Man I’m confused. I thought they moved here months ago. Isn’t that why we kept hearing about Victoria filming her show? I guess it was just prospecting or something. The Beckhams made their way to America on Thursday, moving from London to Los Angeles for David to join the L.A. Galaxy’s soccer team. The pair bought and decorated a $22 million dollar mansion before moving. The Washington Post wondered if Americans would even care about the Beckhams.

But the question may be whether Los Angeles, already teeming with world-class stars, is interested in the arrival on Thursday of the “Posh” member of the soon-to-be-reunited Spice Girls pop group. Beckham’s husband, British soccer star David, has signed a contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy soccer team.”

“Victoria Beckham, 33, is a household name in her native England, Europe and much of Japan, where she is seen not just as arm candy to a hot soccer player, but as a pop star turned fashion icon with her own line of jeans, sunglasses and perfume.

“She remains largely unknown to Americans. Many have seen pictures of Victoria Beckham, but most have never heard her speak.

“’She is coming over here as a mega-star and there is all this buzz, but Americans are curious to know why,’ said Melanie Bromley, West Coast bureau chief of Us Weekly magazine.

“’To have a new superstar for us to obsess about and analyze would be a welcome relief. But for Victoria to become one of those people, she will have to get some personality. At the moment, she’s a slightly two-dimensional character for Americans.’”

[From the Washington Post]

It wouldn’t hurt Victoria Beckham to get some personality. I think that’s my favorite quote of the year. It’s so direct. It is a huge gamble to completely uproot yourself from a place where you’re incredibly famous, and move to a place with much more competition, hoping to establish that same level of fame. She does seem like a robo-wife. I’ve never heard her say a thing; she appears to be a body that walks around, without any soul. Apparently she has enough soul to royally piss off a lot of the crew on her show. But she’s still not interesting enough to have an actual series, which was the original plan for her show. It’s something like a 2-part documentary now.

I can’t help but wonder how well she’ll fit into the L.A. scene. She always seems so grumpy, with that perma-scowl on her face. Someone should tell her that leads to wrinkles. Even if it doesn’t. Just to get some other expression out of her. Some other funny quotes about Victoria:

Celebrity Web site TMZ.com’s coverage of Beckham on her recent trips to Los Angeles has been scathing, referring to her as ‘the doll-like diva’ or ‘poshtitute spice’ because of her apparent penchant for things short, tight or black.

Her characteristic pout has hardly helped.

‘Beckham’s only real accomplishments appear to be looking constantly hungry and pissed off and shtupping (having sex with) one of the sexiest men in the world,’ TMZ.com commented in June.”

[From Reuters]

With the whole Paris/Lindsay/Britney ban, I have to admit that I’m excited to have someone new and weird to write about. But I do this for a living, I doubt the rest of the country awaits Posh with the fervor that she hopes for. As far as I know there’s been no countdown to her move equivalent to the Olsen twins turning 18 or anything. I think this is one of those situations where it’s a big deal to her, but probably not so big to the rest of us. Though I can’t wait to write more about her $500,000 closet. It really puts my $50 closet to shame.

Rapper “The Game” has grown tired of his on-again-off-again fued with 50 Cent, and has chosen soccer star David Beckham as his next opponent. No, seriously. The Game (real name Jaceyon Taylor), has said he would happily “kick David Beckham’s ass,” after hearing the announcement that Becks was coming to his neck of the woods - sorry, hood - to play soccer for the LA Galaxy.

“I’d kick David Beckham’s ass on any given day,” the Game said when asked about Beckham. “I’d just pick the ball up and kick the shit out of the stadium, game over.”

While David may have to look into some karate lessons, his wife Victoria has fallen out with gal-pal Liz Hurley - so much that it looks like she won’t be attending Liz Hurley’s wedding ceremony in March.

A source told the Sun:’ Victoria found out that Liz had been saying some pretty unpleasant things about her behind her back. People told her how Liz was making nasty comments about her looks and her weight to others on fashion shoots.’

‘She also was saying really personal things about Victoria and the way she conducts herself.’

‘Victoria was furious and incredibly hurt. She was tempted to have it out with her but thought it best to rise above it all. She decided the best thing to do was just not to speak to her.’

Good thing Mrs. B has her new Hollywood mates Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise to lean on, as it’s possible the Beckham’s wedding invitations might be “lost” in the mail.

You’ve undoubtedly heard that David Beckham has scored a five year, $250 million contract with The Los Angeles Galaxy soccer team after leaving Real Madrid. Britain’s World Cup team may think his celebrity distracts from the game, but in America it will only bring viewers and publicity to a less popular sport. David has a children’s soccer academy that is run out of the same home stadium of his new team and it seems like a smart move for him.

I heard an interview with Beckham on CNN and he said “my reasoning for moving over there are… to provide opportunities for other players.” He said he loves working with kids in his soccer academy. He also said that living in LA will be a great experiene for his entire family.

CNN also interviewed the editor of US who said that David and Victoria have the opportunity to become the next Hollywood power couple, since they’ve all broken up. He seems to have forgotten about Brangelina.

Posh was recently seen looking at homes in LA, and now that her husband’s career is moving there we’re sure to see her out shopping with Katie Holmes. People say that it’s only a matter of time before David and Victoria convert to Scientology, but I give them more credit than that. Even though they come off as dumb they seem kind of savvy to me in their own way, and I bet they’ll stay away from the cult.

The Holy Moley newsletter, which publishes a lot of crap but I run it anyway, claims that Posh’s new short hairstyle isn’t any more real than her super-long extensions. They say she’s lost a lot of hair due to anorexia, and is using filler hair or something.

Luckily for Posh, one of the biggest industries in American prisons is providing real hair for use in extensions. Victoria’s people have made a large issue of the fact that she has recently got rid of her lengthy extensions in order to sport a more natural look.

The truth is somewhat more hair-raising. She still has a full head of hair extensions, though much shorter. One of the crueller side effects of eating disorders is the loss of hair on the crown of the head. And the growth of Brian Blessed-type mutton chop whiskers on the cheeks.

It sounds like speculation to me and I bet her hair is real.

I just published a story about Victoria Beckham claiming that she maintains her figure with Japanese food, and found these pictures of her leaving Japanese restaurant Zuma last night with her husband David. The Sun jokes that they look like the help in these outfits:

HAVE DAVID and VICTORIA BECKHAM swapped clothes with their hired help for a day?

I only ask because of these photos which show Posh dressed like a French Maid and David looking very similar to a chauffeur.

Last week I tried to guess what the Real Madrid ace could have bought Victoria for Christmas that left her looking so, well, swell.

And, from these snaps, she must have been bursting to tell dinner pals GORDON and TANA RAMSAY all about David’s generous presents.

The foursome enjoyed a three-hour meal at top Japanese restaurant Zuma before leaving after midnight for a spot of clubbing at Fifty in St James’s, London.

David is also wearing a very skinny tie, so maybe we can expect that trend from the 80s to come back too. This isn’t the first time we’ve seen Posh’s nipples and I’m sure it won’t be the last.

Thanks to Faded Youth for these pictures.

Ashton Kutcher bought Demi Moore a rare photography book for Christmas. It’s supposed to be a surprise but if Demi reads the tabloids she’ll be tipped off:

Ashton Kutcher was out doing some early Christmas shopping at Barneys New York in Beverly Hills with a buddy on Wednesday, Dec. 6, when he came across a great gift.

“He was so thrilled with the it — a $2,500 art and photography book with it’s own stand by Peter Beard. It’s a collector’s edition and only 2,500 books are available,” said an eyewitness. “Ashton said it was the ‘perfect gift’!”

And Cameron Diaz bought Justin Timberlake a coveted Sony PlayStation 3. She had one of her flunkies wait in line for hours to get the game console, but it doesn’t matter that the news is out, because Timberlake got his gift early and is already addicted to it:

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE hinted heavily to girlfriend CAMERON DIAZ that a Sony PlayStation 3 was #1 on his Santa Claus list - so she paid an assistant to camp in front of an electronics store from the wee hours onward. Here’s the Good News: After many exhausting hours fighting long lines, the assistant captured the prize and Cameron jumped for joy! The Bad News? She got so excited over snagging the coveted toy, she just couldn’t wait until Christmas to see Lover Boy’s eyes light up with Lover Joy - so she gifted it on Thanksgiving! Justin’s so thrilled he hasn’t stopped playing with the gizmo since he got it - making Cameron a PlayStation widow!

In other cute celebrity Holiday news, Mark Wahlberg says he just wants to see his “daughter’s face when she comes down the stairs” for Christmas, and that he wouldn’t mind some golf stuff too.

David Beckham has hinted that he wants some frying pans for Christmas because he loves to cook.

David Beckham says that he makes sure his very thin wife, Victoria, gets nurishment. Her emaciated figure has many people speculating that she’s anorexic:

It was rumored last month that David had Victoria on a “pregnancy diet” meant to help her conceive. The famous British couple has said that they would like to add a girl to their family of three boys, but that they won’t be trying until next year.

David also said that he was behind Victoria’s decision to remove her hair extensions and sport a new bob hair do. He said that he didn’t like feeling the snarled extensions when he ran his fingers through her hair:

That’s really sweet. David seems to have been on to something, because the bob is the newest rage in celebrity hairstyles. Jessica Simpson, Kate Bosworth, and Madonna all recently changed their hairstyles to bobs.

Here is Victoria in a see-through dress outside a hotel in London on 9/18. She wore a slip beneath the dress, but it doesn’t seem to have worked. David looks pissed off in the car and may have been kept waiting for her. [via]

David Beckham said that he turned to best buddy Tom Cruise in a time of need after getting dumped from England’s national team. Beckham was sidelined with injuries to his ankle and Achilles’ tendon when he stepped down as caption of England’s team during the World Cup this year. He said he wanted to continue playing for England, but was left out of an exhibition game at the beginning of August, signifying new coach Steve McClaren’s decision to cut him from the team. McClaren said that he wanted a fresh slate without Beckham, and statements by David and his wife Victoria show how much the snub hurt him.

David said that Tom Cruise’s positive attitide helped him get over the pain of getting cut from the team.

Tom seems like a good friend, but I suspect he takes every opportunity to work Scientology into the conversation. It was rumored that Tom and Katie were working to convert the Beckhams to their cult religion, but Victoria was since spotted out with a trendy red Kabbalah bracelet, and their efforts seem to have been in vain. The Beckhams do speak fondly of their friendship with Tom and Katie to the press.

Even if his soccer career is taking a hit, Beckham seems to be doing fine. He has a new autobiography, “Making it Real,” which was undoubtedly written by someone else, and is putting out a his and her perfume line with his wife, Victoria. This is Beckham’s second autobiography, his first “Both Feet on The Ground,” was published in 2002. He also has a photo book out, which was published in 2004.

Pictures from Splash News.

Britain’s Daily Star says that Victoria Beckham is pregnant with her fourth child. She has spoken opening about wanting a big family, and it was said that she was trying for a girl.

Her ultra-hot husband, Real Madrid soccer player David Beckham, was said to have put Posh on a carb-rich diet to encourage her to “fatten up” in preparation to become pregnant again. She doesn’t look to have gained much weight, though.

Posh and Beck have three boys: Brooklyn, 6, Romeo, nearly 4, and Cruz, one and a half, all born by cesarean section. Victoria has said that if she has a girl she would like to name her “Luna.” That’s not so bad for a celebrity baby name.

Here are pictures of Victoria and David Beckham at Nice airport on 8/14. She’s wearing a loose top, but she doesn’t look like she has a bump yet. [via]