Apr
24
Welcome to Hollywood Super-Fans: Celebs Who Love Jocks, a pictorial examination of what happens when showbiz and sports make sweet, sweet romance.
No discussion of athlete-star unions would be complete without David and Victoria Beckham, who remain the King and Queen of celebu-jock coupledom. When they met in 1997, he was a midfielder for Manchester United, and she was better known as Posh Spice, member of the ultra-peppy "girl power" troupe Spice Girls. David told her what he wanted—what he really, really wanted—and there was no turning back.
The couple known as "Posh and Becks" (though really, we're partial to "Pecks")–whose marriage has generated three children and enough tabloid pages to kill a forest–cemented their spot in the celebrity-couple firmament when David signed with the LA Galaxy last year. Suddenly they had a media frenzy on their hands, and a $22 million mansion in Beverly Hills. And, last week, a birthday party for Victoria with a guest list that included Tom and Katie, Gwen and Gavin, Will Smith, P. Diddy, Usher and Eva Longoria.
What's the next stop on this dynamic duo's meteoric rise to Hollywood dominance? With a goal-oriented couple like this, there's no telling.
In the meantime, click through the gallery below for a look back at the story so far.
No discussion of athlete-star unions would be complete without David and Victoria Beckham, who remain the King and Queen of celebu-jock coupledom. When they met in 1997, he was a midfielder for Manchester United, and she was better known as Posh Spice, member of the ultra-peppy "girl power" troupe Spice Girls. David told her what he wanted—what he really, really wanted—and there was no turning back.
The couple known as "Posh and Becks" (though really, we're partial to "Pecks")–whose marriage has generated three children and enough tabloid pages to kill a forest–cemented their spot in the celebrity-couple firmament when David signed with the LA Galaxy last year. Suddenly they had a media frenzy on their hands, and a $22 million mansion in Beverly Hills. And, last week, a birthday party for Victoria with a guest list that included Tom and Katie, Gwen and Gavin, Will Smith, P. Diddy, Usher and Eva Longoria.
What's the next stop on this dynamic duo's meteoric rise to Hollywood dominance? With a goal-oriented couple like this, there's no telling.
In the meantime, click through the gallery below for a look back at the story so far.
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