POSH’S REHAB SHOCK!
As her world comes crashing down, the designer has checked herself into a health facility
Victoria Beckham put on a brave face last week in Miami at husband David’s soccer team launch, but friends say the exhausted star has hit rock bottom and a recent “spa break” had nothing to do with getting her pores purified.
The fashionista, 45, was “a complete wreck” after London Fashion Week in February, having not slept for five days, and booked herself in for a rejuvenating stay at a top-secret rehab spa for three days.
While sources tell the UK press it was just so she could “realign”, a worried long-time friend tells Woman’s Day it was much more serious than that.
INTENSE THERAPY
“She was on the verge of a breakdown by the end of that week,” reveals the friend. “She needed a serious intervention to get herself motivated again for David’s big day in Miami. She’s completely demoralised over her fashion brand failing, so it wasn’t about getting rid of bags under her eyes.
She signed up for self-esteem classes, biofeedback therapy and learning new ways to manage her stress levels, from tapping to cupping. She had acupuncture, reiki and hypnotherapy – it was pretty intense, but she needed it.” It’s been a tough couple of years for Victoria, who is “deeply distressed” about her fashion line flopping. Last November, the business was in massive debt after a disastrous 2018, and it’s been running at a loss since 2013.
SLEEPLESS NIGHTS
Friends are worried she’s losing interest in fashion after the global humiliation of having her beloved brand flop. Tellingly, she said last month, “It doesn’t get any easier. If anything, I think it gets more difficult. You literally don’t sleep for about five nights in the lead up to the [fashion] show.”
But friends say Victoria, who also entered a German health retreat last year, has not been sleeping well since last [US] summer.
“She’s literally knockdown exhausted,” adds the friend. “She’s not sleeping at all, hardly eats, but that’s nothing new, and she’s really struggling with Brooklyn coming of age. She’s admitted in the past she won’t cope well when the kids start leaving the nest, and here we are.
“She’s been hitting the booze – she looked plastered at the BAFTAS afterparty. She feels like a failure and is embarrassed. Also, her coping mechanisms are fried, which is why she’s at war with some of her oldest mates.”
Mel C, 46, reignited their feud by revealing in an interview she and Posh came to physical blows in the early days of their Spice Girls fame. Even worse, it’s been revealed Victoria fell out with her long-time family friend Stella Mccartney, 48, after she reportedly tried to poach Stella’s nanny and key members of her fashion team. A furious Stella uninvited Victoria from a party, forcing the former Spice Girl to eat humble pie.
“Stella’s daughter Reiley is best friends with Harper, so both families are upset,” adds the pal. “It was a bad move and she knows it, but she’s so stressed, she’s making bad decisions. It’s why she really needed this break.”
‘She’s not sleeping at all, hardly eats, but that’s nothing new’