Victoria Beckham Opens Up About Struggling With Dyscalculia That Led To Bullying, 'I Was...'

'Spice Girls' fame, Victoria Beckham opened up about struggling with Dyscalculia, a learning disorder that led to bullying at school and college.

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Victoria Beckham Opens Up About Struggling With Dyscalculia That Led To Bullying, 'I Was...'

The Beckham family, including David Beckham, Victoria Beckham, Brooklyn Beckham, and his wife, Nicola Peltz, has always made headlines with their household drama. But this time it is Victoria Beckham who has stolen the spotlight. For the unversed, Victoria is a fashion designer and one of the lead singers of the famous girls group, Spice Girls. In a recent podcast, the Spice Girls fame opened up about dealing with Dyscalculia, a learning disorder similar to dyslexia.

Victoria Beckham opened up about struggling with Dyscalculia, a learning disorder

In a recent podcast, Call Me Daddy, Victoria Beckham opened up about struggling with her academics due to Dyscalculia, a learning disorder that affects brain functioning to understand and work with numbers. She was self-diagnosed as dyslexic. She had a difficult childhood marked by shyness and awkwardness. Victoria shared that when she was a kid, she was labelled 'thick.' She mentioned that earlier, there was no discussion on mental health, so a few things got internalised within her. She was quoted as saying:

"I was quite shy. I was quite an awkward child. I also struggled academically enormously. I’m a self-diagnosed dyslexic. I suffer from Dyscalculia. All those things that weren’t recognised when I was a kid. They just called me thick. We didn’t talk about mental health like we do nowadays, so I just internalized all of that, and it just made me more and more shy."

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Victoria Beckham reveals being bullied at school due to her learning disorder and looks

In the same interview, Victoria revealed that, despite having supportive parents, she couldn't confide in them about the following matter. She mentioned how miserable her life was during her school days. The Spice Girls star later shared that this bullying continued in college as well. She was quoted as saying:

"I suppose I was ashamed, embarrassed, and so I didn’t tell anybody. But my entire school life was miserable. It gave me a thick skin because that bullying continued when I went to college, and I was told that I wasn’t good enough, that I didn’t look right. I was told I was too fat to even be on the stage. And that gave me a thick skin."

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Reflecting on those days, Victoria shared that she had terrible skin, full of acne. She revealed that during her school days. Kids used to pick up Coke cans from puddles and throw them at her. Sharing how physically and mentally she was bullied at school, Victoria said:

"I had terrible skin. I had awful, awful acne. I had very limp hair. I remember standing on the playground — literally standing on my own — and kids just picking up Coke cans from puddles and throwing them at me. I was physically and mentally really bullied at school."

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Victoria Beckham shares how she turned criticism into motivation

Further in the same interview, Victoria shared that the bullying she endured in her past ultimately made her stronger. The constant criticism and rejection during her school and college days helped her develop resilience and a thick skin. This also helped Victoria prepare for the intense public scrutiny that came with fame. She admitted that those early hardships had paved the way to success.

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