Victoria Beckham was embarrassed about her fashion pedigree when she had dinner with Marc Jacobs.
The former Spice Girls star – who is married to soccer star David Beckham – wasn’t always confident of her design abilities and admitted she was worried the sartorialist wouldn’t take her seriously.
She said: "We went out to dinner one night, and he said, ‘I saw that you put out a collection.’
"I felt embarrassed to tell Marc Jacobs that I – me, ex-Spice Girl, married to a footballer – was creating a fashion line."
However, Victoria – who was recently "overwhelmed" to be presented with the Designer Brand of the Year gong at the British Fashion Awards – has since overcome her fears and now says she never worries about "proving" herself to other people.
She told America’s ELLE magazine: "People say to me, ‘Oh you’ve proved yourself to everybody…’ But that was never why I did this.
"I had a lot to prove to myself. I’m proud of myself. I’m proud of my team.
"I have to say I was not expecting to win and I was quite overwhelmed.
"I’ve never felt my heart beating so fast. I lost the ability to think or speak – my vocabulary just went out the window. It means so much to me.
"I had the most phenomenal team of people and I was up there on behalf of all of us and I really didn’t want to forget anyone. My mind was completely blank."