Victoria Beckham Goes Shopping In New York

Victoria Beckham made the most of her free time on Thursday by doing some shopping in New York City.

The paparazzi caught up with her yesterday on the Upper East Side of Manhattan indulging in a bit of retail therapy and to no doubt let everyone know that she has arrived.

She shopped in Donna Karan and Tom Ford boutiques located on Madison Avenue before heading out to brunch at Brasserie 44.

Looking her best, as always, Victoria was sporting a grey tweed dress with a cream colored cape. Gorgeous.

Later on she joined her Spice Girls 'chums' for their concert at the Nassau Coliseum.

I can't wait for later today, when we get to see her front row at Marc Jacobs show.

I wonder what she will wear.



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Salma Hayek Pays $350,000 For An Hour With David Beckham

It seems that Salma Hayek really really wanted soccer tuition from David Beckham. So much so that she paid a reported $350,000 to kick a ball around with him.

She won this prize at the Malawi and UNICEF charity auction hosted by Madonna last night. Salma outbid a very eager Tom Cruise for this prize.

Seems like a lot of money, but no doubt worth it.

I was not aware Salma liked playing soccer.

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Victoria Beckham In New York

I am sure it is not coincidence that the Spice Girls are in New York for their tour, when tomorrow on their day off and Marc Jacobs is showing his Fall 2008 collection in the city.

Victoria Beckham being the face of the Spring 2008 campaign will no doubt be the guest of honour at the show.



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David Beckham Blogs

Hi everyone

It was good to see England win last night and put in a positive performance against Switzerland. I am an England fan and I always want my country to win any game.

I am sure you will have read a lot of Mr Capello’s call to leave me out of the squad but in truth I admire him as a manager and respect his decision. In his explanation, he said that it was purely down to match fitness and that it was unfair to the other players, competing week in and week out for their clubs, to include me in the squad.

A lot has been made of my trips to Sierra Leone and Brazil but these were only a total of four days in six weeks. I postponed my holidays to spend five days a week training with Arsenal and I did everything possible make myself available for England. The only thing beyond my control is the opportunity to play matches. I want to thank Arsene Wenger and his team for making me feel incredibly welcome at Arsenal and helping me to get fit for the start of the season.

I am now back in Los Angeles training with LA Galaxy. On Saturday and Sunday every player had to undergo fitness tests, and I feel good for the start of the new season. There is a real sense of excitement here with Ruud at the helm and players like Carlos and Celestine arriving. I will keep you posted on how the pre season goes.

Take care

David

'There's Only One David Beckham'

I did not go to the England game, mostly in protest of David Beckham not being in the squad, but also because it was too darn cold.

I watched some of the game and was not surprised that after 20 minutes fans were singing 'There's only one David Beckham.'

I bet, a no doubt watching David, raised a smile.

England won unfortunately.

Victoria Beckham At Saks For dVb

Victoria Beckham was at Saks for a personal appearance to promote her dVb denim at Saks Fifth Avenue in Boston last Wednesday were she gave an interview.

Victoria Beckham had travel to Boston with her three sons, who spent the day at the Children's Museum while mummy pitched jeans. David was in Brazil. During the interview, her publicist passed along a PDA with a picture of Beckham strolling in a Marc Jacobs T-shirt emblazoned with his wife's image. (I bet that made her smile)

She wore her own black skinny jeans, topped by a Dolce & Gabbana jacket — a present from Domenico and Stefano — and cinched with an Alexander McQueen belt.

During breaks, she stepped out of the sweltering green room and a hair-and-makeup team jogged in like a pit crew to keep her in one piece. Later, Saks customers almost pummeled her and each other in their haste to be photographed with the most famous Spice Girl. She rolled with it all, even when one woman plopped her baby on the table where she signed autographs. The child sat dazed as flashbulbs popped.

Beckham views the Spice reunion as a lucrative last laugh with old mates. She has her heart set on fashion, and has assembled a team that's helping her put together a capsule collection to be shown in New York this fall — not on a runway, but to friends and insiders.

It will include dresses, which she loves, and will avoid too much embellishment.

"I am not in the music industry anymore...I don't think it's a nice industry anymore,'' she said. "So with this tour, I was nervous about what the fashion industry would think. I'm at the bottom of the ladder — but it's what I've always wanted to do."

I can't wait to see the dresses.

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Victoria Beckham Blogs On SpiceGirls.com

Hi everyone,

It's been a really busy week. We arrived in Boston last Monday ahead of our show on Wednesday night.

Before the show I did a dVb signing in Saks and it was a huge success. I want to say a big thank you to the hundreds of fans that turned up, it was a great welcome. I'll be doing more signings over the next month so I hope to see some of you there. I'll be at Saks in Chicago on February 15 and then on February 26 I'll be at Holt & Renfrew in Toronto.

From Boston we went to Montreal and then we went to Toronto. The kids were so excited when we landed in Toronto because there was so much snow. They had a snow ball fight the minute their feet touched the ground!!

We really enjoyed our first show in ‘Spice City’ Toronto, it was great to be there and the crowd were so loud. I’m back at the hotel now and we are getting ready to travel to New York for our next show on Wednesday night. We really are having a great time on the road, its fun to be back together with the girls and I'll be really sad when it's over.

Lots of love

Victoria
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Spice Girls Fans Hit Back At Cancellation Announcement

The Spice Girls left Pearson International Airport in Toronto, Canada, yesterday afternoon, no doubt heading to the Long Island in the US for the next stop on their tour.

The all look fairly happy, but will be sad to hear that the backlash of the cancelled tour has already begun.

Australian, South African and Brazilian fans are not impressed and many fans have been bombarding unofficial websites like SpiceGirls.co.uk, as well as the group's official MySpace webpage with messages of abuse.

One fan wrotes: "They have known all along when their kids go to school or whatever. It's a crappy excuse, really it's all just about money... they've made enough now so who cares about anywhere else right?"

Another adds: "I am absolutely disgusted in them. Most of us have been waiting years for this and they have just ruined it all for us. As far as I am concerned, they have just lost another fan. So much for girl power."

The only people I see this backlash hurting are Victoria Beckham with her fashion line especially in Asia and Mel C who is the only credible Spice Girl who will go onto have a career after the tour ends.

On a side note I adore Victoria's coat. I believe it is Dolce & Gabbana.



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David Beckham Expected To Be Left Out Of The England Squad

David Beckham and the LA Galaxy began training on Monday as the official opening to the new season.

With regards to England David Beckham says it would have been unfair for him to be called up for England's friendly against Switzerland this week.

The midfielder agreed with England coach Fabio Capello, who said last week that he did not include the former captain in his first squad because he had not played a competitive match since November.

Beckham's last match was for the LA Galaxy in December, but that was a friendly in New Zealand against Wellington Phoenix.

"I half expected it because I know what Fabio Capello is like as a manager," Beckham told Sky Sports TV. "If he thinks you're not fit and ready to play, then you won't be in the team. I totally respect that and totally understand that."

"There are a lot of Premiership players who have played 15 games in the last two months and I haven't played a game since December."

Beckham had been training with Arsenal in the hope of being called up for his 100th international appearance, but has instead returned to the United States for Major League Soccer's pre-season.

Beckham said his recent trips to Africa, for UNICEF, and Brazil, to open to a sports academy bearing his name, had not hurt his selection chances.

"I'd done everything I could to make myself available," Beckham said. "I worked hard for a month with Arsenal. I did go to Sierra Leone and Brazil, but those trips were only four days long and for the rest of the month I was training very hard."

"It's simply down to not playing any games."

With regards to his LA Galaxy aspirations David said, "To win something, that's what we've got to do. We have to get it right from the first game and carry it on all the way through the season."

You can see the video of David's interview with Sky Sports here.



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The Spice Girls Say Sorry For Cutting Short Their Tour

Saying sorry does not make up for those fans who have waited 10 years to see them only to be disappointed again.

The Beckhams To Adopt A Baby Girl From Africa?

In today's Grazia magazine their headline story is that David and Victoria Beckham are considering adopting a baby girl.

The Beckhams have long spoken of their wish to have a sister for their three sons Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz.

David spent four days in Sierra Leone in his role as a Goodwill Ambassador for United Nations' children's charity UNICEF two weeks ago.

During his trip, David witnessed a birth and gave immunisation drops to a newborn baby.

Upon his return to David said: "I was close to tears. I had to step back and take a deep breath."

"I'm a very emotional person and I'm even more emotional now I'm a parent."

"But what stopped me crying was knowing that what these kids are going through is far worse than my feelings."

Beckham, according to Grazia, has told friends they are seriously considering adopting following his trip and has sought advice from celebrity pal Tom Cruise, who adopted son Connor and daughter Isabella with ex-wife Nicole Kidman.

Grazia quoted a friend as saying: "Adoption is something David has been talking about for some time."

"If there is one subject that can move him to tears, it's the thought of being unloved, uncared for and with no hope or future."

"It was only when David started planning his trip to Sierra Leone that they began talking about adoption again. It's clear they both think adoption is great."

"Tom has talked to David about how adoption changed him and how he's been able to change the lives of two amazing children."

Spice Girl Victoria has often spoken of her wish for a girl and admitted she is saving her hundreds of expensive handbags for her future daughter.

She said: "I think of the bags as an investment. Someday, when I'm lucky enough to have a girl, I will pass them along to her."

"It would finish the family off to have a little girl."

The couple originally planned to try for a fourth child last year, but Victoria's Spice Girls reunion and fashion duties meant they were too busy.

A spokeswoman for the Beckhams said: "They both publicly have said that while they admire people who go through the adoption process, their focus is raising their own three boys."

If this story is true I see this as a great idea of David's, but somehow I don't feel this is what Victoria wants. I think she would like to try for her own child before considering adoption.

The problem for Victoria is that she has already had 3 children via cesarean and a 4th procedure would cause damage to her internal organs.

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Victoria Beckham Interview At The Roland Mouret Show

When Victoria was asked about being on Mr Blackwell's list she replies that she does not take lists that seriously and that Marc Jacobs made some interesting comments on her behalf.

Here are those comments:

"Mr. Blackwell to me is this fictitious thing," he said. "I know there is a Mr. Blackwell, but it means absolutely nothing to me."

"It's like saying, 'What do you think of Santa Claus' list? I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was a little kid. The idea of best-dressed and worst-dressed is so subjective. To me, the best-dressed people are the ones happiest with the way they look and how much they enjoy getting dressed. I am sure there are people on that list that have appalling taste, but it doesn't matter if it makes them happy."

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More Pictures Of David Beckham In Sierra Leone

Here are some more cute pictures of David Beckham when he made his UNICEF trip to West Africa's Sierra Leone on behalf of the international children's charity.



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Victoria Beckham Wore Herve Leger To The Welcome To LA Party

I always thought that the dress Victoria wore to the Welcome to LA Party was Giambattista Valli until surfing the Herve Leger website and seeing Victoria on the celebrities page.

It is not your typical Herve Leger bandage dress, so that is why it was unknown to be Herve Leger until now.

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Spice Girls Cancel The Rest Of Their World Tour After Both Mel's Quit

That is the story according to reports today after the girls were presented with a new tour schedule Mel B wasn't having any of it. She misses her husband and children and said she couldn't go on. She's also been flooded with US offers after her success on Dancing With Stars.

Mel C agreed it was time to call it a day. She was the least excited about it. She also feared it might jeopardise her solo career.

I can very much imagine this being true.

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Close Up On Victoria Beckham's Bandage

Could she have not waited until the tour was over?

I don't like the size of this at all.

I hope it is a pretty tattoo and not a big lion or something equally crass.

Maybe it is her favourite picture of David in his Armani briefs.

We will wait and see.



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Huge Global Demand For Spice Girls Exceeds Original Expectations

Here is an announcement from the Spice Girls management.

When the Spice Girls reunited for the first time as a 5 piece in 9 years last June announcing The Return Of The Spice Girls tour, no-one was quite sure how the world would respond. Certainly no-one could have predicted just how phenomenal the demand was eventually going to be. Within days over 1 million people in the UK alone had registered for tickets as well as 3 million people in the US. The Spice Girls are in huge global demand and since reforming they have received literally thousands of requests and offers to play in almost every country in the world.

When tickets went on sale for the first UK show at The O2 Arena they sold out in a record breaking 38 seconds. It was clear this was going to be no ordinary tour.

Within days the girls extended their 02 run to an incredible 17 shows. If it hadn’t been for other tour commitments they could have continued to add dates. Spice fever was well and truly back.

The Return Of The Spice Girls tour finally kicked off to global critical acclaim in Vancouver on the 2nd of December 2007 and this stage of the tour will finally come to an end on February 26th in Toronto. Within that time the girls will have performed shows in the US, UK and Europe to well over half a million fans. The icons of girl power are still at the top of their game. The girls have been stunning audiences with their high-energy performances and have brought back some much needed fun, excitement and glamour to the music world.

Sadly the tour needs to come to an end by the end of February due to family and personal commitments for Emma, Geri, Mel B, Melanie C and Victoria. It was announced in June that, as well as the Europe and the US, the girls planned to visit Australia, China, South Africa and Argentina. Due to the phenomenal demand for tickets in the UK and the US along with the touring logistics for such a massive production it was not possible to fit everything in. As the girls return to normal family life and the kids go back to school they are reviewing all the options, who knows what the future might bring!

So those praying that they visit their country, it is just not going to happen which is a huge shame. If this was "for the fans" as they say they would have made it happen.

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David Beckham IS Back In The US: The Official Word Is...

Despite David Beckham being expected to host a charity dinner for cystic fibrosis sufferers at the Dorchester Hotel in London last night, his camp claimed that he was called back for pre-season training by the LA Galaxy once the club knew of his omission from the England team. Makes sense.

David sent his apologies via a video message.

My personal opinion is he was too hurt to go out in such a public arena, every one has a bad day and I guess he just could not face it.

The Galaxy season starts in April, we are in February. I am not sure how the US system works but in the UK pre-season training is usually 8-6 weeks before the season, so he is returning about the right time.

The thing that is annoying me is that people are suggesting that the reason he was left out of the England squad was because of his recent trips to Sierra Leone and Brazil. Commentators are asking why both trips were not put off until after the game on the 6 February.

He tries to help others less fortunate than himself and gets accused of not focusing on football, what a joke.

Poor guy.

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