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Victoria Beckham chews coffee beans on nights out to avoid alcohol.

The 43-year-old fashion designer has taken to chowing down on coffee plant seeds instead of downing a drink when she is out and about with pals, but her eldest son, Brooklyn, 18, is said to not be too keen on the technique.

A source said: "Brooklyn’s really isn’t a fan. In fact, he’s pretty disgusted by it.

"Victoria will quite happily chew coffee beans if tempted to have a drink while socializing."

Victoria – who is known to enjoy a tipple of tequila – is said to have developed a taste for coffee beans to try to avoid hangovers.

The source added to The Sun newspaper: "She wants to remain fresh in mornings and only truly lets her hair down on significant occasions."

The former Spice Girls star’s penchant for coffee beans is not the only healthy technique she tries.

Victoria enjoys two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar – which some studies have shown can help with weight loss and boost a person’s immune system – on an empty stomach every morning.

Captioning a picture of her breakfast drink, she wrote: "Two tbsp first thing on an empty tummy! X (sic)"

What’s more, the ‘Spice Up Your Life’ hitmaker recently revealed she gives her kids, Brooklyn, Romeo, 15, Cruz, 12, and six-year-old daughter Harper – who she shares with husband David Beckham – a post-school snack of pumpkin seeds and pine nuts in liquid soy protein.

She posted a picture of the seeds and a bottle of Liquid Aminos, a gluten-free alternative for soy sauce, and wrote: "Seeds doused in organic Aminos! Grilled until crispy! After school snack! (sic)"

David Beckham earns more than £1 million a month.

The former footballer – who hung up his boots from the beautiful game four years ago – is one of the world’s highest-earning retired athletes thanks to his image rights company, Footwork Productions Ltd, which reportedly scores him a staggering £35,000 a day.

According to The Sun newspaper, the 42-year-old star pocketed £12.7 million last year thanks to deals with the likes of H&M, Adidas and Haig Club whisky.

In the past five years, the former England football captain – who is estimated to be worth around £165 million – is said to have netted dividends of around £45 million.

David and wife Victoria – who have children Brooklyn, 18, Romeo, 15, Cruz, 12, and six-year-old Harper – recently splashed out £6 million on a countryside mansion in Oxfordshire, south west England, and they are now spending thousands to build a rural retreat in the grounds.

The showbiz power couple are forking out for a two-tiered outdoor space which will include an orchard containing 23 different types of tree.

David will also be able to try out a whole different ball game after he was granted planning permission for a 60ft croquet lawn, and the outdoor space will feature two vegetable patches and a natural swimming pool within a courtyard.

In May, the ex-Manchester United star was said to be planning to purchase an island for Victoria to mark their 20th anniversary.

David is said to have eyed up the 250-acre island of Bird Cay, in the South Berry Islands of Nassau, which could set him back as much as £7 million.

A source said at the time: "The Beckhams, particularly Posh, crave normality for their family times. Photos of Victoria in her bikini are incredibly rare because she is now very conscious about her body.

"So David wanted to give her that gift of privacy to mark two decades since they first started dating, a place where she can be totally relaxed.

"They love being on Sir Richard Branson’s Necker Island, so for David this was the logical next step. The Caribbean Islands are incredible, so they really are spoilt for choice, but Bird Cay is looking like the one."

David Beckham earns more than £1 million a month.

The former footballer – who hung up his boots from the beautiful game four years ago – is one of the world’s highest-earning retired athletes thanks to his image rights company, Footwork Productions Ltd, which reportedly scores him a staggering £35,000 a day.

According to The Sun newspaper, the 42-year-old star pocketed £12.7 million last year thanks to deals with the likes of H&M, Adidas and Haig Club whisky.

In the past five years, the former England football captain – who is estimated to be worth around £165 million – is said to have netted dividends of around £45 million.

David and wife Victoria – who have children Brooklyn, 18, Romeo, 15, Cruz, 12, and six-year-old Harper – recently splashed out £6 million on a countryside mansion in Oxfordshire, south west England, and they are now spending thousands to build a rural retreat in the grounds.

The showbiz power couple are forking out for a two-tiered outdoor space which will include an orchard containing 23 different types of tree.

David will also be able to try out a whole different ball game after he was granted planning permission for a 60ft croquet lawn, and the outdoor space will feature two vegetable patches and a natural swimming pool within a courtyard.

In May, the ex-Manchester United star was said to be planning to purchase an island for Victoria to mark their 20th anniversary.

David is said to have eyed up the 250-acre island of Bird Cay, in the South Berry Islands of Nassau, which could set him back as much as £7 million.

A source said at the time: "The Beckhams, particularly Posh, crave normality for their family times. Photos of Victoria in her bikini are incredibly rare because she is now very conscious about her body.

"So David wanted to give her that gift of privacy to mark two decades since they first started dating, a place where she can be totally relaxed.

"They love being on Sir Richard Branson’s Necker Island, so for David this was the logical next step. The Caribbean Islands are incredible, so they really are spoilt for choice, but Bird Cay is looking like the one."

David and Victoria Beckham are spending thousands building an intruder-proof fortress garden in the grounds of their mansion.

The showbiz power couple are constructing a two-tiered rural retreat outdoor space at their new £6 million Oxfordshire home in south west England, and the pair are forking out plenty of cash on their orchard, which will feature 23 different types of tree.

David will hire a team of gardeners who will spend three days a week looking after the trees, including nine apple trees, eight cherry trees, and a plum tree, which could be ideal if their celebrity chef pal Gordon Ramsay fancied popping round to cook up an apple crumble.

According to Mail Online, the Landscape Design Statement says: "The proposed planting design aims to tie in with the surrounding landscape, using many native wildflowers interspersed amongst grasses… the materials used across the site will be sensitive to the heritage nature of the property, reflective of what is on site and in the surrounding vernacular."

David is known for his ball skills having previously captained the England soccer side, but he will be able to practice a whole new ball game soon because he has been granted planning permission for a 60ft croquet lawn.

What’s more, the Beckhams’ outdoor space will feature two vegetable patches and a natural swimming pool within a courtyard to ensure it will not be spotted from the road.

Marcus Barnett, a Chelsea Flower Show-winning gardener, has been enlisted to transform the plush pad’s outside area.

He will create two gardens, one containing wild grass surrounded by a massive hedge and another where the natural pool will live.

The outdoor space will no doubt go down well with the Beckhams’ kids, Brooklyn, 18, Romeo, 15, Cruz, 12, and six-year-old Harper, who have been known to enjoy a game of football now and then.