Victoria Beckham

Victoria Beckham

Victoria Beckham

The star has apparently splashed out on a £250,000 top of the range security system for her family’s new luxury mansion, according to a report in First magazine.

A source told the mag: "She’s insisting on all the best and newest security measures to keep the house totally safe and private.

"She’s having a state of the art panic room installed in their home as well as building an annex to the main house for her 10-strong security team."

David and Victoria, and their three sons, will move across the pond to California in July when the footy star joins LA Galaxy in a multi-million pound deal.

It is reported that Posh is also nervous because she won’t have her family nearby.

"To add to her worries she’s not going to have her mother and sister Louise around as much as she does in Madrid," the source said.

"They’re her security blanket and she’s going to feel very insecure without them.

"While they’re all super-excited about the move and can’t wait to start their new lives, Victoria can’t shake off her security fears."

Posh to present award at MTV awards - May 22 2007
Victoria Beckham is among the stars set to present "golden popcorn" trophies at the 2007 MTV Movie Awards in LA.

She joins the likes of Cameron Diaz, Lindsay Lohan and Robin Williams for the event, where newlywed Amy Winehouse will be performing.

Among the films vying for top honours are 300, Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, Blades Of Glory, The Devil Wears Prada and Borat: Cultural Learnings Of America For Make Benefit Glorious Nation Of Kazakhstan.

Other famous faces expected at the June 3 ceremony include Jessica Biel, Mandy Moore, Bruce Willis and John Krasinski, MTV announced today.

They will join previously announced presenters Samuel L Jackson, Jessica Alba, John Travolta and Shia LaBeouf. US actress and comedian Sarah Silverman will host the show, which is also to feature performances by Rihanna and Jay-Z.

Fans can vote for their favourite films online and by text message. The 2007 MTV Movie Awards will air live from the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City.

Posh safeguards her man? - May 18 2007
Victoria Beckham has apparently insisted hubby David gets kitted out with the latest satellite navigation system when they move to LA - so he doesn’t get lost in a rough area on the way to football practice.

The couple recently bought a plush mansion in the upmarket Beverly Hills area of the city, but David will face a two-hour drive each day to get to his new team LA Galaxy’s ground in Carson, reports the Daily Express.

A source said: "Victoria’s attention has been drawn to the fact that two notorious areas lie on the way to Carson, so she’s insisted David gets a good navigation system in his car so he doesn’t get lost in some dangerous neighbourhood."

And being the good husband he is, David has given in to Vic’s demands.

"David’s not as worried but he’s agreed to keep Victoria happy and stop her worrying when he leaves the house each day," the source added.

The pair are moving to the US this summer after David signed a reported £128 million, five-year deal with the team.

Posh publicity a turn-off? - May 8 2007
Victoria Beckham has apparently turned to Spice Girl pal Mel B over fears she will be snubbed by privacy-seeking British stars when she moves to Los Angeles.

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Biography

Victoria Caroline Adams was born to a wealthy Hertfordshire family in 1975, in fact so wealthy her father, the owner of an electrical wholesale company, reportedly drove her to school in a Rolls Royce (much to her embarrassment).

Victoria wanted to be famous from a young age, taking dance lessons after watching Fame and attending the Jason Theatre School in Enfield from the age of 8 until she was seventeen. This was when she secured a place at the Laine Arts Theatre College in Surrey and began auditioning for bands.

In March of 1993, when she spotted an ad in The Stage: "Are you between 18 and 23 and are able to sing and dance? Are you street-smart, extrovert, ambitious and serious about it?" Victoria joined Geri, Mel B and Mel C along with a girl called Michelle (who would later be replaced by Victoria’s childhood friend Emma Bunton) in winning a place in the Spice Girls. After a rocky start the group signed to Virgin Records and became the biggest girl group ever, releasing hit singles and albums year after year, making a succesful feature film and becoming one of the most influential bands of the nineties and inspiration to millions of young girls.

However, the Spice Girls’ bubble eventually burst as Geri left to pursue a solo career and although the remaining four released a few more singles the magic had gone and after recording a final album they went their seperate ways. Victoria bided her time before launching her first solo single, Out Of Your Mind, in collaboration with Truesteppers and Dane Bowers.  The single coiincided with the release of Sophie Ellis Bextor’s collaboration with Spiller and resulted in a chart battle which Sophie won.  The defeat reflected badly on Victoria and her solo career seemed to go from bad to worse.  Her next single, Not Such An Innocent Girl found itself up against Kylie Minogue’s Can’t Get You Out Of My Head, which only served to highlight the difference in quality between Victoria’s efforts and those of established pop stars.  Her debut album was released two weeks later and on managing to only just edge in to the top ten Victoria was dropped by Virgin.

On hooking up with former Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller, Victoria decided to take a more R&B influenced turn, against her manager’s advice.  She began a friendship with Damon Dash who not only assisted Victoria in her musical direction but signed her up to model for his Rocawear label.  A dounle A side, Let Your Head Go/This Groove, was released in the week following Christmas 2003 but charting at number 3 in the single chart’s least competetive week it was considered a commercial flop.  The single remains Victoria’s last release although she has regularly returned to the studio to work with, among others, Cathy Dennis.  Several tracks remain unreleased and Victoria claims that she’ll only sing again if the Spice Girls reunite.

Concentrating on her fashion career, Victoria as previously designed for Rock and Republic as well as modelling for Rocawear and Maria Grachvogel.  Her second book (her first was an autobiography, Learning to Fly), That Extra Half An Inch: Heels, Hair and Everything in Between, cemented Victoria’s influence as a fashion icon.

In 1997 Victoria met British footballing icon David Beckham and before long they were the country’s most talked about couple.  Victoria fell pregnant two years later and following the birth of their first son, Brooklyn, the couple were married in a lavish ceremony at Ireland’s Luttrellstown Castle.  Despite rumours of David’s infidelity and problems moving between Britain and Spain for his career the Beckham’s marriage remains strong and they have had two further sons, Romeo (born 2002) and Cruz (born 2005).  The family plan to move to Los Angeles later this year with plans to create a relaity show based around the move.  Meanwhile rumours of a Spice Girls reunion persist.  We might get Victoria back in front of that mic yet.

October 2007

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