Biography of Victoria Beckham

Victoria Beckham is truly multi-talented. She is not only a singer, model, designer, writer, actor but also a doting mother and a loving wife.

Early Life
Victoria Beckham was born to Anthony and Jacqueline Adams in Harlow, Essex. Her father was an electronics engineer and was quite wealthy; she was born with a silver spoon in her mouth. She has two siblings Louise and Christian. She studied at the St. Mary's High School in Chestnut. It is said that during her school days, she was quite embarrassed by her family's wealth. After watching the musical 'Fame', she was highly inspired and wanted to become famous. She was then enrolled in the Jason Theater School. Victoria has also studied dancing and modeling.

Career
Music: In 1994 she joined the Spice Girls group. The group consisted of Victoria Beckham, Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm, and Geri Halliwell. Their first debut single 'Wannabe' hit the number one chart in the U.K, the U.S and India. They instantly became a global sensation. Each team member was given a nick-name by the media, Victoria was called 'Posh Spice' because of her love for fashion. With very popular albums like 'Spice', 'Mama', 'Who Do You Think You Are' and 'Spice World', they became the most popular all girls' group. They became an instant rage everywhere; they were even compared to the 'Beatles'. But after the release of their third album, the group broke up and the girls took up their individual careers. In 2007, the Spice Girls had a reunion and announced plans to make a come back tour.

Fashion: Victoria is more recognized as a fashion icon than a music icon. Her name has almost become synonymous with fashion. Victoria, on who she credits as her style icon: "To my mum - my first fashion guru who taught me how to sew, showed me how clothes should fit and told me never to wear horizontal stripes and never to eat beetroot because it stains. Most importantly she taught me how to enjoy being a girl." Victoria Beckham made her debut in London Fashion Week (2000), as a model and has never looked back since. She was the brand ambassador for Dolce and Gabbana. She had designed a line of jeans for Rock & Republic. In September 2006, she introduced her own denim brand known as dVb style, the same month the accessory line 'Intimately Beckham' and the fragrance line 'his and her' were introduced. This trendsetter fashion icon has always experimented with her looks. From long hair to short, cropped, blond, highlighted, brown she has always made a fashion statement

Television: She has five official documentaries: Victoria's Secrets(2000), Being Victoria Beckham(2002), The Real Beckhams(2003), Beckhams' 2006 World Cup Party(2006) and Victoria Beckham: Coming to America(2007). She has done a cameo in T.V series, 'The Ugly Betty'.

Books: She released her autobiography 'Learning to fly' on 13th September, 2001. This book was a huge success. Her second book was a fashion guide, 'That Extra Half an Inch: Hair, Heels and Everything In Between'. It was released on 27th October, 2006.

Personal Life
Married to the King of Football, David Beckham, she can be called the Queen of Football. The couple started dating in 1997 and were nicknamed as 'Posh and Becks' by the media. They got married at Luttrellstown Castle, Ireland on 4th July, 1999. They are the most stylish and famous couple in the history of football. The couple has three children together Brooklyn Joseph Beckham(10 yrs), Romeo James Beckham(6 yrs) and Cruz David Beckham(4 yrs). This super-rich couple first bought a house-cum-palace in the U.K in 1999, worth around £2.5 million. Next, they moved to Madrid when David Beckham was signed to Real Madrid in 2003. In 2007, they moved to Los Angeles, California as David was signed to play for LA Galaxy. They are now residing in their $22 million Beverly Hills Mansion. There have been lots of ups and downs in their life due to constant coverage of paparazzi and rumors of David Beckham's alleged affairs. But the couple is still going strong.

In 2007, she won two British Glamour Magazine Awards, one for "Woman of the Year" and the other for "Entrepreneur of the Year". In Glamour's 'The 50 most glamorous women of '08', Victoria was ranked #50. Perhaps, it won't be an exaggeration to say that whatever Victoria has touched has turned into gold.