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Victoria Beckham Biography
Singer / Actor
Photos ( See all 52 )Name at birth: Victoria Adams
Victoria Beckham (then Victoria Adams) was an original member of The Spice Girls, the British pop supergroup of the 1990s. Victoria was "Posh Spice," the elegantly haughty member of the ensemble. (The other four members were known as Baby Spice, Sporty Spice, Scary Spice and Ginger Spice.) She married football (soccer) superstar David Beckham in July of 1999. The two quickly became one of Britain's most celebrated couples, with their every move followed by paparazzi and their home jokingly known to the tabloids as "Beckingham Palace." The Spice Girls disbanded in 2001 and Beckham released the solo album Victoria Beckham the same year, followed by a succession of singles. Her autobiography, Learning to Fly, was published in 2001. Now Los Angeles area residents, the Beckhams have three children and Victoria has a line of clothing in her name.
Extra credit: Beckham is 5'6" tall... The Beckhams' first son, Brooklyn, was born on 4 March 1999; he is named for the American city where he was conceived... A second son, Romeo, was born on 1 September 2002, and a third named Cruz was born on 20 Feburary 2005... She appeared as a guest judge on the TV show American Idol in 2009, a replacement for departed judge Paula Abdul.
Other Britpop stars include Kylie Minogue, Dido, Fatboy Slim and The Beatles.
Blog posts mentioning Victoria Beckham:
Four Good Links
Posh Madness
Enthusiastic fan site, packed with details, in Polish and English
Yahoo News: The Beckhams
Yahoo U.K. archives the lastest stories about the couple
Victoria Beckham Dress Collection
Her official site for her clothing line
Hello! Profile: Victoria Beckham
The gossipy British magazine gives its take on the star
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Best Known As
Former Spice Girl and wife of footballer David Beckham



