Is Posh having her tattoos faded so she looks Posher? Victoria Beckham is 'undergoing laser treatment to remove inkings over fears they are affecting her image as a businesswoman'

The skimpy outfits of her Spice Girls days have long been consigned to the back of her wardrobe.

But there’s one fashion statement from her past that Victoria Beckham, now a respected designer, is finding harder to shift.

The 41-year-old former pop star is believed to be undergoing laser treatment to have some of her extensive tattoo collection erased.

Inkings on her wrists – which she had done to celebrate milestones with husband David – appear considerably faded in recent pictures compared with a few years ago.

It is understood Mrs Beckham, who launched her successful fashion label in 2008, opted for laser treatment after becoming concerned the tattoos were not befitting of a high-powered businesswoman.

As well as the roman numerals VIII-V-MMVI representing May 8, 2006 – the date the couple renewed their wedding vows – her right wrist bears the Latin phrase ‘De Integro’, which translates as ‘again from the start’.

This is said to mark her new beginning with her husband and family in the United States, after the former England captain moved to the club LA Galaxy in 2007.

On her left wrist she also has her husband’s initials, DB, and the words ‘Together, forever, eternally’ written in Hebrew – chosen to mark her tenth wedding anniversary.

Another Hebrew tattoo down the back of her neck reads ‘Ani l’dodi li va’ani lo haro’eh bashoshanim’, meaning ‘I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine’. Her husband has a matching design on his arm.

Mrs Beckham also has five stars inked on her lower back, one for herself, her husband and each of the couple’s three sons – Brooklyn, 16, Romeo, 12, and Cruz, ten. The Beckhams now also have a daughter, Harper, born in 2011.