Victoria Beckham reflects on 'hurtful' live TV weigh-in post son Brooklyn's birth

WARNING: This article contains spoilers from Victoria Beckham.

Victoria Beckham has openly discussed how being weighed on live television devastated her mental wellbeing.

Netflix's newly released three-part documentary explores the glamorous world of former Spice Girl turned fashion mogul Victoria Beckham, chronicling her journey from pop stardom to her blossoming design empire alongside husband David Beckham.

Similar to numerous celebrities, the 51-year-old has battled throughout the years with media perception, as publications frequently criticised the star regarding her appearance.

She revealed: "I really started to doubt myself and not like myself, because I let it affect me."

"I didn't know what I saw when I looked in the mirror. Was I fat? Was I thin? I don't know. You lose all sense of reality.

"I was just very critical of myself. I didn't like what I saw. I've been everything from 'Porky Posh' to 'Skinny Posh'. It's been a lot and that's hard."

The incident occurred in May 1999 when Victoria featured on the live programme TFI Friday, presented by Chris Evans, where she faced pressure to step onto scales merely months following the birth of her eldest son Brooklyn Beckham.

Reflecting on the experience, Victoria remarked: "I was weighed on national television when Brooklyn was six-months-old.

"'Get on those scales' on television. 'Have you lost the weight?' You know.

"And we laugh about it and we joke about it when we're on television but I was really, really young. And that hurts."

Following her discussion around appearing on TFI Friday, the fashion mogul opened up about her struggle with an eating disorder.

"I could control my weight. And I was controlling it in an incredibly unhealthy way," she confessed.

"When you have an eating disorder, you become very good at lying.

"And I was never honest about it with my parents. I never talked about it publicly.

"It really affects you when you're being told, constantly, you're not good enough. And I suppose that's been my whole life."

Her husband David Beckham emotionally chimed in: "People felt it was OK to criticise a woman for her weight, for what she's doing, for what she's wearing.

"There were a lot of things happening in TV then that wouldn't happen now. That can't happen now."

Victoria Beckham is available to watch on Netflix.