Victoria Beckham insists 'I'm a good mum and I try to be the best that I can' amid her escalating family feud with son Brooklyn and his wife Nicola Peltz
Victoria Beckham has given a rare insight into motherhood as her family fallout continues to rumble on.
During her recent trip to Dubai to celebrate her capsule collection for Ounass, the mum-of-four sat down for an interview with YouTube series REVIEWED BY OSA.
The fashion designer was speaking just days after her husband David's 50th birthday celebrations which Brooklyn and his wife Nicola Peltz failed to attend, reigniting the family tension.
Victoria spoke candidly about being a working mum, insisting that she tries her 'best' to be a good mother to Brooklyn, 26 and his three younger siblings.
'I'd like to think I'm a good mum, a good wife. I try to be the best that I can,' she told host Osa Machabbi who asked her 'who is Victoria Beckham?'
Expanding, Victoria said she tries to have an optimistic attitude even when times are tough, admitting: 'I work hard. I like to think I'm a kind person. I'm very positive. I love a good energy.'
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'I'm not trying to be perfect, I've never been perfect. I just want to be the best that I can be,' she added.
'I accept my flaws. It's just making the best of who you are, I do that through a healthy diet, working out every day, dressing in a certain way. I'm just trying to be the best me, so I can be the best mum, the best wife, the best professional.'
She later mused: 'I have self doubt but I don't let myself be weighed down by it. I think an element of that is always good because if not, I can imagine you would become incredibly arrogant. I am quite a humble person.'
Victoria also spoke about her upcoming project, a Netflix documentary following her fashion business which comes two years after the huge success of her husband's series for the streamer.
'Filming has been like therapy, I've realised things about myself that I didn't realise before,' she admitted.
'I've been very vulnerable but I knew going into it that there's an element of control that I am not going to have and as a control freak that ultimately makes you feel quite vulnerable.'
Insisting the documentary will delve deep, she added: 'You're really seeing me, I'm being very honest. I'm just being me and let's be honest I am now in the hands of the editors!'
'You're seeing me at work, but then you are seeing me with the kids a little bit and with David because the two go hand in hand.'
Last weekend The Mail exclusively revealed how tensions between the Beckhams and Brookyn's wife Nicola are being blamed for the couple's failure to attend David's 50th birthday earlier this month.
Friends of the family have accused Nicola of keeping Brooklyn from family events, and claimed she created 'drama'.
Rumours of a feud between the Beckhams and their daughter-in-law were first sparked on the young couple's wedding day three years ago, when Nicola opted to wear a Versace bridal gown instead of one of Victoria's designs.
However Nicola went on to squash the rumours and the pair had gone on to put on a very supportive display of one another.
They would praise each others work, appear at events together and even post tributes to each other on social media.
However things have since turned sour and Brooklyn and Nicola were no shows at any of David's birthday celebrations.
The Mail revealed that a rift with Nicola is at the centre of the breakdown in relations - despite the Beckhams' best efforts to support and champion their eldest son's wife since their 2022 wedding.
On Monday Brooklyn came close to bumping into his father David during a fly-in visit to London.
The aspiring chef was back in the UK posing for a new modelling campaign with upscale fashion company Moncler following strained relations with the wider Beckham family.
While Brooklyn was taking part in the photoshoot, his father David was just half a mile up the road at the Chelsea Flower Show chatting to King Charles and Queen Camilla.
It was a fly-in visit for Brooklyn who arrived in London early Monday morning and was at the photoshoot from 9am until around 4pm.
He then went to his hotel in Park Lane to have a relaxed evening with Nicola and flew back to America at 7am on Tuesday.
He opted not to stay at the Beckham's family home in Holland Park which was located close by the shoot.
David and Victoria are understood to be devastated following a fallout with Brooklyn, who lives in the United States with his wife and her wealthy family.
Taking to Instagram on Monday, Victoria appeared to offer an olive branch by sharing a group photo of their four children alongside her father, Tony Adams - who celebrated his birthday over the weekend, with the accompanying message: 'We both love you all so much!'
The undated photo also features Victoria's mother Jackie, flanked by Brooklyn and his siblings Romeo, 22, Cruz, 20, and Harper, 13.
David is allegedly 'desperate to make amends with his son as he fears history is repeating itself' following his bitter fall out with his father Ted in 2005.
In the latest evidence of this, David included Brooklyn in a post about Mother's Day in the U.S. as he dedicated a post to the mother of his children, Victoria.
Over the weekend, David reached out to his son on social media as rumours of their family feud continue to bubble.
A sweet black and white photo showed Victoria cuddled up with her four kids, soon after welcoming their daughter Harper.
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