Victoria Beckham has revealed she was ‘bullied a lot’ at school and struggled to make friends.
The fashion designer, 49, opened up about her childhood on Sunday to mark Anti-Bullying Week, posting on social media.
Recounting her own experiences, she praised her “strong and caring” daughter Harper and shared a series of photos with her.
She shares children Brooklyn, 24, Romeo, 21, Cruz, 18, and Harper, 12, with husband David, 48.
Victoria wrote on Instagram: ‘BE THE FRIENDEST IN THE CLASS! I am so proud to have raised a strong and caring daughter!
Tough: Victoria Beckham has revealed she was ‘bullied a lot’ at school and struggled to make friends
Love: Recounting her own experiences, she praised her ‘strong and caring’ daughter Harper and shared a series of photos with her
“Growing up, I was bullied a lot at school, and I often tell Harper how important it is to be kind and call out if anyone is ever being bullied – especially if there is ever another little girl alone on the playground, because that was so. once her mom!
‘This #AntiBullyingWeek is so important not to remain silent when someone is alone or being bullied. xx Kisses #HarperSeven I love you so much.”
She also shared a short clip from an interview with the Anti-Bullying Alliance, in which she revealed that she taught her daughter to be kind to everyone.
The star explained: ‘I was bullied a lot. I often talk to Harper about that. I say, you know, if there’s a little girl alone in the playground, that little girl was mommy and that hurts.
‘She finds it very easy to make friends. I never did that. Go talk to that little girl.”
It comes after Victoria shared sweet throwback snaps from her 40th birthday celebration with her family at the Grand Canyon on Instagram on Saturday.
The former Spice Girl shared the photos in a joint post with Victoria Beckham Beauty to promote her new fragrance San Ysidro Drive Eau De Parfum.
Victoria shared four photos in the post. The first saw her sharing a kiss with husband David Beckham as he carried daughter Harper, then two, on his back.
Kind: The fashion designer, 49, opened up about her childhood on the occasion of Anti-Bullying Week, as she posted on social media on Sunday
Progress: She also shared a short clip from an interview with the Anti-Bullying Alliance, in which she revealed that she taught her daughter to be kind to everyone
The next shot showed Victoria with all four of her children – Brooklyn, Romeo, Cruz and Harper – and all with their backs to the camera, except Harper’s.
Victoria’s next photo was a black and white selfie with David, with the fashion designer wearing her baseball cap forward and David wearing his behind.
The final photo showed the silhouettes of Romeo, Cruz and Brooklyn holding little Harper’s hand.
Victoria captioned her post: “SAN YSIDRO DRIVE. AN ENERGY OUTAGE.
‘This @VictoriaBeckhamBeauty #VBFragrance smells like LA to me – the bottle is bright, the energy is bright, it’s a happy scent.
‘I smell this and I feel at peace, I think of special times as a family, we spent weekends surfing, we were always outside!
Memories: It comes after Victoria shared sweet throwback snaps from her 40th birthday with her family at the Grand Canyon on Instagram on Saturday
New: The former Spice Girl shared the photos in a joint post with Victoria Beckham Beauty to promote her new fragrance San Ysidro Drive eau de perfume
‘These photos are from a special birthday I celebrated when we lived in (the US) – we went to the Grand Canyon for a day of hiking with David and the kids!
‘Kissing @DavidBeckham @BrooklynPeltzBeckham @RomeoBeckham @CruzBeckham #Harper7 xx
“Discover San Ysidro Drive at VictoriaBeckhamBeauty.com and at 36 Dover Street.”
Victoria Beckham Beauty was released in 2019.