VICTORIA BECKHAM IS HER OWN WORST CRITIC

Tuesday January 20,2009

LOVE them or loathe them, the moody, monochrome shots of Victoria Beckham posing in skimpy Emporio Armani undies have certainly made an impact.

But what did the famously body conscious ex-Spice Girl think of them?

A close friend has revealed that mother-of-three Posh was delighted with the pictures – but only because they managed to hide the parts of her body she loathes.

“Victoria’s bum is a no-go area,” said the source. “She made it clear to those working on the shoot that her bottom is not to be highlighted.

“She also joked that only husband David and her know what her stomach is really like, with its stretchmarks and loose skin… and she plans to keep it that way!”

The tiny singer-turned-fashion designer – who has a C-section scar from the birth of third son Cruz in 2005 – is notoriously concerned about what she eats and retaining her bird-like proportions.

Yet despite her best efforts she remains fiercely self-critical and, we hear, spent a long time agonising over the end results of the shoot.

“She adores the pics but she is extremely critical of her body and finds fault with everything,” added the source. “She says her stomach has been reworked with make-up and lighting and she is grateful for that.

“She is also very worried about her posture at the moment and is doing a lot of stretching and realigning to try to look less round-shouldered.”

The images – which depict Posh, 34, sprawled across a bed and over the floor in a dimly-lit motel room – are supposed to evoke the gritty glamour of the Fifties and early Sixties.

The Italian label has already paid husband David to strip down to his underpants with eye-catching results on billboards.

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