Victoria Beckham has reflected on the iconic World Cup tournament that saw England’s WAGs generate more headlines than their husbands on the pitch.
In 2006, the world became transfixed when the wives and girlfriends of the footballers descended upon Baden-Baden, causing chaos with their outlandish antics and show-stopping outfits.
Then, Victoria – undeniably queen of the WAGs – was seen partying with the likes of Coleen Rooney, Cheryl Cole and Toni Terry and reflecting on the moment, she said in her new self-titled Netflix documentary, she confessed: ‘It was fun! I had big boobs, I had big hair.’
Victoria’s best friend Eva Longoria added in the show: ‘I’ve witnessed many transformations of Victoria.
‘When you’re younger you’re like f**k it, I’m going to take all these fashion risks and you can and it’s fun.’
Victoria continued: ‘It was a moment in time. We were the WAGs and they were the HABs – husbands and boyfriends. Us ladies were shopping and we were owning it.’
Speaking on her Netflix show, Victoria Beckham reflected on the iconic World Cup tournament that saw England’s WAGs generate more headlines than their husbands on the pitch
In 2006, the world became transfixed when the wives and girlfriends of the footballers descended upon Baden-Baden, causing chaos with their outlandish antics and outfits
As a montage of her iconic Baden-Baden moments flashed on screen she added: ‘I look at those pictures and i smile but when I look back and think why?
‘I suppose there was an element of attention-seeking if I’m being completely honest.
‘I didn’t feel creatively fulfilled so it’s how I stayed in the conversation – from Spice Girl to WAG.
‘I didn’t realise it at the time but I was trying to find myself. I felt incomplete, sad, frozen in time. I was appreciative of what I had but I need a sense of purpose.’
That sense of purpose came when she decided to pursue her fashion career, and in 2007 she managed to land a fashion campaign with Marc Jacobs.
However, she admitted she was left ‘horrified’ when she saw the images.
The now iconic shoot saw her pose in a giant shopping bag among other images, with Victoria recalling: ‘When I first saw those pictures I was horrified. It was very much poking fun at me.
‘And that’s when I realised I was a laughing stock. No one took me seriously in this industry.
‘I knew I wanted to be designer, that I had a point of view but I also knew that I needed someone to believe in me.’
Then, Victoria – undeniably queen of the WAGs – was seen partying with the likes of Cheryl Cole and in her documentary, she confessed: ‘It was fun! I had big boobs, I had big hair’
Thankfully Victoria managed to find a mentor in Roland Mouret and he advised her that she needed to ‘kill off’ the WAG image.
‘To start this new chapter of my life I had to change and strip the other personas away,’ Victoria mused.
‘I buried those boobs in Baden-Baden. I became a simpler, more elegant version of myself and I went to work.’
While she may look worlds away from her Baden-Baden WAG days, she still visits the German town – but for a more wholesome reason.
Nowadays, the designer and her family jet abroad to visit lavish spa retreat Villa Stéphanie Spa & Wellbeing, where she and her family get their ‘annual checkups’.
The retreat – which is described as an entire house dedicated to the world of spa – on its website, offers rooms starting from €270 a night (£231) and massages from €170 (£145). A seven night programme starts from €4,000 (£3,430) per person.
Villa Stéphanie Spa & Wellbeing covers five floors and boasts a sauna, plunge pool, indoor swimming pool, private gym, and treatment rooms overlooking the gardens.
Nowadays, the designer and her family jet to Baden-Baden to visit lavish spa retreat Villa Stéphanie Spa & Wellbeing, where she and her family get their ‘annual checkups’
Victoria’s Netflix show comes from the makers of Beckham and Michelle Obama‘s Becoming, following the success of husband David’s docuseries.
It delves deep into her fashion brand and followed her in the runup to her Paris Fashion Week show last September.
England football legend David, whom Victoria wed in 1999, already found huge success with his Netflix documentary Beckham last year, in which Victoria starred.
David recently admitted the new documentary ‘wasn’t the easiest thing to get her to agree to’ but gushed that Victoria is ‘unbelievably hard-working and very clever’ and the world deserves to see that.
Victoria Beckham is streaming on Netflix now.
