Victoria Beckham reveals what changed when she 'woke up at 50' as she admits concern for son

Victoria Beckham has said she "cares less" about fame as she gets older. The 50-year-old fashion designer became known around the world alongside Geri Horner, Mel B, Emma Bunton and Melanie C as part of the Spice Girls in the late 1990s.

But she has admitted that after three decades in the industry, the idea of being "chased by paparazzi" has become far less appealing to her - particularly after turning 50 earlier this year.

She told Harper's Bazaar magazine in a new interview: "I suppose it used to be fun to go out and be chased by paparazzi walking down Bond Street and you would dress knowing you were going to get that. I don't want that anymore."

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"I've been doing this too long. I suppose I did when I was growing up but, nowadays, there's just too much going on; too busy; too many kids to worry about.. "I woke up at 50, and I gave a s*** less."

Victoria - who was known as Posh Spice during her days with the 'Viva Forever' group - has been married to footballing legend David Beckham, 49, since 1999, and has Brooklyn, 25, Romeo, 22, Cruz, 19, and 13-year-old Harper with him.

In 1998, David endured harsh criticism after he received a red card for kicking Diego Simeone during a World Cup match between England and Argentina, and Victoria noted that she cannot imagine their son Romeo who has followed in his football footsteps and plays for Brentford B - going through the same scrutiny now.

She said: "I mean, when it happened, David was the same age that Romeo is now. That's a lot for a 22-year-old. When you're in it, there's that sink-or-swim feeling, and you just get on with it. And we had each other, and the rest is history. But the thought of my Romeo having to go through it... I don't know how he would handle that. I don't know how anyone would handle that. But we didn't have a choice."

It is then when she went on to say: "You have to go through those times to make you, ultimately, who you are. We’ve kind of figured out how to be quite discreet, which is just how we want to conduct our lives right now. I suppose it used to be fun to go out and be chased by paparazzi walking down Bond Street – and you would dress knowing you were going to get that. I don’t want that any more."

Read the full interview in the December/January issue of Harper's Bazaar, on sale from 6 November.