Victoria Beckham reveals the real reason why she never smiled in pictures: ‘I was so uncomfortable’

Victoria Beckham has admitted that the reason she always used to look so stern in pictures is because she was self-conscious about her skin.

Over the years, the fashion designer, 50, became synonymous for her steely pout, often failing to crack a smile at many a public event.

Victoria has long been open about her insecurity with her ‘problematic’ skin, having suffered with acne since her teens, and struggled soaring to fame in her twenties while having skin issues. 

And in a new interview with The Telegraph, Victoria reflected on feeling ‘so uncomfortable’ when taking photos as she didn’t feel happy within herself to break out into a smile.

During the chat, Victoria – who has received the publication’s inaugural Beauty Brand of the Year award – told how she sought advice from skincare experts, with the fashion designer now following a strict routine to ensure her skin stays clear.

As she reflected on being acutely self-conscious about her looks, Victoria remarked: ‘probably I did look stern in a lot of pictures, but I was so uncomfortable’.

Over the years, the fashion designer, 50, became synonymous for her steely pout, often failing to crack a smile at many a public event [pictured in 2002]

And it wasn’t just her lack of public smiles that were a consequence of her skin problems, but her strict diet too.

Victoria has a famously limited diet, with husband David Beckham previously revealing that she’s eaten the same meal everyday for 25 years – grilled fish and steamed vegetables.

Explaining her decision to eat a very specific diet, Victoria added: ‘It was because of my skin that I became very careful about what I ate’, with the star cutting out meat and wheat among others.

These days, Victoria is much more comfortable in her skin and even offers up a warm smile on many an occasion.

In fact she’s so relaxed about her looks that she revealed how she now even feels comfortable enough to head to glam events with very little make-up on.

She remarked: ‘If you’d told me a few years ago I’d step on to a red carpet to pick up an award wearing only a bit of concealer and no foundation, I’d have thought you were mad, but that’s what I did last week.’ 

The mother-of-five told how she’s found getting older genuinely liberating, admitting that there was once a time when she used to ‘scroll through comments’ about herself, but these days, she simply doesn’t ‘have the time’. 

As she reflected on being acutely self-conscious about her looks, Victoria remarked: ‘probably I did look stern in a lot of pictures, but I was so uncomfortable’ [pictured in 2000]

Explaining her decision to eat a very specific diet, Victoria added: ‘It was because of my skin that I became very careful about what I ate’, with the star cutting out meat and wheat among others

These days, Victoria is much more comfortable in her skin and even offers up a warm smile on many an occasion

‘If you’d told me a few years ago I’d step on to a red carpet to pick up an award wearing only a bit of concealer and no foundation, I’d have thought you were mad’

Victoria’s words comes after she looked ageless in a chic backless white dress as she attended a dinner with Mytheresa to celebrate the launch of her new collection on Thursday.

The has joined forces with Mytheresa on an exclusive capsule collection for partywear this season.

Celebrating her new range, Victoria posed for some glamorous pictures before taking her seat in the swanky restaurant in Manhattan, New York. 

And Victoria looked nothing short of sensational as she flaunted her jaw-dropping figure in the elegant number.

She displayed her toned figure in the ethereal midi dress and accessorised her outfit with burgundy heels and a clutch bag.

Victoria’s supportive husband David, 49, and son Romeo, 22, also arrived to the star-studded dinner.

Her outing comes just days after she admitted she ‘cares less’ about the idea of being famous now.

Victoria’s words comes after she looked ageless in a chic backless white dress as she attended a dinner with Mytheresa to celebrate the launch of her new collection on Thursday 

The fashion designer has joined forces with Mytheresa on an exclusive capsule collection for party wear this season

Victoria shot to fame alongside Geri Halliwell, Mel B, Emma Bunton and Melanie C as part of the Spice Girls in the late 1990s.

They became the best-selling girl group of all time, and Victoria later had a brief solo career before going on into the world of fashion.

But the star – who is also known for her marriage to footballer David – recently admitted that the idea of fame doesn’t really appeal now.

She told Harper’s Bazaar magazine: ‘I suppose it used to be fun to go out and be chased by paparazzi walking down Bond Street – and you would dress knowing you were going to get that. I don’t want that anymore.

‘I’ve been doing this too long. I suppose I did when I was growing up but, nowadays, there’s just too much going on; too busy; too many kids to worry about. I woke up at 50, and I gave a s*** less.’