Editing Victoria Beckham (section)

==Personal life==
[[File:David_Beckham_Victoria_Beckham_2019.jpg|thumb|upright|Beckham with her husband David in 2019]]
Beckham was engaged to electrician Mark Wood with whom she was in a relationship from 1988 to 1994.<ref>[https://www.heart.co.uk/showbiz/celebrities/victoria-beckham/engaged-electrician-before-david/ Victoria Beckham was engaged to an electrician before she met David] – website of British radio network [[Heart (radio network)|Heart]]</ref><ref>[https://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/2004/09/01/victoriabeckham/ Posh's ex-fiancé to tell all] – website of magazine [[Hello! (magazine)|Hello!]]</ref> She then had a relationship with Canadian actor [[Corey Haim]] in 1995, which ended on mutual terms.<ref>[http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2007/09/13/victoria-beckham-to-corey-haim-you-never-touched-my-raspberry/ "Victoria Beckham To Corey Haim: 'You Never Touched My Raspberry'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606053724/http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2007/09/13/victoria-beckham-to-corey-haim-you-never-touched-my-raspberry/ |date=6 June 2012 }}. ''E!''. September 2007.</ref> She collects [[handbag]]s, and owns over 100 [[Birkin bag]]s, made by [[Hermès]], including a £100,000 pink one. The full collection is estimated to be worth more than £1.5&nbsp;million.<ref name="theguardian1">{{cite news |first=Rupert |last=Neate |url=https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2017/jun/02/what-am-i-bid-prices-go-through-the-roof-at-christies-handbag-auction |title=What am I bid? Prices go through the roof at Christie's handbag auction &#124; Fashion |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=2 June 2017 |archive-date=2 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602192057/https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2017/jun/02/what-am-i-bid-prices-go-through-the-roof-at-christies-handbag-auction |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Marriage and children===

In early 1997 she started dating footballer [[David Beckham]], after they met at a charity football match; prior to this he had watched her music videos and commented to teammates that he was attracted to her, but had been overcome with shyness when they were first introduced.<ref name=idolsw/><ref name="mend">{{cite news |url=http://news.independent.co.uk/people/profiles/article55497.ece |title=David and Victoria Beckham: Can they mend it like Beckhams? |work=The Independent |date=11 April 2005 |access-date=21 December 2007 |location=London |first=Alison |last=Roberts |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071228201145/http://news.independent.co.uk/people/profiles/article55497.ece |archive-date=28 December 2007 }}</ref> A few months earlier, Victoria had also expressed a wish to meet David during a Spice Girls football photo session (by chance, she wore the kit of his club [[Manchester United]] for the feature as the group's manager was a supporter).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.lamondamagazine.com/en/m/defense/victoria-beckham/ |title=Victoria Beckham owes me everything |first=Juliette |last=Wills |date=21 July 2013 |website=La Monda |access-date=3 September 2018 |archive-date=3 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180903151008/http://www.lamondamagazine.com/en/m/defense/victoria-beckham/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/museumofjerseys/status/951445218909392896|title=Girl Power|work=[[Shoot (football magazine)|Shoot]]|via="The Spice Girls wearing football kits in Shoot!, 25 January 1997" by 'Museum of Jerseys' on [[Twitter]]|date=25 January 1997|access-date=3 September 2018|archive-date=8 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308224806/https://twitter.com/museumofjerseys/status/951445218909392896?s=19|url-status=live}}</ref> Of their initial meeting, she said, "I didn't really know who he was. I was never into football."<ref name=idolsw>{{cite web |url=http://www.wmagazine.com/celebrities/2007/08/beckhams_steven_klein?currentPage=2 |title=American Idols |work=[[W (magazine)|W]] |date=1 January 2010 |access-date=23 February 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090214155704/http://www.wmagazine.com/celebrities/2007/08/beckhams_steven_klein?currentPage=2 |archive-date=14 February 2009 }}</ref> Initially, they kept their relationship out of the public eye.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ramaswamy |first=Chitra |date=2017-01-30 |title=Date like Posh and David Beckham – with the help of a Harvester car park |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/shortcuts/2017/jan/30/date-like-posh-and-david-beckham-with-the-help-of-a-harvester-car-park |access-date=2024-02-20 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> The couple announced their engagement in 1998 and were dubbed "[[Posh and Becks]]" by the media.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6295214.stm |title=Will Brand Beckham break America? |last=Pryor |first=Fiona |date=12 July 2007 |work=[[BBC News]] |access-date=26 November 2011 |archive-date=11 March 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090311093221/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6295214.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 4 July 1999, Victoria and David were married by the Bishop of Cork, [[Paul Colton]], at [[Luttrellstown Castle]], Ireland.<ref name=weddedspice>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/special_report/1999/07/99/the_posh_wedding/385866.stm |title=Wedded spice |date=5 July 1999 |work=[[BBC News]] |access-date=26 November 2011 |archive-date=7 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907003627/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1999/07/99/the_posh_wedding/385866.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> The wedding attracted much media coverage.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1999/07/99/the_posh_wedding/383151.stm |title=David and Victoria tie the knot |work=BBC News |date=5 July 1999 |access-date=19 December 2007 |archive-date=3 March 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080303110445/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1999/07/99/the_posh_wedding/383151.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Beckham's teammate, [[Gary Neville]], was the best man,<ref name="mend"/> and the couple's four-month-old son Brooklyn was the ring bearer.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/beckhams-coming-to-america |title=Beckhams Coming to America |work=Fox News |date=11 January 2007|access-date=19 December 2007|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071117081728/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,243091,00.html <!--Added by H3llBot--> |archive-date=17 November 2007}}</ref> Most of the media were kept away from the ceremony as an exclusive deal with ''[[OK!]]'' magazine had been arranged, but photographs were released showing the Beckhams sitting on golden thrones.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1999/07/99/the_posh_wedding/387126.stm |title=Sun pips OK! to Posh wedding photos |work=BBC News |date=6 July 1999 |access-date=25 May 2006 |archive-date=6 July 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060706182022/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1999/07/99/the_posh_wedding/387126.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Victoria wore a diamond [[coronet]] created for her by [[jewellery designer]] [[Slim Barrett]]. A total of 437 staff were employed for the wedding reception, which was estimated to have cost £500,000 (US$823,650).<ref name=weddedspice/>

The couple bought what became their most famous home for £2.5&nbsp;million in 1999;<ref name="beckingham">{{cite news|url=http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article236166.ece |title=Beckingham Palace, our lovely home |work=The Independent |date=31 July 2001 |access-date=21 December 2007 |location=London |first=Julia |last=Stuart |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071228201150/http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article236166.ece |archive-date=28 December 2007 }}</ref> the property, which is set in {{convert|24|acre|ha}} of land, was given a £3&nbsp;million renovation and was subsequently dubbed [[Beckingham Palace]] by the media.<ref name="beckingham"/> They sold the property in 2014.<ref name="armstrong15">{{cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/insurance/11515118/Neil-Utleys-stake-in-Hastings-Direct-to-be-valued-at-200m-in-upcoming-IPO.html | title=Neil Utley's stake in Hastings Direct to be valued at £200m in upcoming IPO | newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]| location=UK | first=Ashley | last=Armstrong | date=4 April 2015 | access-date=4 August 2018}}</ref> Victoria and David have four children: sons [[Brooklyn Beckham|Brooklyn]] (born 1999),<ref>Pook, Sally. {{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1999/03/05/nspic05.html |title=Posh Spice gives birth to baby boy called Brooklyn |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=5 March 1999 |access-date=19 December 2007 |location=London |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071230072518/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/htmlContent.jhtml?html=%2Farchive%2F1999%2F03%2F05%2Fnspic05.html |archive-date=30 December 2007 |first=Neil |last=O'Brien |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Romeo Beckham|Romeo]] (born 2002)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1405989/Beckhams-name-their-new-son-Romeo.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181124124325/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1405989/Beckhams-name-their-new-son-Romeo.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 November 2018|title=Beckhams name their new son Romeo – Telegraph|date=24 November 2018|access-date=22 December 2019}}</ref> and Cruz (born 2005),<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4281405.stm |title=Beckhams celebrate birth of Cruz |work=BBC News |date=24 February 2005 |access-date=19 December 2007 |archive-date=17 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017133325/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4281405.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> and daughter, Harper (born 2011).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/parents/victoria-beckham-and-david-beckham-have-a-baby-girl/|last1=Byrne|first1=Alla|last2=Perry|first2=Simon|title=Victoria and David Beckham Welcome a Daughter|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=10 July 2011|access-date=11 March 2019|archive-date=26 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190326185909/https://people.com/parents/victoria-beckham-and-david-beckham-have-a-baby-girl/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Elton John]] and [[David Furnish]] are reportedly the godparents of Brooklyn and Romeo Beckham and their godmother is [[Elizabeth Hurley]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4120477.stm |title=Beckhams host glitzy christening |work=BBC News |date=23 December 2004 |access-date=21 December 2004 |archive-date=13 January 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050113083314/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4120477.stm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=22 December 2019 |title=Victoria Beckham Shares Photos From Cruz And Harper's Star-Studded Christening |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/victoria-beckham-children-cruz-harper-christening_uk_5dff34b8e4b05b08bab6bd9d |access-date=14 December 2024 |website=HuffPost UK }}</ref> Two children were baptized [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] at [[Holy Trinity Church, Chipping Norton|Holy Trinity, Chipping Norton]]; among their godparents were [[Eva Longoria]] and [[Marc Anthony]].<ref>{{cite web |date=22 December 2019 |title=Victoria Beckham Shares Photos From Cruz And Harper's Star-Studded Christening |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/victoria-beckham-children-cruz-harper-christening_uk_5dff34b8e4b05b08bab6bd9d |access-date=27 October 2022 |website=HuffPost UK }}</ref>

===Alleged kidnap and death threats===
In January 2000, a tip-off to [[Scotland Yard]] detectives exposed a plot to kidnap Victoria and Brooklyn Beckham and hold them at a house in [[Hampstead]], London. The family was then moved to a secret location, but no arrests were made.<ref name="kidnap">{{cite news|last1=Foggo|first1=Daniel|last2=Bamber|first2=David|last3=Lusher|first3=Adam|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=GUX1DTWPDWJEZQFIQMGSFFWAVCBQWIV0?xml=/news/2002/11/03/nbeck03.xml|title=Five are held in Beckham kidnap plot|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=3 November 2002|archive-date=9 March 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080309064309/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=GUX1DTWPDWJEZQFIQMGSFFWAVCBQWIV0?xml=%2Fnews%2F2002%2F11%2F03%2Fnbeck03.xml|location=London|url-status=dead}}</ref> In March of that year, she received a death threat prior to performing at the [[Brit Awards]] with the Spice Girls, and at the show's rehearsal, a red laser light appeared on her chest and she was rushed off stage. After a fire door was found to be lodged open, it was thought that there had been an assassin there, and Beckham later revealed that she was terrified by the experience.<ref name="kidnap"/> In November 2002, five people were arrested after another plot for her kidnap was infiltrated by a tabloid newspaper.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2003/sep/19/newsoftheworld.pressandpublishing |title=PCC clears NoW over Beckham kidnap case |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=9 September 2003 |access-date=11 January 2008 |location=London |first=Claire |last=Cozens |archive-date=19 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219190419/http://www.theguardian.com/media/2003/sep/19/newsoftheworld.pressandpublishing |url-status=live }}</ref> All charges were dropped after a witness was deemed unreliable.<ref name="collapses">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2956224.stm |title=Beckham 'kidnap' case collapses |work=BBC News |date=2 June 2003 |access-date=11 January 2008 |archive-date=21 January 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080121043431/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2956224.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>