Becks gets a Jedward ‘do!

Posted by Jane Murphy

Still undecided exactly where you stand on the John & Edward debacle?

Well, it may interest you to note the pair have been given their biggest vote of confidence yet - because King of Everything David Beckham has just started sporting a Jedward-style spiked-up hairdo.

Becks unveiled his latest look in LA Galaxy’s 2-0 win over Houston Dynamo on Friday. And the slightly bizarre barnet got a second public outing at last night’s LA Lakers basketball match…

Mind you, dapper Dave’s version of Jedward’s ‘do does have a subtle twist or two: it’s a kind of cross between a Mohican and a quiff, plus he’s still got that weirdy beard.

For what it’s worth, I think the quiff is probably a winner - but the sooner he gets rid of that face-fluff, the better. Don’t you agree?

Pictures: Wenn, PA

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Becks goes a bit beardy

Posted by Jane Murphy

Hurrah! David Beckham is back in the UK ahead of this week’s England internationals - and all is right with the world.

But wait! What’s that crawling all over the great man’s chin? Yep, it looks like Becks has cultivated a proper beard - although admittedly, that giant flat cap is doing its best to distract from the facial hair.

David’s latest look has led some tabloid wits to suggest he may be auditioning for the vacant “Dave” slot in Chas & Dave.

But enough of their red-top fripperies! What do you think of Beardy Beckham? Tell us here.

Picture: Big Pictures

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Posh dresses up, Becks dresses down

Posted by Jane Murphy

Woo-hoo! David and Victoria Beckham were out celebrating last night.

The occasion? The launch of the new Adidas Originals line at a store in Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles. (Well, you wouldn’t want to turn down an invitation to that, now would you?)

As you can see, Becks opted for a slightly confusing ensemble - wearing a hoodie over his shirt and tie…

…while Victoria wore exactly the kind of frock any of us would wear if we were going for an evening out in a sports shop…

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Pictures: Wenn

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Posh does New York, Becks is back in LA

Posted by Jane Murphy

Hang on! What’s this shifty-looking character up to then?

Oh, I do apologise. It’s celebrated fashionista Victoria Beckham doing a spot of clothes-signing and po-faced posing at last night’s Fashion Night Out event in swanky New York store Bergdorf Goodman.

Her outfit for the occasion? A rather racy Giles Deacon animal-print minidress and thigh-high boots. Yeah, that’s what I always wear when I go shopping - don’t you?

Meanwhile, back in Los Angeles, David Beckham arrived "home" from his working trip to Blighty - and, by the looks of it, almost held hands with a policeman at the airport…

How sweet!

Pictures: Wenn, Big Pictures

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It’s Posh on a swing!

Posted by Jane Murphy

 

Now, I couldn’t really start the weekend with a clear conscience without letting you know what Victoria and David Beckham have been getting up to in the past 24 hours, could I?

Ready? Well, as you can see, Posh has been wearing inappropriate clothing to play on a swing. (Does she ever take those shades off nowadays?)

The reason? She was filming a new ad campaign for her Autumn/Winter dress collection in west London. That dress retails at £2,095, you know. What a bargain!

Meanwhile, Becks took the kids shopping in Los Angeles - while sporting a new razor-cut hairdo…

 

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Pictures: Wenn

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The gang’s all here for David Beckham!

Posted by Jane Murphy

 

Uh-oh! It sounds like David Beckham had a less-than-rapturous welcome from fans for his home return game at LA Galaxy, following his five-month loan spell at AC Milan.

Some supporters had even taken the trouble to make banners sporting messages such as “Go home fraud”, “Repent!” and “We all know you stuff socks down your pants for those Armani ads”. (OK, so I made the last one up.)

Apparently, Mr B had to be held back by security staff after attempting to jump a barrier and remonstrate with a fan at half-time. Eek!

Still, at least plenty of friends and family had shown up to cheer him on. Here’s Victoria Beckham preparing to embark on a “meet and greet” session…

 

…with various celebrity pals including Tom Cruise…

 

By the way, you see that woman’s face balanced precariously on the middle of Victoria’s arm? I think that’s Tom’s daughter Isabella - who’s clearly keen to get on with watching the match. (Don’t you just hate it when air-kissing A-list stars obscure your view at the footie?)

 

And look! There’s Take That’s Gary Barlow sitting just in front of Romeo Beckham and his fast-disappearing candy-floss…

 

Other stars who showed up to eat free prawn sandwiches support Becks included ex-Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller, actress Kate Beckinsale and lay-dees’ man David Walliams.

Meanwhile, if you’re impressed with Victoria’s skin tone, you may be interested to learn that she’s employed a new “spray-on tan artiste” - the wonderfully named Jimmy CoCo.

“When we met, she had the worst fake tan ever - she was orange,” says Jimmy, who now pops round to work his magic at the Beckhams’ Hollywood mansion twice a month.

“I can make you look 10lbs lighter,” he adds. “Although in Victoria’s case, that isn’t necessary.”

Pictures: Wenn, Rex Features

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Is Becks responsible for the Iraq war?

Posted by Jane Murphy

 

Now, David Beckham can be held responsible for a lot of things - including a plethora of silly haircuts, men in sarongs and England’s failure to progress past the quarter-finals in the 1998 World Cup (although that last one’s debatable - I still blame the ref).

And, obviously, he's squarely to blame for those silly Emporio Armani undies ads (although he has just denied rumours that he's set to pose in one with Angelina Jolie, fact fans).

He can even be called to question over the growing trend for OTT body art - as proven by the new ring-o'-roses tattoo on his already-quite-full-up left arm (showcased in our pic).

But is he really to blame for Britain’s role in the Iraq war? Scottish rocker John McClure certainly seems to think so.

In an interview with the Daily Mirror, the Reverend & The Makers frontman says he’s convinced the UK Government would have backed down over the war if superstars such as Becks had rallied public support against it.

“If David Beckham had spoken out about Iraq, it wouldn’t have happened,” he insists.

“I honestly believe that, hand on heart. Beckham’s cultural gravitas was such in that period that if he’d have gone, ‘I don’t want this war in Iraq, it’s an awful thing, we should not do it’, it wouldn’t have happened. The public would have gone mad against it.

“But because he kept his gob shut - and everybody else did - it happened. We sleepwalked our way there.”

Er… I seem to recall the public “going mad against it”, even without a rallying call from Mr B. So would it really have made a jot of difference to Government policy if Becks had spoken out against the war? Tell us what you think.

Pictures: Wenn

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Becks and Angelina - together at last?

Posted by Jane Murphy

 

Heavens to Betsy! We may be in the midst of a worldwide recession at the moment - but Emporio Armani certainly has some cash to throw around.

The latest? Apparently, the hoity-toity Italian fashion house has approached Angelina Jolie to appear in an ad with current poster-boy David Beckham.

“The pair appeal to a diverse audience and a collaboration would create so much publicity, it would push Armani head and shoulders above their rivals,” insists an insider. “There are a few contract issues to be addressed, but marketing experts are being tasked with coming up with clever ideas for a print campaign.”

But what about David’s current poster partner Victoria Beckham? Does she get to star in a sister campaign with Brad Pitt? Or is she expected to watch from the sidelines while her husband strips down to his scanties with Ange?

Anyway, it’s all wrong! Ange and Becks? Beckselina? It just doesn’t sound right, does it?

Pictures: PA

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Posh & Becks' wedding: I was there

Posted by Claudia Pattison

                           

It’s hard to believe it’s 10 years since David Beckham and Victoria Adams, as she was then, tied the knot. Back then, I was a senior staff writer at OK! and I’d spent many hours slavishly documenting every stage of the high-profile couple’s courtship. Needless to say, everyone at the magazine was pant-wettingly excited when the editor revealed we’d secured exclusive rights to their wedding in July 1999.

As part of the three-strong reporting team, my first task was to conduct a lengthy interview with David and Victoria on the eve of the nuptials. Amazingly, they weren't surrounded by publicists and flunkeys – it was just the three of us. Both seemed happy and relaxed and I remember being surprised at how witty and eloquent Victoria was, in particular.

The big day itself was a whirlwind. Believe it or not, it's not just a case of turning up, downing a few glasses of champagne and scribbling some notes in shorthand. Oh no, wedding reportage is a veritable art form – canapés must be catalogued, floral arrangements dissected, the wedding dressed described in excruciating detail. And all the while you're feeling ridiculously underdressed in your high street frock, while everyone else is clad head-to-toe in Prada.

I spent much of the reception skulking round with my notebook up my sleeve, trying to beg, borrow or steal a quote from any wedding guest who'd ever had their 15 minutes of fame. And at the Beckhams' bash, I was spoiled for choice. Everywhere I looked there was another instantly recognisable face… Sir Bobby Charlton, Emma Bunton, Mels B and C, as well as most of David's Manchester United team-mates.

Our deadline was so tight we stayed up all night, pulling together our 8,000-word piece in a tiny office in the bowels of the spectacular Irish wedding venue, Luttrellstown Castle. And then, at around 5am, we rejoined the couple – who had now swapped their wedding finery for fluffy white bathrobes with "Mrs" and "Mrs" embroidered on the back – for the laborious process of picture approval.

The Beckhams' wedding was far and away the most gruelling assignment of my four years at OK! – I calculated afterwards that I went for 32 hours without sleep. There was an unexpected knock-on effect too – to this day, whenever I attend friends' weddings, they're always horribly apologetic. '"We would've loved our little bridesmaids to be dressed as woodland flower fairies like Posh's," they'll say – "but we had to make do with Laura Ashley." Or: "I know you're used to vintage Krug, but I'm afraid our budget only ran to Asti Spumante." I can't complain though… life on a celebrity magazine may have been hard work, but it did provide me with some truly jaw-dropping memories.

Picture: Rex Features

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Posh and Becks look a bit ropey

Posted by Jane Murphy

 

Marvellous! Just in time for their 10th wedding anniversary, Victoria and David Beckham have unveiled the latest in their chuckle-inducing ads for Emporio Armani undies.

Shot by top-notch fashion photographers Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, the new pics depict the couple posing in their scanties on top of a pile of rope, then hanging around by some railings.

 

The eye-popping ads are set to appear on billboards and in glossy magazines later this month.

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Pictures: Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott for Emporio Armani

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Surprise! It’s Posh and Becks!

Posted by Jane Murphy

 

You’ll never guess who turned up to David Beckham’s mum’s 60th birthday celebrations on Friday! Oh hang on - maybe you will…

Yep, dapper Dave, wife Victoria and the couple’s three sons all bowled up unannounced to Sandra Beckham’s do at the Blue Bridge restaurant in Writtle, Essex.

“They crept in through the back so they could surprise the birthday girl,” an onlooker told the tabloids. “There were gasps of delight when they walked in with lots of hugs and kisses.”

The entire family then tucked into a £20-a-head meal before David gave a heartfelt after-dinner speech, in which he paid tribute to his mum. Quite right, too.

And on Saturday? Posh and Becks went for a slightly more upmarket meal with Mrs B’s side of the family. The venue? The Ivy in London’s West End. And as you can see from our snap of the happy couple leaving the restaurant, it was obviously a real laugh-a-minute, let-your-hair-down affair.

So where next? Well, the Beckhams are off to the Seychelles to celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary. Ah, no wonder they look so happy…

Picture: Rex Features

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Barack v Becks: who’s most stylish?

Posted by Jane Murphy

 

He may have his work cut out with that whole “being Leader of the Free World” business - but Barack Obama is still the world’s snappiest male dresser, according to a new pointless very important poll.

Yep, according to a new survey of 3,000 men, the US president is even more stylish than fashion-tastic footballer David Beckham, who could only manage third place on the list.

“Barack Obama has a great sense of style, which no doubt adds to his popularity,” says Jonathan Heilbron, CEO of posh shirt emporium Thomas Pink, the company behind the research. “World leaders and politicians aren’t known for their dress sense, so it’s refreshing to have Obama, who seems to genuinely care about his appearance.”

Ah, it sounds like Jonathan’s got his priorities in the right order, doesn’t it? I mean - who’d want to listen to a world leader in a creased shirt or last season’s cufflinks?

But, I hear you cry, who came second on the male style list? Well, I’ll tell you: it was Brad Pitt…

 

It’s the second notable survey appearance for Brad this week - because he’s also just topped a US poll to find the celebrity dad we’d most like to see in his underwear.

And in case you were wondering, Barack could only manage fifth place in that one. Must try harder, Mr President!

Any thoughts?

Pictures: Wenn

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Becks shows us his pecs (again)

Posted by Jane Murphy

 

Having played a pivotal role in England’s 6-0 win over the mighty (ahem!) Andorra on Wednesday night, David Beckham could have been forgiven for taking it easy yesterday.

But there’s no time to put your feet up when you’re an international sex symbol. Hard-working Becks was up bright and early for a trip to London’s Selfridges - and the official unveiling of yet another Emporio Armani undies ad.

 

As you can see, this one’s six storeys high. Heavens to Betsy - talk about shoving it in our faces! As it were.

“When they’re unveiled, it’s a little embarrassing,” the reluctant model told TV presenter Gabby Logan who’d been called in to interview Becks in front of an adoring crowd (you can see a video of their chat by clicking on the video link below).

Among the onlookers? David’s proud mum Sandra turned up to applaud her son’s new pants…

 

And this dodgy-looking character was also spotted almost smiling in the audience…

 

Now, there’s something you don’t see every day…

So what do you think of David’s new ad? Ridiculously sexy or a load of old pants? Tell us here.

Pictures: Wenn, Big Pictures

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It's sister Cheryl and brother Becks!

Posted by Jane Murphy

 

A picture of seasoned poll-toppers Cheryl Cole and David Beckham? It can only mean one thing! Yep, it's silly survey time again, folks...

Researchers for the Disney Channel polled 2,000 people to find out their fantasy celebrity family. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Becks and Cheryl were named the ideal brother and sister.

And our No.1 fantasy celebrity mum? It's Absolutely Fabulous star and Gurkhas campaigner Joanna Lumley...

 

...while gnome-faced gazillionaire Richard Branson topped the list of fantasy dads...

 

So do you fancy sitting down to Sunday dinner with that little lot? Personally, I think I may feel a little overwhelmed, and eat my lunch from a tray in front of the telly instead.

Tell us who'd be in your fantasy celebrity family.

Pictures: PA

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