"This person they make me out to be irritates the hell out of me as well"
About this Quote
The sly power is in the tag “as well.” It flips the usual celebrity complaint (“you don’t know the real me”) into a shared grievance, inviting the audience to roll their eyes with her at the same fabricated character. That tiny phrase builds camaraderie while keeping her dignity intact; she’s not begging for sympathy, she’s claiming a basic sanity. The profanity does work, too. “Irritates the hell out of me” is deliberately unglamorous, a sharp pivot away from the polished, controlled Beckham image. It sounds like something you mutter to a friend after reading another headline, which is precisely the point.
Contextually, it’s an update to a familiar pop-star problem: when a stage persona becomes a permanent identity assigned by strangers. Beckham’s line acknowledges she helped build a brand, but it insists that brand is not a human being. The intent is boundary-setting, delivered with humor sturdy enough to survive the press cycle that created the boundary issue in the first place.
Quote Details
| Topic | Anger |
|---|---|
| Source | Help us find the source |
| Cite | Cite this Quote |
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Beckham, Victoria. (n.d.). This person they make me out to be irritates the hell out of me as well. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/this-person-they-make-me-out-to-be-irritates-the-154269/
Chicago Style
Beckham, Victoria. "This person they make me out to be irritates the hell out of me as well." FixQuotes. Accessed February 2, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/this-person-they-make-me-out-to-be-irritates-the-154269/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"This person they make me out to be irritates the hell out of me as well." FixQuotes, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/this-person-they-make-me-out-to-be-irritates-the-154269/. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.








