Victoria Beckham reveals daughter Harper’s ‘really bad’ battle with acne has inspired the 14-year-old to create her own beauty brand: ‘She came to me with PowerPoint presentations’

Victoria Beckham has revealed that her daughter Harper’s ‘really bad’ struggle with acne inspired the teenager to launch her own beauty brand.

The former Spice Girl, 51, whose own beauty and fashion business is worth £500 million, said the 14-year-old aspiring entrepreneur has been spending this much money on starting her own business for ‘years’.

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In October, it was revealed that the Beckhams had trademarked the name HIKU BY Harper, setting steps in motion for their upcoming beauty line.

During an appearance suitor Victoria opened up about her daughter’s budding business for the first time on the Emma Grede podcast: ‘She came to me two or three years ago and was really struggling with her skin.

‘She used to have beautiful skin but like all young girls she was seduced by beauty brands and was putting a lot of products on her face that were not suitable for her skin and as a result she went to a dermatologist because her skin was really bad.’

Victoria detailed her struggle with acne and said she could relate to her daughter’s struggles: ‘[Harper] “I want to create a brand because I know what I want and I don’t want others to go through what I went through,” he said.

Victoria said the ambitious teenager even approached her with PowerPoint presentations in the early stages of launching her beauty line.

‘One [PowerPoint] “It’s about this brand that she wanted to create because she was struggling with her skin,” she said. ‘The other was a reason why I should get her a perm.’

Victoria added: ‘I’m so proud of all my kids but you know Harper is very ambitious, very fit but I don’t know what I was expecting to be honest.

‘So, she’s been sitting on my lap and attending beauty enhancement meetings since she was little.’

The business-savvy family has long protected the rights to their children’s names; Victoria registered Harper’s name for use on a range of branded products, including make-up, toys and clothing, when she was just five years old.

At the time, an intellectual property expert said trademarking a child’s name was an unprecedented practice because the move was usually directed at those who were already famous.

Oliver Bray, a partner at international law firm RPC, told the Daily Mail: ‘This normally happens as your career progresses and a lawyer says, ‘Let’s get some protection in’.’

‘Unlike Victoria Beckham’s future work with her children.

‘This may be a sign of the times when social media and celebrities are being exploited.

‘To give you more leverage to control your image, a trademark is an obvious place to go, and society may be pushing the Beckhams to use these levers to protect their children in this more manipulative world we live in.

‘But from another perspective you could call it insightful and forward-looking.’

Harper joined her fashion designer mother, Victoria, on a business trip in New York last month.

Already wanting to follow in her footsteps, the young man spent the day watching backstage while Victoria took center stage.

As Victoria and David’s only daughter, Harper may eventually inherit her mother’s beauty and fashion empire one day.

Harper has become increasingly visible on her mother’s Instagram posts, featuring makeup tutorials and TikTok dances, and even started her own account last year.

Victoria has even previously joked that Harper will be either a beauty mogul or a stand-up comedian and said her daughter is “funny.”

Harper often imitated her famous mother. Featured in beauty tutorials on Victoria’s Instagram platform.

Victoria will be on hand to offer beauty tips and advice after her own successful line helped save her struggling fashion business.

The Beckham matriarch’s fashion brand has been in the red since its launch in 2008, but fortunes are reversing in 2023 thanks to $40 eyeliner.

Harper made her first public speech in 2025, presenting her mother with a prestigious entrepreneurship award at Harper’s Bazaar’s annual Women of the Year event.

He said: ‘My amazing mother built an incredible business from scratch and showed me the value of hard work.

‘But most of all, he has always taught me to be kind and rarely misses school even though he has a million things to do.’

Victoria, whose own beauty and fashion business is worth £500million, said the aspiring entrepreneur had been spending that much money on setting up her own business for ‘years’.

Victoria recalled her struggle with acne and said she could relate to her daughter’s struggles (Photo taken at Spice Girls in 1997)