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Victoria Beckham blocks Spice Girls reunion

Victoria Beckham has shut down plans for a Spice Girls reunion tour after stopping the girls from performing their old songs.

The 42-year-old fashion designer has reportedly called on her lawyers to block her bandmates – Mel B, Emma Bunton and Geri Horner – from performing the group’s classic tracks.

A source said: "The girls are devastated. It is an extremely sad way for things to end … Victoria was a huge part of their lives and now she is using lawyers to block their comeback.

"Victoria is proud of her Spice Girls history but this suggests she wants to cut all links with the group which transformed her life. She is resorting to aggressive legal letters and it is an extremely sad way for things to end after all they have been through together."

And Victoria – who has sons Brooklyn, 17, Romeo, 14, and Cruz, 11, and daughter Harper, five, with her husband David Beckham – was said to be "concerned" that the group’s legacy could be "damaged" by any new music.

A source added to The Sun newspaper: "It became a concern that if the remaining members started mixing classic hits with new songs that were not up to much it would damage their legacy.

"Victoria takes herself very seriously now and didn’t want to have an association with this project which she felt she would if they sang the classic songs and marketed themselves as the Spice Girls.

"She got lawyers involved as she has a writing credit on the hits and co-owns the companies which control the band’s legacy and finances."

It comes after it was claimed the group – which also includes Mel C – had changed their plans because Geri, who is pregnant with her second child, wants to focus on her family.

An insider shared: "Geri’s priorities have changed. Her baby is due later this year and rather than force a reunion, she’s needs to concentrate on more personal matters.

"Getting all the girls in the studio at the same time proved a tough task. What they needed was one main boss-style figure to pull the strings otherwise they would be constantly in limbo."

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David and Victoria Beckham buy £5M country mansion

David and Victoria Beckham are reportedly moving to a £5 million country house.

The 41-year-old retired soccer star and his 42-year-old fashion designer wife – who share four children together, Brooklyn, 17, Romeo, 14, Cruz, 11, and five-year-old Harper – have reportedly decided to move out of their home in London’s Holland Park in exchange for the lavish property in the Cotswolds in south England, near the exclusive Soho Farmhouse.

Boasting a whopping nine bedrooms and 10 bathrooms, the Beckhams’ new pad comes with a triple garage, two large courtyards, and an apple orchard as part of the surrounding two acres of land.

The property – which has its own croquet lawn – is made up of three barns, each joined together by connecting buildings.

According to a source, the converted barn was previously "rundown", but recently underwent a £2 million restoration project to bring it up to the high standards of potential buyers.

The source told The Sun newspaper: "It was a rundown building but it’s been done up. There’s a rumour Becks is taking it.

"The Beckhams are the talk of Soho Farmhouse."

Soho Farmhouse is a five-star hotel and club which has hosted the likes of Prince Harry and his girlfriend Meghan Markle, whilst stars such as Rita Ora have performed within its walls.

For the Beckham family, the move comes three years after they moved out of their £24 million luxury home in California in 2014, after David retired from his sporting profession.

And whilst the flashy new home does come with a hefty price tag, it won’t be a problem for the famous family as it was previously revealed that David raked in an impressive £71,000 a day last year.

A source said at the time: "There is no stopping Brand Beckham. Even though he has long retired from football David’s empire keeps on growing. He is a savvy businessman and surrounds himself with like-minded people. The latest figures are staggering but it’s no real surprise."

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David and Victoria Beckham buy £5M country mansion

David and Victoria Beckham are reportedly moving to a £5 million country house.

The 41-year-old retired soccer star and his 42-year-old fashion designer wife – who share four children together, Brooklyn, 17, Romeo, 14, Cruz, 11, and five-year-old Harper – have reportedly decided to move out of their home in London’s Holland Park in exchange for the lavish property in the Cotswolds in south England, near the exclusive Soho Farmhouse.

Boasting a whopping nine bedrooms and 10 bathrooms, the Beckhams’ new pad comes with a triple garage, two large courtyards, and an apple orchard as part of the surrounding two acres of land.

The property – which has its own croquet lawn – is made up of three barns, each joined together by connecting buildings.

According to a source, the converted barn was previously "rundown", but recently underwent a £2 million restoration project to bring it up to the high standards of potential buyers.

The source told The Sun newspaper: "It was a rundown building but it’s been done up. There’s a rumour Becks is taking it.

"The Beckhams are the talk of Soho Farmhouse."

Soho Farmhouse is a five-star hotel and club which has hosted the likes of Prince Harry and his girlfriend Meghan Markle, whilst stars such as Rita Ora have performed within its walls.

For the Beckham family, the move comes three years after they moved out of their £24 million luxury home in California in 2014, after David retired from his sporting profession.

And whilst the flashy new home does come with a hefty price tag, it won’t be a problem for the famous family as it was previously revealed that David raked in an impressive £71,000 a day last year.

A source said at the time: "There is no stopping Brand Beckham. Even though he has long retired from football David’s empire keeps on growing. He is a savvy businessman and surrounds himself with like-minded people. The latest figures are staggering but it’s no real surprise."

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Brooklyn Beckham back in touch with ex

Brooklyn Beckham is back in touch with his ex-girlfriend.

The 17-year-old aspiring photographer – the eldest son of David and Victoria Beckham – set tongues wagging earlier this week when he followed his former flame Sonia Ben Ammar on Instagram again, nine months after their split in March, as they both holidayed separately in the Maldives with their families.

It’s not known if the pair have bumped into each other while lapping up the sun in the tropical country but they have both posted photographs on their social media sites seemingly taken in the same vicinity on the idyllic island.

Shortly after Brooklyn re-followed the model on the photo-sharing site, he reportedly liked a shot she had uploaded of her sporting a mesh bikini in the sea.

Holidaying in the Maldives has no doubt brought back fond memories for the young pair – who dated for five months – as they first met while there in 2014.

And, although their romance was short lived, Sonia, 17 – who is the daughter of Tunisian producer and director Tarak Ben Ammar – seemingly made a good impression on Brooklyn’s family as they were reportedly "happy" about their love.

After their split, the talented star went on to strike up a relationship with Chloe Grace Moretz, 19, but their romance came crashing down a few months later.

A source said recently: "Brooklyn is so young with his whole life ahead of him, he basically just didn’t need the aggro. He was besotted with her at first, but as time wore on Chloe wanted to become more serious and given he lives on the other side of the Atlantic, it was something he couldn’t offer."

However, friends wouldn’t be surprised if the couple – who briefly dated in 2014 before getting back together earlier this year – reconcile again in the future.

The insider added: "Like any youngsters in a relationship, there wouldn’t be much of a surprise if they get back together. Especially if they go on to mix in the same circles."

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Charlie Hunnam splurges on girlfriend’s Emeralds after ignoring her

Charlie Hunnam showered his girlfriend with emeralds to make up for ignoring her for 11 months.

The ‘Sons of Anarchy’ star cut all contact with Morgana McNelis during the filming of his new movie ‘Lost City of Z’ in South America, but realized he’d have to come up with a huge gesture to get back into his beloved’s good books upon his return.

He explained to Us Weekly: "We went to Colombia, and the mail system doesn’t really work very well. It’s completely unreliable. I received a letter from her, and I realized that from the tone of it and things she was saying that she hadn’t received the two letters that I sent before."

Charlie acknowledged that neglecting the blonde beauty for so long made him "sound like a total bastard" but he was "appropriately very apologetic" and found some "rather lovely and somewhat cheap emeralds" that are native to Colombia.

And to make up for being a sub-standard boyfriend, the 36-year-old hunk splurged on the load full of the glittering green gems.

He went on: "My girlfriend is a jewelry designer, so I was able to come back with an appropriately sized gift. It didn’t remedy all of the trouble I was in, but it got me halfway there."

Meanwhile, Charlie recently completed filming Guy Ritchie’s upcoming movie ‘King Arthur: Legend of the Sword’ and met David Beckham – who had a cameo in the movie – on set.

The 36-year-old actor was bowled over by how "awesome" he was and said he now "genuinely loves" the retired soccer star.

He said: "[David] Beckham was awesome. I mean, I genuinely love that guy. I loved working with him. He was great."

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Christmas cook David Beckham

David Beckham has been cooking a special family recipe ahead of Christmas.

The retired soccer superstar has been busy preparing a beef stew for his wife Victoria Beckham and their four children – Brooklyn, 17, Romeo, 14, Cruz, 11, and five-year-old daughter Harper – from a recipe perfected by his mother Sandra and his secret ingredient is a can of Guinness poured in for the sauce.

David shared a video taken by Brooklyn on his Instagram account of him creating the meal and he can be heard asking his oldest son "what are we making Brooklyn?" to which he responds by saying "beef stew".

The Manchester United legend then adds: "With Guinness."

David, 41, accompanied the video with the caption: "Preparing the beef stew just like mum used to make it … Not as tasty but not far away … Plus dumplings mmmmmm oh and a little Guinness (sic)"

The hunky sportsman also tagged his close friend, TV chef Gordon Ramsay, in the post so he could see his pal’s culinary skills.

David and Victoria will be spending some of the festive period with Gordon, 50, and his wife Tana – who also have four children, Megan, Matilda and twins Jack and Holly, together – as they are all going to five-star luxury resort Amilla Fushi in the Maldives to see in 2017.

Victoria’s Spice Girls bandmate Mel C will also be joining them and will be singing for the two families on New Year’s Eve (12.31.16).

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Beckhams hire Mel C for NYE bash

David and Victoria Beckham have hired Mel C to perform at their New Year’s Eve bash.

The retired footballer and former Spice Girl – who have kids Brooklyn, 17, Romeo, 14, Cruz, 11, and five-year-old daughter Harper – have enlisted the services of the fashion designer’s bandmate to provide the entertainment at their getaway in the Maldives with pals Gordon and Tana Ramsay.

A source said: "Victoria has been the instigator for the whole trip.

"She’s sorted all the accommodation for both families and ensured Mel is there to perform."

Mel and Victoria are said to have grown closer in recent months after both turned down the chance to reform the Spice Girls alongside Emma Bunton, Geri Horner and Mel B.

The source added to The Sun newspaper: "They’ve always been great pals, but have got closer over the past few months due to their shared stance on the Spice Girls comeback.

"There was no way Mel was going to turn down the invite as the gig will be something special."

The Beckhams will see in 2017 at five-star luxury resort Amilla Fushi.

It won’t all be hard work for Mel as she will be joined by her boyfriend Joe Marshall for the celebrations when she is not performing.

Victoria turned down a Spice Girls reunion to concentrate on her fashion label and Mel later admitted she didn’t want to re-join the band as a fourpiece.

She said: "I know there are people that want to see it. But there were various reasons … but the one thing that I couldn’t get away from was that, we did reunite as a five piece [for the Olympics] and it was so incredible, and for me we are like a jigsaw puzzle and if there’s a piece missing it’s not complete. We’re not a band of interchangeable parts. So for me, it didn’t feel right."

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Victoria Beckham grateful for family

Victoria Beckham feels "so lucky" to be surrounded by her family over the festive period.

The fashion designer – who has sons Brooklyn, 17, Romeo, 14, Cruz, 11, and five-year-old daughter Harper with husband David Beckham – has admitted she is grateful to have a large family after spending the day with her sister Louise Adams and her parents, Jackie and Tony Adams.

Sharing a picture of herself and her sibling on Instagram, Victoria wrote: "With my sister Louise and all the children yesterday X I feel so lucky to have you all my life.(sic)"

The 42-year-old star posted a picture of herself alongside her mother and father.

She wrote: "Family time is everything I love u so much(sic)"

The brunette beauty also managed to fit in some quality time with her eldest son Brooklyn on Sunday (18.12.16) and shared a selfie with her boy.

She posted: "I love u @brooklynbeckham X (sic)"

This comes after David recently praised his family, admitting he is "proud" of son Cruz after he released his debut single ‘If Everyday Was Christmas’ to support media group Global’s charity Make Some Noise.

The song will enable the aid organisation to help youngsters living with illness, disability or lack of opportunity in the UK.

David said: "For us, we always want in our children, we always hope they’re listening to us or pay attention to us as parents, so we do a lot of work for charity for obviously UNICEF and my wife does for the UN.

"And Cruz came to us and said, ‘How about I do a Christmas song for charity? And all the proceeds go to charity.’ There’s nothing more to this than that at the moment.

"He’s 11 years old, he’s still at school, he’s concentrating at school. That’s the most important thing. But he wanted to give back and he’s done this amazing little Christmas song that’s got a lot of attention. And you know we are very proud of it.

"He came to us with the idea. It’s kind of cool but he’s having fun."

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David Beckham’s Christmas list

David Beckham has asked for socks for Christmas.

The retired soccer star doesn’t want much for Christmas this year whilst also revealing his wife Victoria is after some nice pyjamas.

He said: "Socks is always a good one. You know, I’m an Englishman so we – us Brits we love nice socks, so I’ve asked for socks this year. Victoria’s list – nice pajamas. She loves some nice PJ’s, comfy and cozy."

And the 41-year-old star has confessed he would love to see Victoria collaborate with their son Cruz, 11, who just released his debut single ‘If Every Day Was Christmas’ for charity.

He told Entertainment Tonight: "Oh, I don’t know about that. You’d have to ask Victoria. I doubt, I doubt that. I’d love to see it, but I’m not sure it’s gonna happen."

Meanwhile, David previously revealed how proud he is of Cruz for giving back with the single.

He said: "The amazing thing about this, we only realised Cruz has a cute little voice about nine months ago. Scooter has been a family friend for a while, so he said to bring him in, see if he enjoys it.

"For us, we always want in our children, we always hope they’re listening to us or pay attention to us as parents, so we do a lot of work for charity for obviously Unicef and my wife does for the UN. And Cruz came to us and said ‘How about I do a Christmas song for charity? And all the proceeds go to charity.’ There’s nothing more to this than that at the moment.

"He’s 11-years-old, he’s still at school, he’s concentrating at school. That’s the most important thing. But he wanted to give back and he’s done this amazing little Christmas song that’s got a lot of attention. And you know we are very proud of it. He came to us with the idea. It’s kind of cool but he’s having fun."

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Cruz Beckham shoots video with brothers Brooklyn and Romeo

Cruz Beckham spent Thursday (12.08.16) in London shooting his debut music video with his older brothers.

The 11-year-old wannabe pop star – the son of David and Victoria Beckham – surprised the world this week when he unexpectedly dropped his first ever single, festive tune ‘If Every Day Was Christmas’ which has been released to raise money for Global’s Make Some Noise, a charity which aims to help disadvantaged youngsters across the UK.

The reaction to the Yule Tide song has been mainly positive and now Cruz has got his elder siblings, photographer aspiring photographer Brooklyn, 17, and Burberry model Romeo, 14, to help him make a promo for the track.

The trio were shooting the video in the UK capital for most of Thursday and Cruz shared updates of the filming session on his Instagram account – which is run by his management company Scooter Braun Projects.

One post showed Brooklyn standing on Albert Bridge in Chelsea along with the caption: "So much fun filming my Christmas video with my brothers in London."

There was also a short video uploaded showing Brooklyn and Romeo ready to start filming a scene when Cruz sneaked up behind them and tipped a jar of candy over their heads.

The accompanying post read: "Shooting my Christmas video with @brooklynbeckham in London! (sic)"

There was no sign of the boys’ younger sister Harper, five, in any of the posts or the kids’ parents David, 41, and Victoria, 42.

Meanwhile, pop star Olly Murs has thrown his support behind Cruz’s single.

The ‘Grow Up’ hitmaker likes the song and can see a glittering career ahead for the youngster under the tutelage of his famous parents.

Appearing on UK TV show ‘This Morning’, Olly, 32, said: "I love the Beckhams and it’s Christmas! I saw Cruz at the Jingle Bell Ball at the weekend and he’s such a great kid. He loves singing, and it’s Christmas and it’s all for charity. If you’ve got parents like David and Victoria, they’ll look after him. He’ll be absolutely fine."