In Glamour U.K.’s Autumn/Winter issue, Victoria Beckham finally revealed why she never smiles.
“I want to be honest. In the past, I’ve probably hidden behind my armor,” Beckham said about her poker face. “The not smiling publicly, for instance. There’s less of that now.”
“There’s something really liberating about embracing who I am at 45 years old and owning it, feeling confident, feeling content,” Posh Spice explained.
Victoria Beckham, famously stoic, makes a stylish arrival at ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ in Los Angeles, California, on November 19, 2019 (Credit: WENN / Instar)
In August 2013, Victoria Beckham told T Magazine that she chooses not to smile in public to avoid looking daft amidst constant paparazzi attention, although she smiles in family photos.
“I smile in family pictures,” she said. “When you’re in a position to be paparazzi-ed just walking down the street, you’d look a little daft if you were smiling all the time.”
This rationale aligns with her humorous response to Vogue’s “73 Questions” in January 2015, in which she claimed to smile on the inside while jesting about her duty to the fashion community.
A rare smile from Victoria Beckham during the promotion of her book ‘Learning to Fly’ at Selfridges, London, on September 17, 2001 (Credit: WENN / Instar)
She gradually stopped smiling around 2001 and is rarely caught showing her teeth. During the 1990s, Victoria was smiling regularly.
A youthful Victoria Beckham beams in her debut stage role in the 1993 production of ‘Bertie’ at Selfridges, London (Credit: WENN / Instar)
In September 2015, Victoria Beckham kept a solemn face as she stepped out for a fashion event at her flagship Dover Street store in London.
Maintaining her signature composed demeanor, Victoria Beckham exits her Dover Street store in London on September 18, 2015 (Credit: WENN / Instar)
The then-41-year-old designer wore a white blouse with a pair of distressed skinny jeans and oversized sunglasses.
On September 18, 2015, in London, Victoria Beckham was spotted wearing R13 skinny jeans in black marble with rip, Alaïa boots, and a dart detail coat from her Spring 2016 collection (Credit: WENN / Instar)
She wrapped herself in a printed navy coat from her eponymous Spring 2016 collection, featuring colorful images of a surfer against a beach backdrop.
Asked by Vogue in 2015 why she never smiles, Victoria responded: ‘I’m smiling on the inside, but I feel like I have a responsibility to the fashion community.’
She finished up her look with a pair of her favorite suede Alaïa boots.
Detail spotlight: Victoria Beckham showcases the intricate print of her brand’s stylish outerwear (Credit: WENN / Instar)