Most people who were alive in the early nineties will remember a fresh-faced Posh Spice, who, as one fifth of the UK’s most successful girlband, became a household name – perhaps more for her style and appearance rather than her actual vocal talent. Now, eighteen years after exploding onto the pop scene, the stress of working and taking care of a family seems to have taken its toll on Victoria Beckham – according to the Daily Mail anyway.

The paper has been comparing the 37-year-old to her former Posh self, using an unflattering picture taken recently in New York as evidence for her sudden aging. Harley Street surgeon, Angelica Kavouri, suggested that the changes in her facial structure were due more to aging and lifestyle, and not extensive cosmetic enhancement, although she did comment that she might have turned to injections to keep herself looking fresh, ‘looking at the condition of her skin, I do think that Victoria has had Botox and skin treatments.’ Dr Kavouri went on to say ‘She has no crow’s feet or lines around her eyes, as you would expect in a woman in her late 30’s, so she may have had some Botox here to combat them.’

Victoria’s appearance is not uncommon for females in the public eye, the surgeon pointed out, adding that a lot of the problem was related to weight loss, ‘by staying so skinny, they lose a lot of volume in their face, which is why fillers have become so popular, to make the face look curvier, plumper and more youthful.’