Friday, March 14, 2008

8 Reasons to Love Victoria Beckham


I've been singing the praises of Victoria Beckham for years now, much to the chagrin of those who assume she's a robotic bitch (or a bitchy robot). Here are 8 reasons why you should be bowing at those uber-tanned stick-legs.

She's nice: Not since the Daily Show incident of 2001 have I seen this woman pull out the "interview nasty", she is utterly charming in every public appearance she makes. But jesus murphy, as off-base as she was, can we give this woman an award for having the biggest cojones ever for telling Jon Stewart (to his face!!) "You're not funny"???

She's a good mom: Is she ever not with her kids (red carpet events don't count, people!)? She seems to spend most of her time throwing birthday parties for those boys, letting them dress up as Batman in public and taking them to Chuck E. Cheese. Mom of the freaking year.

She can't sing and she knows it: I saw the Spice Girls perform in Toronto last month and one of the best moments of the show was when the girls each performed their solo bits - which for Vicky B involved stomping down the runway of the stage in the most enormous and gaudy of Cavalli gowns, giving a few signature VB pouts and then making her exit. It's as if she was saying: "I know I can't sing, you know I can't sing. Let's not kid ourselves and I'll just spend this time being EXTRA fabulous. MAY-JA'!!!"

She's funny: Did you see "Victoria Beckham: Coming to America"? The woman knows funny. Not to mention that she sat in a room with some of the worst plastic surgery mishaps I have ever seen (and Marla Maples? WTF?), and instead of running for the hills did what any classy broad would do - got drunk with them.

She's been married for 10 years: Most celebrity marriages last as long as...a celebrity marriage. These two have stayed together through "allegations" of an affair (did he? didn't he? I don't want to get sued) AND the craziest kidnapping plot this side of Fargo.

She taught Katie Holmes how to dress: If we're going to be subjected to umpteen pictures of "Super Thetan Numeros Dos", we should be glad that V-Becks drowned her in Chanel. Call it "Dressing for Dianetics".

She looks good ALL THE TIME: Getting off a plane, walking down the street, on the slopes, waiting in line at the DMV - she is always FLAWLESS. You may not like her wardrobe/style choices - too tacky, too short, too tight , too thin, too tan - but there is never a hair out of place nor a wrinkle in the fabric. If I take a 45 minute flight to Ottawa I wind up looking like something out of a Tim Burton movie.

She gets to have sex with David Beckham: Don't front, you know you want to hit that.

1 comments :

  1. Unknown said...

    I try to mimic her finesse when I fly, but alas, I always end up smelling fine "the way there", and smelling like a cheeseburger factory wrapped in vinegar "the way home." Why?