"Victoria Beckham the documentary is as immaculately groomed, polished and controlled as Victoria Beckham the person. It is a puff piece for her, for husband David, her beauty line and, above all, her fashion business. It charts her evolution from stagestruck child and teenager (You got a callback for Starlight Express! mum Jackie recalls proudly), to Spice Girl, to most famous of the England football team's WAGs, to increasingly successful fashion designer and businesswoman."
"Against a background of preparations for her biggest show yet, in the grounds of a Parisian castle, a variety of big names in the industry including Anna Wintour, Tom Ford and Donatella Versace talk about what is needed on top of talent to make it in a competitive (not to say vicious) field, the snobbery she faced as a newcomer from the world of entertainment and the scepticism she has overcome."
Publicity promised intimacy, but access remains absent as the presentation stays polished and tightly controlled. The portrayal operates as a promotion for Victoria, husband David, her beauty line and fashion business. Her arc is shown from stagestruck child and teenager to Spice Girl, to prominent WAG, to successful designer and businesswoman. Industry figures including Anna Wintour, Tom Ford and Donatella Versace underline the extra demands beyond talent, citing snobbery and scepticism faced by newcomers from entertainment. David praises her quiet drive and work ethic, while Victoria links media scrutiny of her looks and flaws to a past eating disorder used to control what she could.
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