Victoria Beckham responds to comments about her father owning a Rolls-Royce

Victoria Beckham has finally spoken out about a viral clip in which she refers to herself as “very working class” despite being driven to school in a Rolls-Royce.

At the time of the four-part Netflix series BeckhamFormer England footballer David begs Victoria to “be honest” as she explains that “it's not a simple answer”.

In a new interview with Vogue AustraliaThe former Spice Girl and fashion designer has now clarified the comments.

“My father had a Rolls-Royce and also a white van,” he explained. “I come from a working-class family, so my father, in the 1980s, was an entrepreneur who started his business with my mother at the kitchen table and did very well, so he bought himself a Rolls-Royce.”

Viewers at the time were quick to comment that the business mogul has long been known as “Posh Spice.” However, she shed more light on her upbringing and the conditions she grew up in, explaining why it wasn’t easy.

“We went to a normal school and we didn't live in a big house and as soon as he made money he went out and bought a Rolls-Royce.

“One day we went to school in the Rolls-Royce and another day we went in the van because he was still working, he was a wholesaler of electrical materials and he was a very hard worker.”

However, Victoria admitted she was mortified at the prospect of having to drive to school in a luxury car as she was desperate to fit in at the time.

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“My brothers and I begged him to let us go to school in the white van. We were embarrassed to go in the Rolls-Royce.

“How things have changed! Nowadays, I would say: Don’t worry about the van, we’re going on the Roller! But back then, all we wanted to do was fit in.”

Following the viral moment, Victoria quickly launched merchandise poking fun at herself: a white T-shirt with the words “My dad drove a Rolls-Royce” in black block letters retailed for £110 shortly after the video went viral.

Although a Rolls-Royce may be a sign of wealth in some cultures,The IndependentDeborah Robertson explained why social and class codes can be more complex in the UK.

“But class, in this country at least, is a slippery eel,” he wrote. “While in some cultures doing the school run on a rollerblade may be considered an act of intelligence, in the UK it is not so simple. The old cliché that the smartest person in the room (or on the field) is the one wearing grandpa’s holey cashmere jumper and a 39-year-old Barbour jacket persists, as does the horror of looking like you’re trying too hard.”