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 Victoria
Caroline Adams was born April 17, 1974, in
Hertfordshire, England. She has two siblings, brother Christian
and sister Louise, while parents, Jackie and
Tony, ran a successful electrical wholesale business
and were well off by most standards. As a child, Victoria
was surprisingly lonely; other children often teased her
because of her acne and she would even ask her father not
to drop her off in front of school so as not to be seen in
the family's Rolls-Royce. Such a personality made her an
unlikely candidate for pop stardom, but she found herself
in a band while in school. She studied at the Jason
Theatre School as a child and then moved on to the Laine
Arts Theatre College, where she also dabbled in dance
and modeling. Although her original band never took off,
her life was forever changed when she decided to answer an
ad in The Stage that was looking for five women who
could sing and dance to form a group. Little did Victoria
know that this ad would lead to a group called the Spice
Girls, which would eventually leave an indelible mark
in music history.
Released in 1996, the Spice Girls' first single, Wannabe,
and their debut album, Spice, were smash hits in
the US and abroad. Victoria, along with her band mates Emma,
Geri, and the two Mels, became instant
household names, with success that changed the face of pop
culture and gave new meaning to "girl power."
With hits like '2 Become 1' and 'Spice Up Your
Life,' the Spice Girls went on to sell over 35 million
albums and 25 million singles worldwide, igniting a
worldwide phenomenon in the process. Worldwide tours
followed, millions of albums sold, and also came a movie Spice
World, 1997. But this mega success was relatively
short-lived. Geri "Ginger Spice" Halliwell
decided to split from the Girls in May 1998, leaving a
huge void in the group. After the remaining foursome
released Forever in 2000, which was met with
lukewarm sales, the Spice Girls decided to split up and
pursue solo projects. Taking some time off and falling in
love in the process, Victoria "Posh Spice" Adams
wed soccer star David Beckham in July 1999, and
together they have two sons, Brooklyn and Romeo.
She also released an autobiography, titled Learning To
Fly. In 2001, she released her first solo album, Victoria
Beckham, which has spawned the singles 'Not Such An
Innocent Girl', which unfortunately was clobbered on
the charts by Kylie Minogue's comeback single and 'A
Mind Of Its Own.' When she isn't recording songs or
tending to her family, Victoria loves shopping and taking
care of her three Yorkshire Terriers. She is currently
working on her upcoming singles and continues to live a
happy life as Mrs. Victoria Beckham. |
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ON PRE-SPICE AUDITIONS
Victoria describes the Spices as the five who were often
turned down for the parts, but found they got on really
well. And that's how it all started.
EMMA ON VICTORIA
Emma says Victoria is into 'organisation'. So if they have
an appearance or commitment at nine o'clock, Victoria's
the one up at five to get everything ready.
ON DOING THEIR OWN THING
Victoria pinpoints the fact they write their own
material and aren't scared of controversy as a vital part
of their attitude. From day one, they said they were going
to do what they were going to do.
ON MEN
Apparently, in her pre-Spice life, Victoria got
chatted up more often. Now that's she's famous, if she's
going out locally, then she thinks the men might be a bit
scared...
ON BOY BANDS AND SCREAMS
Bands like Boyzone, Backstreet Boys and co. have
always attracted the screamers, but, thinks Victoria, the
Spice Girls are probably the only band really out there
for the girls. That's why they get a unique reaction.
ON GARY BARLOW, A CAB RIDE AND
GARDENING
This is a story Victoria heard about Gary Barlow. He
got into a cab, and there were houndreds of fans pounding
on the window, screaming at the top of their voices. Gary,
so the story goes, simply turned to the cabbie and said
his turnips were doing nicely for that time of year!
ON HER SECRET
Victoria revealed in one interview that she looks
'crap' without any make-up on, and that first thing in the
morning, nobody would recognise her. Bet we would. |
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