Victoria Beckham Explains Her Signature No-Smile Pose

Victoria Beckham has offered a straightforward explanation for her famously serious red-carpet expression. The designer said the way she and husband David position themselves for photographs often leaves her facing an angle she dislikes, so she avoids smiling when the cameras are on her right.

Beckham’s reflections appear in a new three-part Netflix docuseries, premiering October 9, that tracks her evolution from chart-topping pop star to fashion entrepreneur. The series follows her at work as she juggles creative decisions and brand strategy while revisiting the highs and lows of public life.

She said the cameras captured her on busy days when there was little time for vanity. The result, Beckham added, was a portrait of how she gets things done—smiling on the inside, even when the photos suggest otherwise.