Victoria Beckham's bad skin laid bare as she goes au naturel

Victoria Beckham took herself off glamour duty during a family day at a Los Angeles hotel over the weekend, reclining poolside without her heels - or make-up.

The former Spice Girl, who is rarely seen in public without a full face of foundation, let her guard down while relaxing with her mother Jackie and son Romeo.

But her au naturel look, complete with pinned back hair, revealed her problem skin, which looked both blotchy and riddled with pimples.

Cosmetic dermatologist Dr Aamer Khan said: 'Posh has had dreadful acne. The discoloration of her skin is partly due to this and sun damage. '

Victoria recently admitted she has to work hard to look red carpet-ready.

She told Allure magazine: 'As you can see, I’m a normal-looking girl, and I just make the best of what I have.

'I’m not out-of-the-ordinary-looking at all – I’m incredibly ordinary.'

And without a hint of irony, she also claimed she doesn't like being the centre of attention and that in fact, she's actually uncomfortable in the spotlight.

She insisted: 'I'm not the kind of person that stands there and loves the attention.'

'It might look that way, but it makes me very, very nervous.'

David Beckham Gives His Dad a Job

David Beckham has given his dad a job.
The LA Galaxy soccer stud has employed Ted Beckham to help out at his British soccer academy. He will stand in for his son to hand out prizes to kids at the coaching school in London.
David and Ted, 60, had become estranged -- but the rift was healed last year when David flew in from Los Angeles to be at his bedside after gas-fitter Ted nearly died of a heart attack.
Ted's divorce from David's mother Sandra, his attitude to Victoria, his support for Sir Alex Ferguson and the book he wrote about his famous son were said to be some of the reasons the pair drifted apart.
But when David learned of his father's heart attack he rushed 6,000 miles from LA to be with him -- and their relationship was on the mend.
A milestone was reached in March when proud Ted looked on as David won his 100th England cap, surrounded by grandsons Brooklyn, 8, Romeo, 5, and three-year-old Cruz.
A Beckham family friend yesterday told Britain's Sunday Mirror newspaper, "David and his father now chat regularly on the phone."

Victoria Beckham 'Riled' at Mel B's Stateside Success

Victoria Beckham is said to be 'riled' that her former Spice Girls bandmate Mel B is having more success in America than she is.

Beckham, 34, has failed to win the hearts of middle America with her unapproachable demeanor and is looking for ways to appeal to the average American.

A source reveals, "It riles Posh that Mel B's more popular than her. That's not only because of Dancing With The Stars and her new reality show The Singing Office, but because Mel's more 'real'.

"She's had the Eddie Murphy heartache and is seen as being more approachable -- and that's exactly what Victoria needs to try to to become now."

Victoria's bid to appear more 'normal' will coincide with major launches for her fashion range dVb, including a new set of jeans and upmarket dresses. She will launch them at New York Fashion Week in September.

In-line with the pouting former singer's new masterplan, Victoria was spotted buying bread at the Farmers Market in Los Angeles on June 15, and eight days later the entire Beckham clan visited San Francisco's Alcatraz prison -- where they shunned VIP treatment to queue like everyone else.

And her new attitude appears to be working. One major gossip critic tells Britian's Now Magazine, "I just love it when the Beckhams partake in very 'touristy' outings like this. When they're home in LA, the family goes about their days just like regular Angelenos, with trips to the Pin Taco at Century City; The Grove; and TGI Friday's in Woodland hills, showing that they enjoy the same things as regular folk. It's cute. This is a side of the family that I love to see. The normal side."