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Posh in £10m deal for her own TV show
Updated 12:34pm on 26 Feb 2007Victoria Beckham has signed a £10million deal with American TV network NBC to host her own tongue-in-cheek reality show. The news broke as Victoria was th stars of Sir Elton John's Oscars party last night at the Pacific Design Center in Hollywood.
Former Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller - who also brokered David Beckham's $250 million (£127.47 million) move to LA Galaxy - was in charge of sealing the NBC deal for Posh.
He told us: "The Americans were falling over themselves to sign Victoria up for a TV show but we had to choose the right deal for her. NBC won out in the end as they have really taken a shine to Vic's hilarious sense of humour and they want to capitalise on this.
"She is a funny lady and this new series will show this to the world."
Hang on, Simon... are we talking about the same woman? Victoria Beckham? The woman who is famous for her pout? We'll have to take your word for it Simon...
Vic, 32, has signed up for one series of the fly-on-the-wall show, which will follow her move to America. Producers want to see how popular it is before agreeing to recommission it. Hubby David, 31, will feature in the show, but we're told he doesn't want a very hands-on role... it's all about Posh.
And she doesn't want her three sons Brooklyn, seven, Romeo, four and two-year-old Cruz, involved as she's always claimed she wants them to lead as normal a life as possible.
Her main priority is finding them a good school in LA, not to make them TV stars before they're even 10 years old.
Vic - who will be back on stage with the Spice Girls within 18 mo n t h s , according to Fuller - is sure to enlist the help of her new A-list pals Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes and Jennifer Lopez to help her secure top ratings Stateside.
If you want a little taster of Vic's, ahem... comic talents, then you can check out her website dvbstyle.com and go on to VBTV.
Fuller, who created the Spice Girls back in 1994 before being sensationally sacked in 1997, claims: "Funny is the key word. Just remember that when the show hits our screens.
"I can't divulge any more information about it as it's very early days, and the ink is barely dry on the deal.
"It will humanise her and give her fans an insight into what she's really like for the first time."
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All I can say is wow. I would actually say there is more buzz about David possibly being on the show than Posh herself. It will be interesting to see if it will fly. She's going to need the help of superstars to make this work. She alone won't cut it.
- Scott, Hollywood, California, 01/03/2007 00:53
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I never thought that American broadcasters would pay for someone who never had a television show broadcast in the UK.
- Y, UK, London, 27/02/2007 15:06
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£10 million? Is that how much she needed to pay to get on US television?
I must admit, it will be good fun watching her crash and burn in yet another failed attempt to crack America.
- Eat A Cheesburger, London, 27/02/2007 10:35
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Well done Posh! You are a super woman. Despite the critics you have shown the world what stuff you are made of.
- Nicky Faith, London, 26/02/2007 16:18
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When are the press and all the other media psychophants going to admit that she is a desperately ill lady? Why do they keep saying that she is stunning when it is clear for the eye to see that she is far too thin?
- Karen, London, UK, 26/02/2007 16:07
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She looks like a tangerine. Awful. (not to mention with the 2 grapefruits stuck on her front) Thank God Brits like Helen Mirren and Kate Winslet were out in force.
- Lauren, London, 26/02/2007 15:56
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Say one thing for her, she sure is tenacious!
- Helen, London, England, 26/02/2007 15:23
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Enough already... first, Heather dancing and now 'pencil' Posh! Why? Trust me we are truly not that stupid over here across the pond.
- Liz, USA, 26/02/2007 14:54
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She looks horrible in this white dress.
- Aimee Sanders, Bournemouth, 26/02/2007 14:54
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Scary stuff indeed...
- Hines Blake, London, 26/02/2007 14:45
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'Give her fans an insight into what she's really like'?
Well, strictly as a non-fan, I've got a pretty good idea about that one.
- Ted, Shetland, 26/02/2007 14:41
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