. That's what she comes to me for. I believe that she trusts me, and that is really, really important.” ——— The TIME100 Summit convenes leaders from the global TIME100 community to spotlight solutions and encourage action toward a better world. This year’s Summit features a variety of conversations across business, culture, AI, and more. Speakers for the 2026 TIME100 Summit include António Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations; former Ford Foundation president Darren Walker; actor Kate Hudson; entrepreneur Lady Victoria Beckham; creator Jimmy Donaldson, also known as MrBeast; and many more, plus a performance by Jonathan Groff. _The 2026 TIME100 Summit was presented by Booking.com, JPMorganChase, PepsiCo, Reliance, and Toyota._ Victoria Beckham on Evolving Into a ‘Reformed Control Freak’ ## Transcript Well, Victoria, we're very happy to have you here. Thank you so much for being a part of the time 100 summit. Thank you. Oh, thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you so much for having me. Um, it means so much. And thank you, everyone for being here. Let's talk about the fashion brand. You've been at it for 20 years and it hasn't always been an easy road. So what did it take for you to be taken seriously as a designer and a business leader? You know, I was I was in the Spice Girls. You might have heard of the Spice Girls. We had no idea. I'm not singing today. Okay, just so you know, they gave me a handheld, and it was it was, uh, it was a little tempting, but, um, so I was in the Spice Girls for four years, and I've been in fashion for more than 20 years building my fashion brand and my beauty brand. Um, and I was very aware of people's preconceptions when I decided to change industries. And, you know, it was a lot of hard work. It was a lot of hard work. It's not been an easy journey to get to where I am now. Um, I've learned so much along the way in my documentary. I was very transparent about the troubles that the business have had. Um, and I'm just very proud to say that after 20 years, to be able to sit here in this current climate and say that our business is doing incredibly well, we're seeing double digit growth. And to be able to say that as an independent brand in this industry is, um, is really quite incredible. I'm very, very proud of that. But in answer to your question, it has been a lot of hard work and surrounding myself with the most incredible teams, both creatively. I've got fantastic business partners, two wonderful female CEOs, um, who inspire me every day and the most wonderful creatives. You mentioned the documentary. There was an amazing line in there talking about what you did have to do, some changes you had to make. Kill the Wag was a line that that really stood out. WAG, of course, being a slang term for wives and girlfriends of athletes, and it comes with a certain aesthetic connotation. Does any part of you resent or regret that you had to change in order to be accepted? No, not at all. You know, I think that I look back at at pictures from the past and I smile. It's been a journey. But I think that I, I feel so confident in what I do now that I feel that my creative outlet is how I can express myself. It doesn't have to be about dressing in that way. You know, I've grown up and I feel so much more confident now in what I do and what I have achieved. I read a piece that framed you and your husband as two of the first influencers. How do you feel about that label influencer? Um, you know, I mean, look, I think that I am, you know, a person that people will listen to. Okay. Because I'm in the public eye and that is a double edged sword. You know, when my business was struggling because my name is on the label, you know, that story was all over the front pages of newspapers. Now, I can also use that to my advantage. Take, for example, when I do beauty tutorials and I can use my voice and my platform to communicate with my community, whether that's styling, tips of how to wear my collections, or whether that's to show my beauty community, um, how I put my makeup on and talk about the product and why of the product. This is another thing that has been key over the last 20 years. I am absolutely obsessed with product, both fashion and beauty. I am so hands on everything I do. Um. There has to be a reason behind everything I do. I don't put anything out there, whether it's a simple white t shirt or a piece of makeup, until I truly believe it is the best in class. You know, I am so hands on and I obsess over every single little detail. And I love how I can talk about that with my community through social. And I have such a huge community. I mean, it started obviously because of the platform and the presence that I have on social. I love when your daughter Harper will appear sometimes to help you sort of tell the story of the beauty brand, as if she's stealing products from your kit. It's very sweet. What style lessons are you passing on to her? And will she inherit any of your Spice Girls looks? Um, you know, Harper is. I mean, she's been sitting on my lap through product development meetings since she was a baby. I mean, she's she is as obsessed with product as I am, you know? Um, and so, uh, so yeah, she, she loves fashion. She loves beauty. Um, and I'm pretty sure she would love to get her hands on those Spice Girls costumes. Anyone in particular? Oh my goodness. Well, not the PVC catsuit just yet. She's she's 14. Okay, so we're going to wait for that. Oh no. I mean I'll borrow it in the meantime if you're offering for sure. You could have worn it today. I mean you know next year. Yeah. Next year we'll work on that. Um, amazing. I, I know that some reports circulated in the fall that you had hired bankers to explore a potential sale of the brand. Is the brand for sale? You know, right now I'm focusing on building the brands. You know, um, I've spent such a long time or we as a team have spent such a long time fixing and we now have very solid foundations. Um, and now I can finally start building the house that I have dreamed of for many, many years. And so I'm really focusing on that. We see an enormous potential for the brands. Um, but, you know, I never say never. I will always look at any opportunity that comes my way. Um, but right now things are looking great and I am very excited to, after all these years, really be able to, um, fulfill my dreams. I always say dream big and then dream even bigger. And so that is the next chapter. It sort of brings to mind the Spice Girls message of empowerment. And I wonder how that resonates for you today. You know, the Spice Girls were about girl power. And for me, you know, my North Star is empowering women. It started through empowering women through music. Now I want to make women feel strong and powerful and like the most beautiful versions of themselves. You know, everything I do, I feel like I'm being really, really honest in both fashion and beauty. Ultimately, it started with me creating what I desired, what I couldn't find, what I wanted myself. And that is still the case. You know, people have so much choice that, like I said, for me, I obsess over those details and I don't put anything out until I believe it's best in class because that's what I want. That's what I desire. And I know that that's what my my customer desires, you know, and that's what she comes to me for. I believe that she trusts me. And that is really, really important. That's powerful. It's an earned trust. Absolutely. In both of the docu series, the one focused on David and the one focused on you. I think we all really enjoyed kind of getting a glimpse into what your lives were like behind the scenes of these big moments happening in your careers and your marriage and so on. How did it feel for you sharing that more personal side, that look into your interior life? You know, to be honest, it was I quite enjoyed the process. I always say that I went into the process a control freak and came out a reformed control freak because I didn't have that much control, you know, and the film crew, um, were following me at work. And so really they were just filming me going to work every day. It was a great crew, and I think I learned very early on to really trust and respect the process. I had incredible talent around me and I just trusted them, you know? And I think that I learned so much from the process of the documentary. It was like a year's intense therapy. If I can be honest, because I always live in the present and I'm always looking forward. And this is the first time that I've had to reflect on my journey. And it was really emotional because I realized that I've spent most of my life being told no. Being told that I'm not good enough. I for whatever reason, ever since I was young and I was at school, and every time I've been knocked, I've got back up again. And it really was quite emotional. And I can honestly say that it's taken all these years for me to get to the age that I'm at now, to actually say to myself, I am. I am good enough. And I didn't realize that until I had that moment of reflection whilst I was filming the documentary. And I'm really proud of myself after all these years. And I never thought that I would say that. You have been in the public eye, as you mentioned, for so long since since your early 20s. And your personal news makes headlines. How do you cope mentally, emotionally, when private matters become international news? I mean, this has been happening since I was 20, so it's been going on a long time. And I have an incredible husband who supports me enormously. We're always there for each other. And I've. I learned a long time ago to really not listen to the noise, not focus on the noise. Someone's always going to have something to say, you know? Um, I, I focus, um, and I just don't pay attention to it, if that makes any sense. Someone else will deal with it. I don't want to know. You know, it's, that's how I, that's how I handle it. I suppose the, the reformed control freak in you. I am curious how having control or having that need for control has both served you and undermined you in business. You know, I am very I'm very close to my team. I know what I know, and I know what I don't know. And I'm very, very close with my team, very hands on with the business. But, you know, I'm, I'm a yes, I'm a founder, but I'm, I am a creative as well. and learning to delegate was hard for me at the beginning because I wanted to do everything. Um, but I've learned to delegate and I have incredible people around me that I trust. And like I said, it's really important to know what you know, but it's really, really important to know what you don't know. And so therefore, surround yourselves yourself with people that know what you don't. What are the things that you feel you know best? What is your greatest contribution to the brands? You know, I trust my gut instinct, I really do, and I am very aware of my brand codes and my brand DNA. I feel that I know my customer. She is me. Um. But but there's only one lady, Victoria Beckham. Well, thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you. I, I, I know my customer. You know, it's really important to me to, to get to know my customer. I love to do in-store events where I'm meeting my customer and asking her how she feels in the clothes. What does she like? Those kind of details are really, really important to me. Of all of the zones in which you've had influence, of all of the hats that you've worn, tell me what you want, what you really, really want. Oh, she just couldn't wait, could she? Uh. Your legacy to be. Okay. Um. I'm sorry I had to. No, no, no. It's fine, it's fine. You got there before I did. Um, you know, I it's my dream. And what I, what I hope I'm doing is building a legacy brand. This has never been a vanity project. You know, I am so passionate about what I do. And there are so many things I want to do. You know, I am just scratching the surface. I'm incredibly ambitious. Um, so I would like to be remembered as a brand that really does empower women, make women feel like the most powerful, strong version of themselves. Um, and what I was about to say, actually your question before is as much as I know my customer, I'm also very aware of my brand codes and brand DNA. And so with each collection that I do, I want to be part of the conversation and to have a strong fashion message. But at the same time, it's important to stay true to yourself as well at the same time, if that makes sense. That could almost be a song. Stay true to yourself. Victoria Beckham, thank you so much. Thank you so much. 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