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Lucy Needham

Victoria Beckham posts 'working from home' selfie after U-turn on furloughing staff

Victoria Beckham has proudly posed for a 'working from home selfie' as she updated fans on the latest goings on of her fashion brand.

The 46-year-old mum took to her Instagram on Monday to reveal she was preparing herself for another week of work at her country retreat.

Victoria is currently holed up in the Beckham's second home in the Cotswolds with hubby David and three of their children.

The fashion mogul took a brief break to reveal what she was up to and posed for a snap with her hand casually resting behind her head.

Despite working in her study, Victoria looked ready for business in her white and blue striped shirt and lightly painted make-up.

Victoria spoke about working from home after taking time away from social media following the backlash to her furlough scheme (Victoria Beckham/Instagram)

"Another week working from home x" shared Victoria.

The busy mum also teased a look at her upcoming SS20 collection, giving fans a first look at some of her must-have garments for the months ahead.

It was a return to Instagram for Victoria who has kept a low profile following the backlash against her decision to furlough 30 members of staff using the government furlough system.

Victoria gave a glimpse at her SS20 campaign (Victoria Beckham/Instagram)
She teased some exciting new items from her self-titled range (Victoria Beckham/Instagram)

Victoria, who has a combined fortune of £335 million with husband David, opted to use tax-payers money to pay 80% of her staff's wages while they are at home amid the coronavirus crisis.

However, Posh had a change of heart with sources saying she was 'devastated' by the public reaction.

A spokeswoman for Victoria Beckham Ltd said the company had been 'working hard to protect its people while adjusting to the impact of Covid-19 and the Government lockdown'

They said: "Our decision to furlough a small number of our staff seemed the most appropriate option in keeping with many other businesses.

David and Victoria are staying at their second home in the Cotswolds (Youtube)

"The situation is dynamic and, with the support of our shareholders, we now believe we can navigate through this crisis without drawing from the Government furlough scheme.

"Our application was made in the best interests of trying to protect our staff, and that is still our absolute focus.
"We are doing everything we can to ensure we can achieve that without using Government assistance."

Insiders say the former Spice Girl was heartbroken by the criticism she recieved.

Victoria was said to be 'devastated' by the backlash (Dave Benett/Getty Images for Fas)

"The original decision to furlough wasn’t actually hers - it was more a board thing, and she was persuaded that it was the right thing to do. Obviously she now realises this is wrong.

"Victoria realises she still has some way to go when it comes to endearing herself again with the great British public, but she is going to do her position and influence to start giving more back," a source told The Sun.

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