Victoria Beckham reveals she was 'bullied a lot' at school and struggled to make friends as she gushes over 'strong and caring' daughter Harper

Victoria Beckham has revealed she was 'bullied a lot' at school and struggled to make friends.

The fashion designer, 49, opened up about her childhood to mark Anti-Bullying Week while posting on social media on Sunday.

While opening up about her own experiences she praised her 'strong and caring' daughter Harper and shared a series of snaps with her. 

She shares children Brooklyn, 24, Romeo, 21, Cruz, 18, and Harper, 12, with husband David, 48.

Victoria penned on Instagram: 'BE THE KINDEST IN THE CLASSROOM! I'm so proud to raise a strong and caring daughter! 

'Growing up I was bullied a lot at school, and I often tell Harper how important it is to be kind and call out if anyone is ever being bullied – especially if there's ever another little girl on her own in the playground, because that was once her mummy!

'This #AntiBullyingWeek it's so important to not be silent if someone is alone or being bullied. xx Kisses #HarperSeven I love you so much.' 

She also shared a short clip from an interview with the Anti-Bullying Alliance where she revealed she taught her daughter to be kind to everyone.

The star explained: 'I was bullied a lot. I often talk to Harper about that. I say, you know, if there's a little girl on her own in the playground that little girl was mummy and that hurts. 

'She finds making friends very very easy. I never did. Go and talk to that little girl.'

It comes after Victoria shared sweet throwback snaps of her 40th birthday with her family at the Grand Canyon on Instagram on Saturday.

The former Spice Girl shared the photos in a joint post with Victoria Beckham Beauty to promote her new fragrance San Ysidro Drive Eau De Parfum. 

Victoria shared four photos in the post. The first was of her sharing a kiss with husband David Beckham while he carried daughter Harper, then two, on his back.

The next shot featured Victoria with all four of her children - Brooklyn, Romeo, Cruz, and Harper - and all their backs were to the camera apart from Harper's.

Victoria's next photo was a black and white selfie with David with the fashion designer wearing her baseball cap forwards and David wearing his backwards.

The final photo featured the silhouettes of Romeo, Cruz, and Brooklyn who held onto the hand of little Harper.

Victoria captioned her post: 'SAN YSIDRO DRIVE. A BURST OF ENERGY.

'This @VictoriaBeckhamBeauty #VBFragrance smells like LA to me – the bottle is bright, the energy is bright, it’s a happy scent. 

'I smell this and I feel at peace, remembering special times as a family, we would spend weekends surfing, we were always outdoors!

'These photographs are from a special birthday I celebrated whilst we lived in [the U.S.] – we headed to the Grand Canyon for a day of hiking with David and the kids! 

'Kisses @DavidBeckham @BrooklynPeltzBeckham @RomeoBeckham @CruzBeckham #Harper7 xx

'Discover San Ysidro Drive at VictoriaBeckhamBeauty.com and at 36 Dover Street.'

Victoria Beckham Beauty was launched in 2019.