Victoria Beckham has previously called her feet “the bane of my life” — and not just because of her obsessive compulsion to toss away millions on shoes, shoes, and more shoes. according to U.K. paper the Daily Mail — and more than a few icky close-up photos of Beckham’s dogs — the world’s most fabulous footballer’s wife has a raging case of bunions.

“She is suffering from shooting pain from the bunions,” a snitch told the paper.

“Normally, she kicks off her shoes in the house, but she has been out so much recently in high heels that she is really feeling it.” (We don’t totally buy that last statement. Posh wears five-inch Louboutins when playing with her kids in the sandbox; if Isotoner makes a stiletto, she’s wearing that around the house.)

According to reports, Beckham’s been advised to get surgery on her feet, but is ignoring the advice, instead doing therapeutic exercises, trying out insoles and dousing her skin-wheels in ice to stave off the inevitable. (Because an eternity of fabulous pain is so much better than wearing flat shoes for a two- to six-month recovery period? maybe someone should tell her Jimmy Choo makes a fine flat.)