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pp-semi-blp|small=yespp-move-indefInfobox person|name = Victoria Beckham|birth_name = Victoria Caroline Adams|image = Victoria Beckham, May 2010.jpg|imagesize =|caption = Victoria Beckham at a May 2010 LG|LG Mobile event|birth_date = Birth date and age|1974|4|17|df=yes|birth_place = Harlow , Essex, England|death_date =|death_place =|othername = Posh, Posh Spice|occupation = Singer-songwriter, dancer, model, actress, fashion designer, businesswoman|yearsactive = 1994–present|spouse = David Beckham (1999–present)|children = 4|website = http://victoriabeckham.com/ Official website Victoria Caroline Beckham (née Adams ; born 17 April 1974)cite web|url= http://www.people.com/people/victoria_beckham/biography |title=Victoria Beckham |work= People (magazine)|People |accessdate=18 December 2007Cite news|first=Ellen |last=Barbara. |url= http://arts.guardian.co.uk/features/story/0,,1076151,00.html |title=Watch this Spice |work= The Guardian |date=2 November 2003|accessdate=20 December 2007 | location=London is an English singer-songwriter, dancer, model, actress, fashion designer and businesswoman. In the late 1990s, Beckham rose to fame with the all-female pop group Spice Girls and was dubbed Posh Spice by the July 1996 issue of the British pop music magazine Top of the Pops .cite web| url= http://www.thespicegirls.com/facts/timeline | title=Spice Girls Facts Since the Spice Girls split, she has had a solo pop music career, scoring four UK Top 10 singles. Her first single to be released, " Out of Your Mind ", reached Number 2 in the UK Singles Chart and is her highest chart entry to date. During her solo career, she has been signed to Virgin Records and Telstar Records .
Beckham has found more success as an internationally recognised and photographed style icon. Her career in fashion includes designing a VB Rocks|line of jeans for Rock and Republic|Rock & Republic and later designing her own denim brand, dVb Style. Beckham has brought out her own range of sunglasses and fragrance, entitled Intimately Beckham, which has been released in the UK and the US. In association with the Japanese store Samantha Thavasa and Shiatzy Chen , she has produced a range of handbags and jewellery. In addition, Beckham has released two best-selling books; one her autobiography, the other a fashion guide.
In her television ventures, Beckham has participated in five official documentaries and reality shows about her, including Being Victoria Beckham , The Real Beckhams , and Victoria Beckham: Coming to America . She has since made a cameo appearance in an episode of American TV series Ugly Betty , and been a guest judge on Project Runway , '' Germany's Next Topmodel , and American Idol (season 9)|American Idol .
She is married to David Beckham and they have four children, Brooklyn Joseph, Romeo James, Cruz David, and Harper Seven. As of 2009, the couple's joint wealth is estimated at £125 million.Cite news|url= http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/specials/rich_list/rich_list_2009/article6068955.ece |title=Britain's rich list – David and Victoria Beckham |work= The Sunday Times | publisher= Times Newspapers | date=26 April 2009 | accessdate=10 September 2009 | location=London
Early life
Beckham was born at the Princess Alexandra Hospital (Harlow)|Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow , Essex and raised in Goffs Oak , Hertfordshire. She is the second child of three children born to Jacqueline and Anthony Adams. Her father worked as an electronics engineer,Cite news|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/2392401.stm |title=Just an ordinary couple? |work=BBC News |date=2 November 2002 |accessdate=25 December 2007 and he later founded an electronics wholesale business which allowed a comfortable upbringing for Victoria and her siblings, sister Louise and brother Christian Adams.Cite news|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/showbiz/2233700.stm |title=Victoria Beckham leaves hospital |work=BBC News|accessdate=22 December 2007 | date=4 September 2002
Beckham attended St. Mary's High School in Cheshunt . She was embarrassed by her family's wealth and often begged her father not to drop her off outside the school in their Rolls-Royce (car)|Rolls Royce .cite web|url= http://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/specials/victoriabeckham/pagina_2_1.html|title=Wannabe |work= Hello! |accessdate=21 December 2007 Beckham was frequently bullied and often felt treated like an outsider. She later explained that she had never made any friends and the other children would throw rocks at her.Trombetta, Natalie. Cite news|url= http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html? in_article_id=500036& in_page_id=1773& in_page_id=1773& expand=true |title=Victoria Beckham spills bedroom secrets in her most revealing interview yet |work= Daily Mail |accessdate=21 December 2007 | location=London | date=6 December 2007
In 1980, when Beckham was 7 years old, she watched the musical Fame (musical)|Fame and subsequently made the decision to pursue a music career. http://www.people.com/people/victoria_beckham "Victoria Beckham Biography : People.com". People .Herman, James Patrick. Cite news|url= http://edition.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/wayoflife/09/25/beckham/index.html |title=Victoria Beckham's guilty pleasures |work=cnn.com|accessdate=25 December 2007 | date=26 September 2007 Jacqueline and Anthony Adams enrolled her at Jason Theatre School. In 1991, Beckham attended Laine Theatre Arts in Epsom, Surrey and studied dance and modelling. Eventually, she became a member of a band called Persuasion.Cite news|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/showbiz/1515033.stm |title=Posh breaks record book deal |work=BBC News |date=29 August 2001|accessdate=27 December 2007
Beckham auditioned for a March 1993 advertisement in The Stage which required girls who were "street smart, extrovert, ambitious and able to sing and dance". In 1994, Beckham joined the all-female group, the Spice Girls . In the recordings before her marriage, she is credited with her maiden name as Victoria Adams. The group's first single was called " Wannabe (song)|Wannabe " (1996), and she worked alongside Geri Halliwell , Emma Bunton , Melanie Brown and Melanie Chisholm . It went to number one in the United Kingdom and United States, and another 29 countries. It was followed by nine further number one singles from their albums Spice (album)|Spice , Spiceworld (album)|Spiceworld and Forever (Spice Girls album)|Forever . Each member of the group received a nickname from the media. Beckham was named "Posh Spice". http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/posh-v-posh-spice-girl-launches-bid-to-claim-clubs-nickname-603432.html "Posh v Posh: Spice Girl launches bid to claim club's nickname". Independent . November 6, 2002. http://top40.about.com/od/s/tp/spicegirls.htm "Spice Girls Then... and Now". About.com . The group was one of the most successful pop acts of the 1990s, selling over fifty-five million records worldwide.Cite news|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6246448.stm |title=Spice Girls announce reunion tour |work=BBC News |date=13 July 2007|accessdate=14 July 2007 After the release of their third album, Forever (UK number 2), which was far less successful than their previous two albums, the Spice Girls stopped recording, leading Beckham to try to build a solo career.Citation needed|date=November 2010In 2007, the Spice Girls reformed and announced plans to embark upon a The Return of the Spice Girls|reunion tour , from which they were said to have earned £10 million each (approximately $20 million).Cite news|url= http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml? xml=/arts/2007/12/16/bmspice216.xml |title=A decade on, Spice Girls rock in London gig |work= The Daily Telegraph |accessdate=20 December 2007 | first=Roya | last=Nikkhah | date=16 December 2007 Victoria had previously stated that she and her former Spice colleagues were enjoying their solo careers in various fields, saying "We're all still doing our own thing."cite web|url= http://news.softpedia.com/news/Victoria-Beckham-Confident-In-Spice-Girls-Reunion-5937.shtml |title=Victoria Beckham Confident In Spice Girls' Reunion |publisher= Softpedia |accessdate=5 August 2005 Their " Greatest Hits (Spice Girls album)|Greatest Hits " album was released in early November 2007 and the tour began on 2 December 2007. At its advent, Beckham said "I wanted my children to see that Mummy was a pop star. It was the last opportunity for them to stand in a crowd full of people screaming for the Spice Girls."Cite news|url= http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22885089-23109,00.html |title=Shock& #33; Horror& #33; Posh Spice sleeps naked |work=news.com.au|accessdate=22 December 2007Dead link|date=June 2010| bot=DASHBot When Beckham had her hair coloured brown for the tour, she stated that her sons immediately reacted by saying "Oh my goodness, it's Posh Spice. She's back."cite web|url= http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1501119/story.cfm? c_id=1501119& objectid=10473694 |title=Victoria Beckham's kids tell her: 'Posh Spice is back!' |work= New Zealand Herald |date=2 November 2007|accessdate=2 December 2007 During one Spice Girls performance at London's The O2 arena (London)|The O2 Arena , her three sons accompanied her on stage during " Mama (Spice Girls song)|Mama ", along with the other Spice Girls' children.Cite news|url= http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html? in_article_id=503455& in_page_id=1773 |title=Spice Kids: It's a family affair as Posh and co bring their children on stage |work=Daily Mail |accessdate=20 December 2007 | location=London She was the only member of the group not to sing a solo song on the tour, instead posing in the style of a fashion show on a makeshift catwalk, whereas the others each performed a number from their solo careers.Cite news|url= http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article2991080.ece? token=null& offset=0 |title=Spice Girls wow Canada in first of reunion concerts |work= The Times |date=3 December 2007|accessdate=31 December 2007 | location=London | first1=Veronica | last1=Schmidt Polly Hudson wrote: "This time around Posh gets the biggest cheer when she sings her solo lines. She knows it too – and it seems to give her more and more confidence as the show goes on."Hudson, Polly. cite web|url= http://www.mirror.co.uk/showbiz/latest/2007/12/04/the-spice-girls-are-back-89520-20199710/ |title=Opening night review |work= Daily Mirror |date=4 December 2007 |accessdate=3 February 2008
Film-maker Bob Smeaton directed an official film of the tour entitled Giving You Everything|Spice Girls: Giving You Everything , which was first aired on Fox8 in Australia. It later aired in the UK on 31 December 2007 on BBC One.cite web|url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2007/10_october/19/spice.shtml |title=New Spice Girls documentary on BBC One on 31 December |work=BBC Press Office |date=19 October 2007|accessdate=4 December 2007 As well as their sell-out tour, the Spice Girls were contracted to appear in Tesco advertisements, for which they were paid £1 million each.Levy, Megan. Cite news|url= http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml? xml=/news/2007/11/12/nspice112.xml |title=Spice Girls front Tesco advertising campaign |work=The Daily Telegraph |accessdate=20 December 2007 | location=London | first=Megan | last=Levy | date=12 November 2007
Victoria Beckham solo album
On 14 August 2000, Beckham released her first solo single, " Out of Your Mind " in collaboration with Dane Bowers and Truesteppers . The week of release coincided with the release of " Groovejet (If This Ain't Love) " by Spiller featuring Sophie Ellis-Bextor , resulting in a chart battle dubbed 'Posh vs. Posher' by the tabloids.cite web|url= http://www.dooyoo.co.uk/music-records/read-my-lips-sophie-ellis-bextor/390329 |title=Here One She Made Earlier... |work=Dooyoo|accessdate=18 December 2007 Following a huge publicity campaign, "Out Of Your Mind" was outsold by Ellis-Bextor, and debuted at Number 2 in the UK Singles Chart .Thrills, Adrian. cite web|url= http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/reviews.html? in_article_id=436602& in_page_id=1924 |title=Being a full-time mum was great, but now the limelight beckons for Sophie Ellis-Bextor |work=Daily Mail |accessdate=18 December 2007 Before the single's release, on 8 July 2000, Beckham made her public solo debut at London's Hyde Park, London|Hyde Park at a concert to raise money for the Prince's Trust charity. She sang "Out of Your Mind" to a 100,000-strong audience.Cite news|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/826061.stm |title=Solo debut for Posh Spice |work=BBC News |date=9 July 2000|accessdate=28 December 2007 Beckham then signed a recording contract with her group label Virgin Records . Her next single as a solo artist, " Not Such An Innocent Girl ", was released on 17 September 2001. Again, she faced competition in another hugely hyped chart battle, this time with Kylie Minogue|Kylie Minogue's single " Can't Get You Out Of My Head ".Cite news|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/1548445.stm |title=Kylie and Beckham begin chart race |work=BBC News |date=17 September 2001|accessdate=19 December 2007 Despite a huge promotional campaign, Beckham was outsold eight to one, and her single debuted at number 6. Beckham's Victoria Beckham (album)|eponymous debut album , which was released on 1 October 2001, reached Number 10 in the UK album chart .Cite news|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/1586093.stm |title=Double chart triumph for Kylie |work=BBC News |date=22 October 2001|accessdate=19 December 2007 The album cost a reputed £5 million to produce and it sold a modest 50,000 copies.
The second and final single to be released from the album was " A Mind of Its Own " on 11 February 2002. The single reached number 6 in the UK and sold 56,500 copies.cite web|url= http://foreverspice.com/spicediscography/victoriabeckham-amoio.htm |title=Victoria Beckham – A Mind Of Its Own |publisher=foreverspice.com|accessdate=18 December 2007 Rumours soon spread that Beckham was to be dropped by her label for not charting in the Top Three. These were strongly refuted at the time.Cite news|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/1826204.stm |title=Beckham: 'I'm staying with label |work=BBC News |date=17 February 2002|accessdate=18 December 2007 Beckham commented "You know what newspapers are like, they just like to put all the negative stuff in, but as far as I'm concerned and the record company is concerned it is all great." A third single, "I Wish", was promoted but never materialised. The single version was a remix featuring Robbie Craig, and was performed on TV on '' Ian Wright|Friday Night's All Wright ''.Arlidge, John. Cite news|url= http://observer.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,631896,00.html |title=Is this Mr Right? |work= The Guardian |date=13 January 2002|accessdate=19 December 2007 | location=London | first=John | last=Arlidge Following the announcement of Beckham's second pregnancy, the single was shelved. Beckham and Virgin Records went their separate ways;Cite news|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/2027032.stm |title=Posh parts with label |work=BBC News |date=5 June 2002|accessdate=18 December 2007Timms, Dominic. Cite news|url= http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2003/jul/24/marketingandpr.football |title=Fuller scores Beckham brand deal |work= The Guardian |date=24 July 2003|accessdate=19 December 2007 | location=London | first=Dominic | last=Timms a statement from her publicist read: "No-one has been dropped. The Virgin deal has come to a natural end and both parties have decided not to continue."
Open Your Eyes
In 2002, Telstar Records signed Beckham in a deal made with 19 Management worth £1.5 million. Beckham spent much of that year recording a pop-influenced album called Open Your Eyes , which yielded the single "Let Your Head Go", but she allegedly chose not to release it after being disappointed with the results.cite web|url= http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/celebrity/115472004.htm |title=Victoria Beckham's scrapped album leaked |work=Female First, 8 September 2006|accessdate=18 December 2007Regan, Susannah. cite web|url= http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a36798/beckham-angry-about-album-leak.html |title=Beckham angry about album leak |work= Digital Spy |date=8 September 2006|accessdate=22 December 2007 Instead of pop, Beckham wanted a more urban sound, working with urban producer Damon Dash for a more Rhythm and blues|RnB and Hip hop culture|hip hop influence.Cite news|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/3131504.stm |title=Beckham producer slights her talent |work=BBC News |date=23 September 2003|accessdate=19 December 2007 When he was first asked why he was working with Beckham he stated "Because I see how much she gets photographed over here." A Dash-produced track "It's That Simple" featuring M.O.P. premiered on radio stations in July 2003, generating mixed reviews. Beckham's first single with Telstar, " Let Your Head Go / This Groove ", was released in the UK on 29 December 2003, following heavy promotion and many TV appearances across the Christmas period with the video being directed by Andy Hylton. The single charted at Number 3 in the UK.Cite news|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/3367315.stm |title=Beckham misses out on number one |work=BBC News |date= 4 January 2005|accessdate=19 December 2007 This double A-side lifted "Let Your Head Go" from Beckham's earlier pop-inspired work with "This Groove" one of her Hip-Hop/R'n'B songs and remains Beckham's last single release to date. She is currently the only Spice Girl never to have had a UK solo number one, though she is also the only Spice Girl to have all her single/album releases go Top 10.Citation needed|date=November 2010 Outside of the UK, Damon Dash had plans for Beckham in the US, including a potential release of "Let Your Head Go / This Groove" under the name of "Posh Spice Victoria Beckham". The release was proposed for sometime between March to May 2004, but never eventuated.cite web|url= http://www.mtv.co.uk/channel/mtvuk/news/mtv_news_round_up_25_05_2004 |title=MTV News Round-Up 25 May 2004 |work=MTV |date=25 May 2004|accessdate=18 December 2007
With the UK media describing her solo music career a failure, combined with a rumoured fall-out between Dash and Fuller, her hip hop album, Come Together , was not released.cite web|url= http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/beckham.s%20rapping%20ridiculed |title=Beckham's Rapping Ridiculed |work=Contact Music|accessdate=28 December 2007 Beckham's fourth and last attempt at a solo career came with the announcement of a new single "My Love Is for Real", in which she ditched the attempt at urban music and went back to pop. This never materialized, and amidst the collapse of Telstar, remaining plans for Beckham's music career were cancelled.Simpson, Richard. Cite news|url= http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/femail/article.html? in_article_id=409320& in_page_id=1879 |title=Posh: I look really awful naked |work=Daily Mail |accessdate=31 December 2007 | location=London | first=Richard | last=Simpson | date=9 October 2006Sherwin, Adam. Cite news|url= http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article461539.ece |title=Posh Spice has finally done something to improve pop music |work= The Times |date=26 July 2004|accessdate=28 December 2007 | location=London | first=Adam | last=Sherwin Beckham is the only Spice Girl to have all of her singles and albums chart in the Top 10 of the UK charts, but she also has released fewer albums (1) and singles (4).Citation needed|date=November 2010
Post-music career
Books
On 13 September 2001, Beckham released her first book, Learning to Fly .cite web|url= http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0718144910 |title=Learning to Fly |work= Amazon.com|Amazon |accessdate=18 December 2007 The title was taken from a line in a song from the musical Fame (musical)|Fame , which Beckham had enjoyed as a child. The verse that inspired the title is: "I'm gonna live forever, I'm gonna learn how to fly".Jones, Sam. Cite news|url= http://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,,1549930,00.html |title=I've never read a book, says Posh |work= The Guardian |date=16 August 2005|accessdate=22 December 2007 | location=London | first=Sam | last=Jones The autobiography documents her childhood, time during the Spice Girls, her marriage and family life, as well as her career at the time.Cite news|url= http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article987761.ece |title=Posh Spice to publish life story |work= The Times |date=12 October 2000|accessdate=21 December 2007 | location=London Learning to Fly became the third best-selling non-fiction title of 2001 and the total UK sales stand at more than 500,000 copies.Dugan, Emily. Cite news|url= http://arts.independent.co.uk/books/news/article2584179.ece |title=Tough-love diet book in the spotlight after plug from Victoria Beckham |work= The Independent |date=27 May 2007 |accessdate= 15 July 2007 | location=London | first=Emily | last=Dugan When the book was first released, it went to Number 1 in the book charts after four weeks of release, relegating Robbie Williams ' book to second place.Cite news|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1581507.stm |title=Posh Spice tops book chart |work=BBC News |date=5 October 2001|accessdate=18 December 2007 A high-profile guest appearance on Parkinson (TV series)|Parkinson , watched by nine million people, helped to promote the book. Hello! , The Daily Mail and The Mail on Sunday joined to buy the rights to preview and serialise the book before its publication. The figure paid was thought to be near £1 million.
Beckham was quoted by a Spanish journalist in 2005 as saying "I've never read a book in my life".Ford Rojas, John-Paul. Cite news|url= http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article306273.ece |title=I've never read a book in my life, admits Victoria Beckham |work= The Independent |date=16 August 2005|accessdate=24 April 2007 | location=London She later claimed this was a mistranslation from the original Spanish in which the interview was printed, saying she actually stated that she never had time to finish reading a book because she was always too busy looking after her children.Cite news|url= http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail? blogid=7L& entry_id=576 |title=Beckham Reads First Chapter |work=San Francisco Chronicle |accessdate=24 April 2007 | date=31 August 2005
Beckham's second book, a fashion advice guide, entitled That Extra Half an Inch: Hair, Heels and Everything In Between , was published on 27 October 2006.cite web|url= http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0718149912 |title=That Extra Half an Inch: Hair, Heels and Everything In Between |publisher=Amazon|accessdate=18 December 2007 That Extra Half an Inch: Hair, Heels and Everything In Between includes tips from Beckham on fashion, style and beauty, and also contains photography by Mario Testino , Annie Leibovitz and Steven Meisel . The book became another bestseller,Cite news|url= http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article663442.ece |title=The Sunday Times Bestsellers |work= The Sunday Times |date=17 December 2006|accessdate=29 December 2007 | location=London and has sold 400,000 copies in Britain alone since it was published in hardcover.Cite news|url= http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSN0442228520070904 |title=Chinese get new fashion guru: Victoria Beckham |work= Reuters |date=4 September 2007|accessdate=1 January 2008 The rights have since been sold to the United States, the Netherlands, Japan, Portugal, Lithuania , Russia, and most recently China.
Television
Beckham has shot five official documentaries. The first, dated 11 January 2000, was called ''Victoria's Secrets , a programme only shown in the UK on Channel 4 . It involved Beckham being followed by cameras while also discussing and interviewing other British celebrities, such as Elton John .Cite news|url= http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv_and_radio/story/0,,244893,00.html |title=Watch this |work= The Guardian |date=11 January 2000|accessdate=22 December 2007 | location=London The second, Being Victoria Beckham , was broadcast in March 2002 and saw Beckham discussing her career as a solo artist with the release of her first album, and also showed her at various photo shoots and recording sessions. The documentary attracted a strong audience of 8.83 million,cite web|url= http://www.barb.co.uk/viewingsummary/weekreports.cfm? report=weeklyterrestrial& RequestTimeout=500 |title=Weekly Viewing Summary. Scroll to w.e 10/03/02 |work= BARB |accessdate=28 December 2007 coming top in its timeslot.Hodgson, Jessica. Cite news|url= http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2002/mar/05/overnights |title=Beckham brings 8m to ITV1 |work=The Guardian |date=5 March 2002|accessdate=20 December 2007 | location=London | first=Jessica | last=Hodgson One critic described her as "so clearly level-headed, happy with her not inconsiderable lot and seemingly unfazed by the madly intrusive nature of her monumentally ridiculous fame".Flett, Kathryn. Cite news|url= http://observer.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,,664821,00.html |title=Nights with the laydeez |work=The Guardian |date=10 March 2002|accessdate=20 December 2007 | location=London | first=Kathryn | last=Flett The third, The Real Beckhams , aired on 24 December 2003 on ITV1 and focused on the Beckhams' move to Madrid from London after David Beckham was signed to Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid . It also featured Victoria Beckham re-launching her solo career and showed her mocking the tabloid stories she reads in the paper every day. The special received an audience of 6.10 million viewerscite web|url= http://www.barb.co.uk/viewingsummary/weekreports.cfm? report=weeklyterrestrial& RequestTimeout=500 |title=Weekly Viewing Summary. Scroll to w.e 28/12/03 |work=BARB|accessdate=24 December 2007 and was later released on DVD on 2 February 2004.cite web|url= http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0001E5SJS |title=The Real Beckhams |publisher=Amazon|accessdate=20 December 2007
The fourth was entitled Full Length & Fabulous: The Beckhams' 2006 World Cup Party , and followed Victoria and David Beckham organising and making preparations to host a 2006 World Cup Party at a marquee in the grounds of their mansion in Hertfordshire , which aimed to raise money for their charity.Cite news|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5003020.stm |title=Beckhams 'may stay on in Spain' |work=BBC News |date=22 May 2006|accessdate=20 December 2007 Two tickets to attend the ball were auctioned on-line for charity, and sold for £103,000.Cite news|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5003350.stm |title=Beckham tickets for secret bidder |work=BBC News |date= 22 May 2006|accessdate=20 December 2007 The documentary aired on 28 May 2006 and showed the event itself, where the menu was designed especially by friend and chef Gordon Ramsay and the charity auction was hosted by Graham Norton .Cite news|url= http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,4382-2206432,00.html |title=What a swell party |work=The Times |date=3 June 2006|accessdate=20 December 2007 | location=London | first=Gordon | last=Ramsay Ramsay catered for 600 guests, with the aid of 40 chefs and 100 waiting staff. The ITV documentary attracted an average of 7.56 million viewers.cite web|url= http://www.barb.co.uk/viewingsummary/weekreports.cfm? report=weeklyterrestrial& RequestTimeout=500 |title=Weekly Viewing Summary. Scroll to w.e 28/05/06 |work=BARB|accessdate=24 December 2007
To document Victoria Beckham's preparations for her family's move to the US, she signed a deal with NBC for six episodes of a half-hour unscripted reality TV series. Despite original plans for six episodes, the show was cut to a one hour special only as there "just wasn't enough (material) for a series."Elsworth, Catherine. Cite news|url= http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml? xml=/news/2007/07/18/wvictoria118.xml |title=Victoria Beckham savaged by US critics |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=19 July 2007|accessdate=23 December 2007 | location=London | first=Catherine | last=Elsworth The show, called Victoria Beckham: Coming to America , aired on 16 July 2007 in the US and Canada. It was heavily scrutinised by the American media and critics, with The New York Post describing it as "an orgy of self-indulgence" and also describing Beckham as "vapid and condescending". The programme was the third-most-watched programme in its time-slot and received viewing figures of 4.9 million in the US, beaten by a repeat of Wife Swap and two sitcoms.Slater, Carol and Amory, Edward Heathcoat. cite web|url= http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/pages/live/femail/article.html? in_article_id=469382& in_page_id=1879& ICO=FEMAIL& ICL=TOPART |title=Victoria Beckham: Fab or a Flop? |work= The Daily Mail |accessdate=23 December 2007 The programme aired in Britain on 17 July 2007 on ITV with 3.84 million viewers tuning in.cite web|url= http://www.barb.co.uk/viewingsummary/weekreports.cfm? report=weeklyterrestrial& RequestTimeout=500 |title=Weekly Viewing Summary. Scroll to w.e 22/07/07 |work= BARB |accessdate=28 December 2007 The programme was produced by Simon Fuller who managed her and the Spice Girls on their come-back tour.Silverman, Stephen M.cite web|url= http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20013658,00.html |title=Victoria Beckham to Star in NBC Reality Show |work=People |date=28 February 2007|accessdate=24 April 2007
In July 2007, it was announced that Beckham would shortly begin filming a cameo appearance as herself in an episode of the second season of American Broadcasting Company|ABC 's TV series Ugly Betty .Welsh, James. cite web|url= http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/a74806/victoria-beckham-to-guest-on-ugly-betty.html |title=Victoria Beckham to guest on 'Ugly Betty' |work= Digital Spy |date=31 August 2007 |accessdate=21 December 2007 The episode, " A Nice Day for a Posh Wedding ", aired on 9 November 2007 in the United States and on 23 November in the United Kingdom.Cite news|url= http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html? in_article_id=485778& in_page_id=1773 |title=Victoria's closet: Posh gets locked up but still steals the show in Ugly Betty cameo |work=Daily Mail |accessdate=18 December 2007 | location=London | date=10 November 2007 Beckham's first line was "This is major", said when bursting through a curtain at a dress fitting for a wedding, in which she was the bridesmaid. Beckham has said she only agreed to the part because of her interest in fashion, and not for the acting opportunity. Despite her forays into television, Beckham has denied plans to embark upon a Hollywood movie career.Serjeant, Jill. Cite news|url= http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSN0930384120070709 |title=Victoria Beckham says no plans for LA movie career |work= Reuters |date=9 July 2007|accessdate=3 January 2008 In February 2008, it was revealed that Beckham would be the guest judge for the finale of Project Runway (season 4)|fourth season of Project Runway , which aired on 5 March 2008 in the US.Foxley, David. cite web|url= http://www.observer.com/2008/project-runway-show-victoria-beckham-nearly-releases-cat-bag |title=At Project Runway Show, Victoria Beckham Nearly Releases Cat From Bag 8 February 2008 |work= The New York Observer |date=8 February 2008
Fashion
Beckham has become better recognised as an international style icon, rather than a music artist.cite web|url= http://www.usmagazine.com/node/8918 |title=Victoria Beckham: The Price of Beauty |work=US Magazine |accessdate=20 December 2007 Beckham made a guest appearance on the catwalk for Maria Grachvogel in 2000, marking her debut as a model at London Fashion Week .Cite news|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/645034.stm |title=Posh spices up Fashion Week|work=BBC News |date=16 February 2000|accessdate=1 May 2010 Beckham also acted as a British ambassador for Dolce and Gabbana cite web|url= http://www.vogue.co.uk/vogue_daily/story/story.asp? stid=10395 |title=Posh sticks with D& G |work= Vogue (magazine)|Vogue |date=17 May 2003|accessdate=19 December 2007 and was briefly the face of Rocawear in 2003.cite web|url= http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/posh%20ousts%20naomi%20as%20rocawear%20queen |title=Posh outs Naomi as Rocawear Queen |work=Contact Music|accessdate=19 December 2007 Beckham designed a limited-edition fashion line for Rock and Republic|Rock & Republic called VB Rocks in 2004, consisting mainly of jeans for the high end of the market, retailing at approximately $300 in the US.cite web|url= http://www.okmagazine.com.au/Celebrities.html? p=celebrityProfile& celebrityId=45 |title=Victoria Beckham |work= OK& #33; Magazine |accessdate=19 December 2007 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070901114611/ http://okmagazine.com.au/Celebrities.html? p=celebrityProfile& celebrityId=45 |archivedate = 1 September 2007 She had previously "hit it off instantly" with Rock & Republic designer, Michael Ball, in Los Angeles. He commented "She not only understands fashion and trends but has been a trend-setter and fashion icon for years."Cite news|url= http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html? in_article_id=320004& in_page_id=1773 |title=Victoria stops singing – and takes up fashion |work=Daily Mail |accessdate=20 December 2007 | location=London | date=1 October 2004
On 16 January 2006, Beckham walked the runway for Roberto Cavalli at Milan Fashion Week, and was for a period exclusively dressed by him for red-carpet and social events.Cite news|url= http://www.theage.com.au/news/fashion/posh-on-the-catwalk/2006/01/17/1137260029558.html |title=Posh on the catwalk |work= The Age |date=17 January 2006|accessdate=19 December 2007 | location=Melbourne For the March 2006 issue of '' Harper's Bazaar '', Beckham acted as fashion editor when she styled her close friend, Katie Holmes , for a fashion shoot.cite web|url= http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20010603,00.html |title=Katie Holmes: I Love Calling Tom 'Husband' |work= People (magazine)|People ''|accessdate=8 January 2007 In July 2006, Beckham released a line of sunglasses, called dvb Eyewear.Todd, Ben.cite web|url= http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/tm_headline=exclusive--the--50m-wrangler& method=full& objectid=18238596& siteid=62484-name_page.html |title=Exclusive: The £50 million Wrangler |work= Daily Mirror |date=12 October 2006|accessdate=24 December 2007 She has admitted to a personal love of sunglasses, saying "I'm quite obsessed with sunglasses. I collect vintage Guccis and Carreras — they can make virtually any outfit look cool." After Beckham's departure from Rock & Republic, in September 2006, she furthered her fashion ventures by launching her own denim label, of which she acts as creative director. The new line of Beckham's jeans collection is called dvb Style. In the same month, Intimately Beckham, a his-and-her fragrance line, was launched at a lavish press conference in Venice . Beckham then launched her new official website, dvbstyle.com, which promotes her fashion work.cite web|url= http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news? id=23774 |title=Victoria Beckham Launches A Fashion Website |work=Entertainment Wise|accessdate=19 December 2007Cite news|url= http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html? in_article_id=411108& in_page_id=1773 |title=Victoria Beckham to launch fashion website |work=Daily Mail|accessdate=20 December 2007 | location=London | date=18 October 2006 She also produced a range of handbags and jewellery in association with the Japanese store, Samantha Thavasa .Todd, Ben. cite web|url= http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/tm_headline=posh-laid-bare& method=full& objectid=17890928& siteid=62484-name_page.html |title=Posh laid bare |work= Daily Mirror |date=8 October 2006|accessdate=19 December 2007
On 5 June 2007, Beckham won two British Glamour Magazine Awards, one for "Woman of the Year" and another for "Entrepreneur of the Year," which celebrated her fashion achievements.Cite news|url= http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html? in_article_id=460162& in_page_id=1773& ico=Homepage& icl=TabModule& icc=picbox& ct= |title=Posh wears the pants...but only just |work=Daily Mail|accessdate=19 December 2007 | location=London | date=6 June 2007 On 14 June 2007 Beckham launched her dvb Denim collection in New York at the high-end Saks Fifth Avenue , along with unveiling her eye-wear range in the United States for the first time.Nichols, Michelle. Cite news|url= http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSN1419692120070614 |title=Victoria Beckham debuts fashion label in New York |work= Reuters , 14 June 2007|accessdate=19 December 2007 | date=14 June 2007 In the same month, Beckham made her first appearance at London's annual Graduate Fashion Week as a judge alongside Glenda Bailey (editor-in-chief of Harper’s Bazaar ) and Lanvin 's Alber Elbaz , to choose the winner of the River Island Gold Award, worth £20,000.Cite news|url= http://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/main.jhtml? xml=/fashion/2007/06/03/gradfash03.xml |title=Graduate Fashion Week |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=3 June 2007|accessdate=19 December 2007 | location=London | first=Hilary | last=Alexander In August 2007, Intimately Beckham perfume hit US stores for the first time.Cite news|url= http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html? in_article_id=473743& in_page_id=1773 |title=Posh and Becks launch fragrance in latest move to win over US |work=Daily Mail''|accessdate=20 December 2007 | location=London | date=7 August 2007cite web|url= http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp? uuid=9b8c3460-79e8-4238-a6a6-6f4ad388a450 |title=Beckhams Make Scents in America |work= E! |accessdate=19 December 2007Dead link|date=June 2010| bot=DASHBot Victoria Beckham has stated "We are not just saying, 'We are celebrities, put our name on it.' I love to be involved with the whole process."cite web|url= http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20151670/ |title=Smell like Posh and Becks with new fragrances |work=MSN|accessdate=19 December 2007 The Intimately Beckham line has been predicted to sell over $100 million worth of sales internationally, doubling this estimate in 2008. In September 2007, Beckham released Intimately Beckham Night a new range of his-and-her fragrances,Tapper, James. Cite news|url= http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html? in_article_id=480718& in_page_id=1773 |title=In bed with Posh and Becks: The Beckhams get sultry – to sell perfume |work= Daily Mail |accessdate=20 December 2007 | location=London | date=10 September 2007 and her debut cosmetics line V-Sculpt was unveiled and launched in Tokyo.cite web|url= http://www.styleteria.com/style/victoria-beckham-launches-make-up-line-in-tokyo/ |title=Victoria Beckham’s Make-Up Line – V-Sculpt In Tokyo |work=styleteria.com|accessdate=19 December 2007 In a 2007 appearance at an LA Galaxy press conference, Beckham is credited with having popularised Roland Mouret 's 'moon dress' and his brand,Cite news|url= http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/gallery/2008/may/19/fashion? picture=334195053 |title=Grinning isn't glamorous |work=The Guardian |first=Germaine | last=Greer |authorlink=Germaine Greer |accessdate=19 May 2008 | location=London | date=19 May 2008 and Beckham was also the face of Marc Jacobs for his Spring 2008 collection.cite web|url= http://www.nzherald.co.nz/category/story.cfm? c_id=42& objectid=10479617 |title=Marc Jacobs latest look: Posh |work= New Zealand Herald |date=2 December 2007|accessdate=19 December 2007 Beckham's own fashion collection debuted during the 2008 New York Fashion Week at the The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel|Waldorf Hotel ,cite web|url= http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5jZ4PJJbLN4Xvq4iJOOcP6RQL5xFA |title=Victoria launches new fashion line |work= Press Association |date=10 September 2008|accessdate=10 September 2008 featuring dresses, of which only 400 will be made.Trombetta, Natalie. Cite news|url= http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1054168/Now-Pixie-Posh-shows-incredibly-short-mini-dress-New-York-Fashion-Week.html |title=Now Pixie Posh shows off her incredibly short mini-dress at New York Fashion Week |work=The Daily Mail |date=10 September 2008|accessdate=10 September 2008 | location=London | first=Natalie | last=Trombetta Her first collection, that will retail between £650 and £1900, was met with positive reviews; "it was a very impressive, accomplished collection, with not a single dud. ... it was the fabrics (silk, wool and organza) and the attention to detail that impressed", wrote one critic,Armstrong, Lisa. Cite news|url= http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/fashion/article4711607.ece |title=Victoria Beckham presents her debut fashion collection |work= The Times |date=9 September 2008|accessdate=10 September 2008 | location=London | first=Lisa | last=Armstrong whilst others called it "Beautiful", "desirable" and "classy".Cartner-Morley, Jess. Cite news|url= http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2008/sep/09/celebrity.fashion |title=Victoria Beckham impresses on debut |work=The Guardian |date=9 September 2008|accessdate=10 September 2008 | location=London | first=Jess | last=Cartner-Morley
Beckham sealed her status as a fashion icon by appearing on the cover of different editions of Vogue Magazine three times in a the space of a year.Cite news|url= http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1125222/Always-Vogue-Victoria-Beckham-proves-permanent-cover-girl-Russian-shoot.html |title=Always in Vogue: Victoria Beckham proves the permanent cover girl in Russian shoot|author= Simon Cable |work=Daily Mail |date= 22 January 2009 | location=London Beckham's first appearance was on the April 2008 cover of British Vogue , then in November she appeared on Indian Vogue, and in February 2009 she made the cover of Russian Vogue.cite web|url= http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/daily/090123-victoria-beckham-in-russian-vogue |title=Victoria Beckham in Russian Vogue |work=Vogue Beckham has voiced her anti-fur beliefs, and promotes an animal friendly wardrobe filled with fake fur|faux/synthetic furs . Her stand against fur farming|the fur industry has generated admiration from animal rights organizations, including PETA . Of PETA's numerous anti-fur campaigns, Beckham stated that she is "supportive of its high-profile anti-fur campaigns," and pledged "never to work with fur in any of her own fashion collections".cite web|url= http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/beckham%20in%20fur%20misunderstanding |title=Victoria Beckham says 'No' to Fur |work=Contact Music |date=4 November 2005|accessdate=7 November 2007 Beckham is also well known for her love of designer high heeled shoes.Cite news|url= http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1069334/Victoria-Beckham-strikes-highest-heels-EVER.html |title=Victoria Beckham strikes again with her highest heels EVER |work=The Daily Mail |date= 6 October 2008|accessdate=26 August 2009 | location=London | first=Maysa | last=Rawi In November 2011, Beckham was awarded the "Designer of the Year" gong at the annual British Fashion Awards.cite news|last=Whitworth|first=Melissa|title=British Fashion Awards 2011: Victoria Beckham wins designer brand of the year|url= http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/news-features/TMG8920970/British-Fashion-Awards-2011-How-Victoria-Beckham-conquered-the-fashion-world.html|accessdate=5 February 2012|newspaper=Telegraph|date=28 November 2011
Personal life
In 1997, she started dating footballer David Beckham after they had met at a charity football match, prompting him to request a meeting with her.Roberts, Alison. Cite news|url= http://news.independent.co.uk/people/profiles/article55497.ece |title=David and Victoria Beckham: Can they mend it like Beckhams? |work=The Independent |date=11 April 2005|accessdate=21 December 2007 | location=London | first=Alison | last=Roberts Of their initial meeting, she said, "I didn't really know who he was. I was never into football."cite web|url= http://www.wmagazine.com/celebrities/2007/08/beckhams_steven_klein? currentPage=2 |title=American Idols |work= W Magazine |date=1 January 2010|accessdate=23 February 2009 The couple announced their engagement in 1998 and were dubbed " Posh and Becks " by the media.cite news |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6295214.stm |title=Will Brand Beckham break America? |author=Pryor, Fiona |date=12 July 2007 |work= BBC News |accessdate=26 November 2011 On 4 July 1999 they were married by the Bishop of Cork, Paul Colton , at Luttrellstown Castle , Ireland.cite news |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/special_report/1999/07/99/the_posh_wedding/385866.stm |title=Wedded spice |date=5 July 1999 |work= BBC News |accessdate=26 November 2011 The wedding attracted much media coverage.Cite news|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1999/07/99/the_posh_wedding/383151.stm |title=David and Victoria tie the knot |work=BBC News |date= 5 July 1999|accessdate=19 December 2007 Beckham's team-mate, Gary Neville , was the best man, and the couple's four month old son Brooklyn was the ring bearer.Cite news|url= http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,243091,00.html |title=Beckhams Coming to America |work=Fox News |date=11 January 2007|accessdate=19 December 2007 Most of the media were kept away from the ceremony as an exclusive deal with OK! magazine had been arranged, but photographs were released showing the Beckhams sitting on golden thrones.Cite news|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1999/07/99/the_posh_wedding/387126.stm |title=Sun pips OK& #33; to Posh wedding photos |work=BBC News |date= 6 July 1999|accessdate=25 May 2006 Victoria wearing a diamond coronet created for her by jewellery designer Slim Barrett . A total of 437 staff were employed for the wedding reception, which was estimated to have cost £500,000 (US$823,650).Cite news|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1999/07/99/the_posh_wedding/385866.stm |title=Wedded spice |work=BBC News |date= 5 July 1999|accessdate=2 December 2005 The couple bought what would become their most famous home for £2.5 million in 1999;Stuart, Julia. Cite news|url= http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article236166.ece |title=Beckingham Palace, our lovely home |work=The Independent |date=31 July 2001|accessdate=21 December 2007 | location=London | first=Julia | last=Stuart the property, which is set in convert|24|acre|m2 of land, was duly given a £3 million renovation and was subsequently dubbed Beckingham Palace by the media.
Victoria and David Beckham have four children: sons Brooklyn Joseph (born 1999, City of Westminster|Westminster , London),Pook, Sally. Cite news|url= http://www.telegraph.co.uk/htmlContent.jhtml? html=/archive/1999/03/05/nspic05.html |title=Posh Spice gives birth to baby boy called Brooklyn |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=5 March 1999|accessdate=19 December 2007 | location=London|archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20071230072518/ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/htmlContent.jhtml? html=/archive/1999/03/05/nspic05.html |archivedate = 30 December 2007|deadurl=yesDead link|date=August 2010|bot=RjwilmsiBot Romeo James (born 2002, Westminster, http://www.findmypast.co.uk/birth-indexes-search-start.action Births England and Wales 1837–2006 London),Cite news|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/showbiz/2228641.stm |title=Posh gives birth to second son |work=BBC News |date= 1 September 2002|accessdate=19 December 2007 Cruz David (born 2005, Madrid , Spain );Cite news|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4281405.stm |title=Beckhams celebrate birth of Cruz |work=BBC News |date= 24 February 2005|accessdate=19 December 2007Silverman, Stephen M. cite web|url= http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1029920,00.html |title=David, Victoria Beckham Have a Third Son |work= People (magazine)|People |date=21 February 2005|accessdate=5 December 2007 and daughter Harper Seven (born 2011, Los Angeles). http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2013201/Victoria-David-Beckham-baby-girl-Harper-Seven.html "Delighted Victoria and David name their little girl Harper Seven Beckham" 11 July 2011, Daily MailByrne, Alla and Perry, Simon cite web|url= http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20505597,00.html |title=Victoria and David Beckham Welcome a Daughter |work= People (magazine)|People |date=10 July 2011|accessdate=10 July 2011 http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/celebritology/post/victoria-beckham-and-david-beckham-welcome-baby-girl/2011/07/10/gIQAsJwL7H_blog.html "Victoria Beckham and David Beckham welcome baby girl". Washington Post . July 10, 2011. Retrieved July 10, 2011. http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/victoria-beckhams-celebrate-as-baby-girl-is-born_1231913 "Victoria Beckham – Beckhams Celebrate As Baby Girl Is Born". Contactmusic.com . July 10, 2011. Retrieved July 10, 2011.Elton John and David Furnish are reportedly the godparents of Brooklyn and Romeo, and the godmother is Elizabeth Hurley .Cite news|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4120477.stm |title=Beckhams host glitzy christening |work=BBC News |date= 23 December 2004|accessdate=21 December 2004 Prior to Harper's birth, Victoria and David Beckham stated that they had a strong desire for a daughter.Cite news|url= http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html? in_article_id=501181& in_page_id=1773 |title=Move over Sporty: Victoria calls David Beckham a 'Spice Boy' |work=Daily Mail |accessdate=22 December 2007 | location=London | date=11 December 2007
In January 2000, a tip-off to Scotland Yard detectives exposed a plot to kidnap Victoria and Brooklyn Beckham and hold them at a house in Hampstead , London.Foggo, Daniel, Bamber, David and Lusher, Adam. Cite news|url= http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=GUX1DTWPDWJEZQFIQMGSFFWAVCBQWIV0? xml=/news/2002/11/03/nbeck03.xml |title=Five are held in Beckham kidnap plot |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=3 November 2002|accessdate=11 January 2008 | location=London The family was then moved to a secret location, but no arrests were made. Later in March 2000, she received a death threat prior to performing at the Brit Awards with the Spice Girls, and in the show's rehearsal, a red laser light appeared on her chest and she was rushed off stage. After a fire door was found to be lodged open, it was thought that there had been an assassin there, and Beckham later revealed that she was terrified by the experience. In November 2002, five people were arrested after another plot for her kidnap was infiltrated by a tabloid newspaper.Cozens, Claire. Cite news|url= http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2003/sep/19/newsoftheworld.pressandpublishing |title=PCC clears NoW over Beckham kidnap case |work= The Guardian |date=9 September 2003|accessdate=11 January 2008 | location=London | first=Claire | last=Cozens All charges were dropped after a witness was deemed unreliable.Cite news|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2956224.stm |title=Beckham 'kidnap' case collapses |work=BBC News |date= 2 June 2003|accessdate=11 January 2008 In 2004, allegations surfaced that David Beckham had had a brief affair with a former personal assistant, Rebecca Loos .Cite news|url= http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,1-1066358,00.html |title=Beckham flies back to Madrid from holiday |work= The Times |date=7 April 2004|accessdate=19 December 2007 | location=London The affair had apparently taken place when David had moved to Madrid , although he denied all the allegations.
The family moved to Los Angeles, California on 12 July 2007 as a result of David being signed to play for the Los Angeles Galaxy|LA Galaxy . On their arrival in America on 12 July 2007, Victoria and David were met by hundreds of paparazzi and media representatives, causing a media frenzy.Cite news|url= http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html? in_article_id=468094& in_page_id=1773& ico=Homepage& icl=TabModule& icc=picbox& ct=5 |title=Beckham-mania& #33; Posh and David take the US by storm |work=Daily Mail |accessdate=13 July 2007 | location=London | date=13 July 2007 They currently reside in a $22 million Beverly Hills mansion with ten security guards.cite web|url= http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23404118-details/Beckham-mania!+Posh+and+David+take+the+US+by+storm/article.do |title=Beckham-Mania& #33; Posh and David take the US by Storm |work= The London Evening Standard |accessdate=19 December 2007 To create publicity for their move to America, the couple were photographed in their underwear for the fashion magazine, W (magazine)|W '', which also included an interview in which Victoria said that David's supposed affair with Loos had made their marriage stronger. On 29 May 2011, it was announced that the Beckhams would be settling back to England after the birth of their fourth child, which occurred in July 2011. http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/view/193261/David-and-Victoria-Beckham-will-return-after-having-tot-/ "DAVID AND VICTORIA BECKHAM WILL RETURN AFTER HAVING TOT". Daily Star . 29 May 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2011. http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_david-and-victoria-beckham-to-return-to-uk-after-baby-birth_1548912 "David & Victoria Beckham to return to UK after baby birth". ANI . 29 May 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2011. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1388609/Victoria-Beckham-booked-C-section-July-4th-delivery-baby-girl.html " Born in the USA& #33; Victoria Beckham books her C-section for July delivery of her baby girl". Daily Mail . 19 May 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
It was reported in October 2007 that Beckham had turned down the opportunity to appear in Sex and the City: The Movie . She stated in an interview: "...asked to be in the Sex and the City film, which I would have loved to have done, but because I am in full-on Spice Girls rehearsal mode, unfortunately, I can't do it."Tippetts, Cher. cite web|url= http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news/38755/victoria-beckham-turned-down-sex-and-the-city |title=Victoria Beckham Turned Down Sex And The City |work=Entertainment Wise |date=19 November 2007|accessdate=19 December 2007 Beckham's marriage and career as a singer have made her the 52nd richest woman in Britain.Cite news|url= http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/specials/rich_list/rich_list_search/? urllink= http://www.timesonline.co.uk/richlist/person/0,,48253,00.html |title=Women's rich list – Victoria Beckham |work=The Times |accessdate=15 July 2007 | location=London and the 19th richest person in Britain with husband David, with an estimated joint wealth of £112 million ($225 million USD). In 2010, Beckhams's charity work with Save the Children earned her a nomination for the Do Something With Style Award from the VH1 Do Something Awards . The awards show, produced by Vh1 , is dedicated to honouring people who do good and is powered by Do Something , an organization that aims to empower, celebrate, and inspire young people.cite web|url= http://www.dosomething.org |title=Do Something |publisher=Do Something |date= |accessdate=15 July 2010
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Victoria Beckham
Released: 1 October 2001
Label: Virgin
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