Victoria Beckham has written a letter to her 18-year-old self, giving advice for the future.
Earlier this week, Newsbeat got listeners to do the same.
It was after a report suggested more than a third of young girls are unhappy with how they look.
Young Victoria didn't feel any differently - and her life's turned out pretty well. So let's see her pearls of wisdom.
Victoria is the cover star for October's British Vogue.
She wrote the letter for a feature called "What I wish I'd known" and
she pretty much sums up what it's like to feel out of place as a
teenager.
Victoria on herself at 18
She writes: "I know you are
struggling right now. You are not the prettiest, or the thinnest, or the
best at dancing at the Laine Theatre Arts college.
"You have never properly fitted in, although you are sharing your Surrey school digs with really nice girls. You have bad acne.
'You
think the Principal has put you at the back of the end-of-year show (in
a humiliatingly bright purple Lycra leotard) because you are too plump
to go at the front. (This may or may not be true.)"
Victoria on meeting David
David has talked before about how
he saw Victoria in the video for the Spice Girl's Say You'll Be There
and decided that she was his idea of perfection.
Now, his wife tells her younger self to "learn more about football, especially the off-side rule".
We
imagine that if she was really struggling as much as she says, the news
that she was going to meet her handsome husband in a couple of years
probably would have been very welcome.
She says: "Yes, love at
first sight does exist. It will happen to you in the Manchester United
players' lounge - although you will get a little drunk, so exact details
are hazy."
She points out that at this early stage, she's the famous one, as David isn't even in the first team yet.
"While
the other football players stand at the bar drinking with their mates,
you will see David standing aside with his family.
"And he has such a cute smile. You, too, are close to your family, and you will think how similar he feels to you.
"He's going to ask for your number. (He still has the London-to-Manchester plane ticket on which you wrote it.)"
Cute.
Victoria on her fashion disasters
VB admits that she didn't always look the best, but doesn't seem too bothered.
She
writes: "You are going to have so much fun with your clothes - PVC
catsuits; chokers that say absurd things; weird spiky blonde hair.
"It will never occur to you that you appear ridiculous. You will turn up at awards ceremonies resembling a drag queen.
"But I look back at you and smile.
"I love the fact that you will feel free to express yourself."
She
reassures herself that she will grow into a more stylish approach,
swapping heels for trainers and minidresses for "crisp white shirts".
But she's quite clear on one thing.
"You will never be one of those people who just roll out of bed."
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