Victoria Beckham's letter to her 18-year-old self addresses all your teenage struggles

Posh talking about love at first sight with David Beckham will melt your heart


Life&Style September 03, 2016
Posh talking about love at first sight with David Beckham will melt your heart. PHOTO: MARIECLAIRE

Victoria Beckham has proved her mettle as a singer, model, fashion designer, entrepreneur, wife and mother so you don't have a choice but to take her word for it.

Posh has penned an emotional letter to her 18-year-old self in British Vogue's October issue giving hope to every struggling teenager out there.



In the letter titled "What I wish I’d known,” the 42-year-old revealed the moments that shaped her present life. She recalled the time she fell in love with David Beckham, her diverse fashion sense and an advice to her teenage self.

Here are excerpts from the heartwarming letter that will give you all the motivation you ever need.

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Dealing with insecurities

"I know you are struggling right now,” she says, “You are not the prettiest, or the thinnest, or the best at dancing at the Laine Theatre Arts college. You have never properly fitted in, although you are sharing your Surrey school digs with really nice girls. You have bad acne. You think the principal has put you at the back of the end-of-year show (in a humiliatingly bright purple Lycra leotard) because you are too plump to go at the front. (This may or may not be true.)"

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Believe in love at first sight

“Learn more about football, especially the offside rule,” she tells herself, referring to her husband’s former career. “And yes, love at first sight does exist. It will happen to you in the Manchester United players’ lounge – although you will get a little drunk, so exact details are hazy,” Posh adds, disclosing the details of the couple's first meeting.

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“While the other football players stand at the bar drinking with their mates, you will see David standing aside with his family. (He’s not even in the first team at this stage – you are the famous one.) And he has such a cute smile. You, too, are close to your family, and you will think how similar he feels to you. He’s going to ask for your number. (He still has the London-to-Manchester plane ticket on which you wrote it.)"

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Taking fashion risks

“You are going to have so much fun with your clothes – PVC catsuits; chokers that say absurd things; weird spiky blonde hair,” the multi-British Fashion Award winner recalls. “It will never occur to you that you appear ridiculous. You will turn up at awards ceremonies resembling a drag queen. But I look back at you and smile. It will add interest to your life to go from one extreme to another. I love the fact that you will feel free to express yourself."

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"Fashion will take on added stature one day, but try not to be stifled by it. You will learn, as you mature, to swap heels for Stan Smith trainers, minidresses for crisp white shirts. And you will never be one of those people who just roll out of bed."

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The full letter will be out on Thursday in British Vogue's latest issue.

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