People felt it was okay to criticise my wife for her weight – David Beckham

Victoria Beckham recalls the moment she was weighed on TV six months after giving birth to her first son, Brooklyn

David Beckham said people felt it was acceptable to criticise his wife’s weight in the 1990s (Finnbarr Webster/PA)

David Beckham has said people felt it was “okay to criticise” women for their weight in the 1990s and 2000s when his wife was the subject of media scrutiny over her appearance.

Victoria Beckham’s experience is explored in a new three-part Netflix documentary, titled Victoria Beckham, where the former Spice Girl, 51, recalls the moment she was weighed on TV six months after giving birth to her first son, Brooklyn.