David Beckham covers the new issue of Men’s Health Mag. I think he’s on the March covers of both the American and UK editions. We haven’t really discussed how David and Victoria are staying put in LA, have we? After much discussion about a possible move to Paris to play for a French team, Becks decided to stay put in California and sign on with the LA Galaxy for another year. He recently described how much he likes living in LA, and how the kids like their schools and the boys are even developing little American accents. David made it sound like it was his decision to stay, and Victoria would have been fine with anything. I personally think Posh likes it in America too – less judgment, more acceptance for her. Big, A-list American celebrities are wearing her clothes and her business is here too. Anyway, David has been talking about how happy everybody is, and some of the quotes are just too cute:

On having more kids: “We might have one or two more [kids], you never know. We’re not thinking about it yet, but if it happens, great.”

On Harper Seven: “She’s seven months now. I can’t even look at her without welling up. After having three boys, you just assume that you’re going to have another boy, but when we got told she was a little girl, it was amazing, amazing.”

The older boys: “Since I’ve had a daughter I’ve got them all into martial arts. I just want them to protect her when she’s at that age. At that age when she needs protecting. Cruz does taekwondo, Brooklyn does boxing and Romeo does karate, so they’ll all be ready…But Cruz is the one who’s going to really look after Harper, he’s the tough one.”

The kids are competitive: “It would be easy for our kids to sit back and not work for anything, but they’re not like that. They’re as competitive as Victoria and me. We’re very lucky with our boys: They want to win. They want to work at something. They know their values. That’s the way we’ve brought them up so far, and that’s the way we’ll continue to bring them up.”

On family: “Family is the most important thing to me. That will always be the case. I’ve got my wife. I’ve got my four kids. I’ve got parents, grandparents still, and three really good friends. It’s all you need. I’d rather have three really good friends than 20 good friends.”

[From Us Weekly & The Mirror]

Aw…so cute. And while I believe that Becks has screwed around on Posh, I also believe that he loves Victoria and their family. He spends a lot of time with his kids, and he seems like such a hands-on father. Maybe it’s an act, I don’t know. But I buy it.

Here are some cute pics of Posh and Harper! I love Harper, she’s such a cutie.

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet & Men’s Health.

As always, the commercials were the relative highlight of last night’s Super Bowl XLVI show. Overall, those lucrative advertising firms fared … alright this year. My favorite was the Honda CR-V Game commercial, “Matthew Broderick’s Day Off,” which serves as an unofficial sequel to Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, but it’d have been even better if the commercial had given a (more prominent) nod to the Cameron Frye character as well since he was the most underrated part of the movie itself.

Otherwise, the advert spots were business as usual. The Coca Cola Polar Bears were out in full force as were Jerry Seinfeld and the Soup Nazi for Audi. Most of the commercials can be viewed on the AdBlitz YouTube channel, and Pajiba has compiled a top ten list that’s pretty good, but Dustin Rowles favors the sentimental and also, sadly, doesn’t enjoy beer commercials featuring cute puppies. As for my own taste, I’m a sucker for slightly anthropomoprhized canines, so here are few of those plus some of the better ones featuring celebrities (because that’s what we do here, right?).

Bud Light – “Here We Go” Rescue Dog: So bloody cute that I yearned for the Puppy Bowl. If I could’ve found a dog to fetch me hummus last night, I’d have been one happy woman.

Volkswagon – “The Dog Strikes Back”: This just goes to show that dogs need self improvement too, although I could’ve done without the Darth Vader cameo.

Dannon Oikos Greek Yogurt – “The Tease”: John Stamos totally gets his ass kicked and loves it.

2012 Kia Optima – “A Dream Car. For Real Life.”: Featuring Adriana Lima and Motley Crue. Very cheesy but still effective.

Teleflora Super Bowl Ad – “Adriana Lima 2012″: At first, I actually thought this was a (very subtle) Victoria’s Secret commercial.

David Beckham Bodywear for H&M – “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood”: We get it, David. You like to show off your underwear and tats.

Chrysler – “It’s Halftime America”:: This one really hit the spot, as my grandma used to say, and the commercial fits well with the current economic climate without getting too political.

Chrysler – “It’s Halftime America, Gotham City”: Of course, the same theme also works well to plug the upcoming The Dark Knight Rises movie.

And of course, more puppies are to be found in the “The Bark Side” Volkswagon teaser:

Ah, Goldenballs. This morning, CB, Bedhead & I were emailing about these new H&M ad campaign photos of David Beckham, and the conversation quickly turned to the size of his, um, BULGE. Bedhead asked if we thought Beckham was really packing this seemingly oversized equipment, or whether he stuffs his drawers. It’s unknown. I’m guessing that there is some kind of stuffing, padding or something to make the bulge look so “pronounced” and, might I say, SMOOTH. But Bedhead also reminded us that Victoria once bragged about David’s equipment, comparing the Becksdong to a “tractor exhaust pipe.”

In other Becks news, the Family Beckham will not be moving to Paris! There were tons of rumors (and even some confirmations) that David was going to sign with Paris Saint Germain, and that his family was going to move to Paris with him. But David seems to have pulled out of the deal, and he’s looking to sign on for another year with the LA Galaxy. The reason given? David doesn’t want to uproot his family. Which… I believe. David and Victoria both seem to genuinely like living in America, and I remember David making some comments about how the boys have adjusted very well to LA, and how they even have American accents now. I think Victoria might be happier in LA too – her whole fashion company is based in LA and NYC, right?

Ads courtesy of The Fashionisto.

The Sun Military Awards took place in London last night, and if all goes well, Kaiser will soon bring you photos of Prince William and Katherine, Dutchess of Buttons. Right now though, here are some cute photos of a beaming David Beckham on the arrival red carpet with two of his sons, Brooklyn and Romeo. Presumably, Victoria stayed home with their two younger children, Cruz and Harper Seven, but the two older boys look thrilled to be in the spotlight with their father. Adorable, right? Brooklyn looks like both of his parents, but Romeo looks like a little mini-David for sure.

Meanwhile, it looks like David is still weighing his family’s much-rumored relocation to France, for he reportedly disappointed some Parisian fans who were hoping that he’d make his introductions at yesterday’s PSG game:

Those hoping David Beckham would be introduced Sunday as Paris Saint-Germain’s newest superstar left the Parc des Princes disappointed.

The Galaxy midfielder wasn’t seen at PSG’s 0-0 draw against Lille, the British media widely reported, despite reports Saturday by France Football magazine that Beckham and his family were in Paris, ostensibly to sign with the Qatari-owned French giant.

The magazine, one of the sport’s most prestigious, reported that Beckham might be introduced before the game as the club’s latest and greatest conquest, and the stadium was filled and buzzing with expectation.

Beckham’s five-year contract with the Galaxy expires Dec. 31, and he is considering returning to the MLS Cup champions, signing an 18-month deal reportedly worth $18.7 million with PSG, returning home to England (where several clubs are interested, with Tottenham the likeliest destination) or signing elsewhere.

It is assumed he is weighing the offers from PSG and the Galaxy.

[From ESPN]

So will Becks uproot his family and head to Paris? I think Victoria would be totally up for the move since Paris is “The Fashion Capital of the World” and all that. And his boys would get used to the move after awhile even though it would be a huge adjustment to move to a different country yet again. Still, what matters is that the family stays together, and David and Victoria seem pretty good at doing just that.

Photos courtesy of WENN

Here are some newish photos of Victoria Beckham and little Harper, who is adorable, right? Harper is such a sweet-looking baby, and she “softens” her mom a great deal. Victoria no longer looks so miserable all the time – plus, I like the way she’s always carrying Harper around, and Harper looks like a very easy-going baby.

I’ve started to really enjoy the idea of David and Victoria Beckham as ex-patriot Brits happily living in America. Victoria has managed to build a solid clothing line, she finally got her long-awaited daughter, and she and David just seem cooler and more low-key here in America. Unfortunately, there are new reports that Becks might be signing with a French team – and the Family Beckham might be moving from LA to Paris. WTF?!?

The Beckhams have started househunting in Paris – fuelling claims that they are about to leave their Los Angeles base for a new life in France. David, 36, will line up for LA Galaxy today against Houston Dynamo in the MLS cup final, but is said to be on the verge of signing a lucrative deal with Paris Saint-Germain.

He and Victoria have also started looking at schools in the French capital for their three sons. The couple, who will return to their Hertfordshire home for Christmas, are due to announce the decision before Beckham’s five-year deal with LA Galaxy ends on December 31.

‘David is all geared up for the cup final but after that he and Victoria will make the decision over whether or not to accept the Paris deal,’ a source close to the football star says. ‘Once the last match is out of the way, talks will ensue with his management and I suspect they will move very quickly.’

David and Victoria, 37, have ruled out commuting to France from LA, and the whole family is preparing to move to Europe.

‘The deal isn’t sealed but they have made the decision that if they move, they will go as a family,’ added the source.

Fashion designer Victoria is said to be excited about the move. ‘She thinks it will help develop her brand and that Paris will open doors for her.’

The couple already own a chateau in the South of France but have instructed aides to look for an apartment in Paris.

‘David has been worried about the boys having American accents, and he and Victoria miss their families in the UK. This way they will be closer to home,’ added the source.

[From The Mail]

I’ve heard David talk about how the boys have become Americanized, but he’s never sounded “worried” about it – he just thought it was cute, I thought. Just my opinion, but it always seemed to me that David was really happy in LA, and he enjoyed that he could just be with his family without the constant drama that the British press provoked when they lived there. Now, I could see Victoria being thrilled at the idea of moving to Paris, doing the Paris shows, remaking herself into an elegant Parisian, doing covers of Vogue Paris. Do you think Posh is the one behind these rumors? Do you think David would want to stay in LA if the Galaxy offered him a great contract?

Photos courtesy of Pacific Coast News & Fame.

David Beckham posed as a Target employee testing out his cologne on unsuspecting shoppers during a bit shown on and arranged by the Ellen show. Off camera, Ellen directed David on what to say to the ladies who inevitably started surrounding him. He sprayed the cologne on his leg and had them sniff his knee. He told them his name was Ricky and that he was Australian. When one lady said he sounded like David Beckham, looked like him and must be him he answered “I wish. I’m not David Beckham, stop spreading rumors.”

Ellen got a little too bossy with David, but the result was funny. There were about 10 women clustered around him when Ellen had him call out to a random woman with a shopping cart who didn’t want to have anything to do with him. (That’s at 2:30) He started singing “if you stink, come and buy cologne,” although he first said “if you think,” because he didn’t understand what Ellen was telling him. Ellen made him spray everyone indiscriminately and she told him to tell one guy to steal the cologne. It got kind of dumb at the end but David was game for it.

I hate cologne and perfumes and I would have avoided this dude. Beckham really looked like a dorky sales guy acting crazy. I think it was the hat and the glasses that helped disguise his hotness. Plus let’s face it, even if a guy had Beckham’s body, face and accent, if he worked at Target and acted like that would you even give him the time of day?

Beckham is shown in July and August. Credit: WENN.com

You know what I think is cute? When celebrities like David and Victoria Beckham share their baby photos on Twitter and Facebook. I just like the idea of “Stars are just like us” as far as showing off baby photos. Anyway, the pic above comes via Victoria’s Twitter, which is where little Harper Seven made her big debut when she was just days old. Victoria tweeted this pic with the message: “I took this beautiful picture and wanted to share it with you, baby Harper cuddling Daddy! x VB”.I love this photo – look at David’s eyes. He’s making eye contact with Victoria as she snaps the photo, while little Harper is looking right into the camera. Look at her little nose! Aw, she got Victoria’s nose. I love that. David knows Harper got her mom’s nose too – he recently told Extra, “She got her mom’s nose, thankfully… [Victoria’s] got a better one.”

There’s more from the Extra interview, which took place about a week and a half ago. David said, “It’s different having a little girl, she’s elegant, she sleeps in an elegant position, she‘s the cutest thing…All the boys won’t leave her alone, which is amazing. Can’t wait to get home to see her.” David also said that he and Victoria hope for more kids: “If we’re lucky enough, we hope to have one more.”

David has also added a new tattoo in honor of Harper. He just got her name, in cursive, scrawled right below his collarbone. You can see it here.

Header courtesy of Victoria’s Twitter. Additional pics by WENN.

Ooooh! David and Victoria Beckham have debuted the most beautiful girl in the world, their daughter Harper Seven on their respective social networking sites. David put a photo of Posh and Harper on his Facebook page (with the message “I took this picture of my two girls sleeping”), while Posh put a photo of David and Harper on her Twitter (with the message “Daddy’s Little Girl”). At this point, all you can really tell about Harper is that she seems to have her mom’s dark hair and her mom’s little upturned nose. Hopefully, there will be a good dash of David in there too! Speaking of, David once again tried to explain why in the world they chose “Harper Seven” as their little girl’s name:

Harper Seven Beckham’s name symbolizes more than just her dad’s soccer jersey number. In a video posted Friday on his Facebook page, David Beckham explains the significance of his and wife Victoria’s newborn daughter’s unique moniker.

“A lot of people have assumed that it’s just because it was my shirt number that I wore for many years, and part of it is,” the 36-year-old father of four says. In addition to Harper Seven, born July 10, the Beckhams have three sons: Brooklyn, 12, Romeo, 8, and Cruz, 6. “Part of it is because I had so much luck around wearing that number, wearing it for England, wearing it for Manchester United. It was such an influential number throughout my career, and a lucky number, but that wasn’t the main reason.”

So what was? “It symbolizes spiritual perfection, Seven Wonders of the World, seven colors of the rainbow, and in so many cultures around the world, it’s regarded as a lucky number,” he explained. “We love the name. We love Harper Seven.”

Their daughter’s first name, Harper, was a beloved “old English name,” he explained. Also, Victoria’s favorite book, the classic American novel To Kill a Mockingbird, was written by author Harper Lee.

[From Us Weekly]

Posh’s favorite book is To Kill a Mockingbird, one of the most classic American novels of all time? First, that’s nice, if it’s true. I love TKAM, it’s one of my favorite books, and there’s a reason everyone always names it as their favorite: it’s a beautifully written piece of literature. Second, as Lainey pointed out, at one point, Posh claimed she never reads books. Like, ever. Maybe she was just misquoted, maybe she finally got around to reading a book and it was TKAM. I don’t know. But if Posh just named her daughter Harper to seem fancy and like she reads books…ugh. She would have been better off naming the kid Birkin. Or Vogue. Or Manolo.

Photos courtesy of Posh’s Twitter, David’s Facebook & Fame.

As Bedhead reported yesterday, Victoria Beckham gave birth to her long-awaited little girl. The Beckhams also released their baby girl’s name: Harper Seven. No Malibu, no Independence, no Lala, no Hollywood Beckham, no Angel Jefferson Beckham. Harper has become a popular girl’s name, I guess because of Harper Lee and To Kill a Mockingbird. I’ve always liked the name too, but I’m slightly disappointed that Posh and Becks didn’t give us more to work with. Anyway, People Magazine has an article about “the story behind the name” – it is kind of interesting:

David and Victoria Beckham are spending quiet family time together welcoming their new arrival – and first baby girl – Harper Seven Beckham, and relishing their privacy, a rep for the couple tells PEOPLE.

But the question lingers: How did the parents of three boys – Brooklyn, 12, Romeo, 8½, and Cruz, 6½ – ever arrive at the name Harper, let alone Seven?

It may not be as complicated as you think. Harper is an old English name that Victoria has always loved, PEOPLE has learned, and seven is considered a very lucky spiritual number.

In addition, Harper Seven was born Sunday morning in L.A.’s Cedars-Sinai Medical Center weighing 7 lbs. (and 10 oz.) in the seventh hour in the seventh month – on the seventh day of the week.

As sports fans can’t help but also note, seven was David’s jersey number for Manchester United and the English national team.

Speaking of numbers, the Irish bookmaking firm of Paddy Power has offered odds of 100:1 on Harper’s following in dad’s footsteps and going out for the England Women’s team. The odds of her becoming a singer in the mode of her former Spice Girl mom are 16:1.

[From People]

Ah, “Seven” makes a lot more sense now that I think about the whole “seventh hour in the seventh month – on the seventh day of the week.” What do you want to bet that Victoria originally scheduled her C-section for July 7th, but pushed it back for William and Kate’s visit? In the end, though, she didn’t even go out to meet Will and Kate (but David did). Also: I didn’t know Harper was an English name? I thought it had American origins. Learn something new every day.

Photos courtesy of Fame & WENN.

This morning, David and Victoria Beckham became the excited parents (relatively speaking in Posh’s case, but word on the street is that she cracked half a smile) of a newborn baby girl. While the rumors of a Fourth of July c-section were off by a week, that certainly wouldn’t preclude all of the fittingly associated names that Kaiser suggested like “Firework” and “Philadelphia.” Of course, the couple has yet to announce the child’s name, but I’m sure that will come in time as will the predictably adorable photos of doting Daddy Beckham swinging his daughter around in the park; but first, the details:

Victoria Beckham finally has a little girl to dress up.

The pop star-turned-fashion designer and her soccer star husband David Beckham welcomed a daughter at 7:55 a.m. Sunday in Los Angeles

The parents of three sons – Brooklyn, 12, Romeo, 8 1/2, and Cruz, 6 1/2 – announced they were expecting a girl in March.

“Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz are excited to welcome their new baby sister to the family,” says Beckham spokesperson Jo Milloy.

The girl weighed 7 lbs., 10 oz., and was born at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. No name was announced.

In order to get ready for the new addition, Victoria, 37, had a pink-themed baby shower in May.

As if this little girl would have been stuck wearing blue hand-me-downs.

“Obviously, having three boys, you kind of expect another one, so finding out a little girl is in there is surprising, but, obviously, we are over the moon,” said David, 36, after the pregnancy was announced.

[From People]

Congratulations to David and Victoria! What a relief it must be for them to finally welcome their little girl into the world. Another added benefit of all of this will be that now Victoria — who has kept a very low profile during this last trimester, only popping out for the royal wedding and Simon Fuller’s Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony — to finally step out again in full fashion regalia with her little girl all dolled up in a wardrobe that will put that of Suri Cruise to shame. Can you imagine how spoiled this girl will be? Ah well, her parents will probably preemptively knock her down a peg or two with one of their crazy place names. Personally, I’m voting for the kid to be called “San Fernando Valley.”

Update: Victoria and David have named their girl Harper Seven Beckham. Seems a little tame for their tastes, but that’s probably a good thing, right?

Photos courtesy of Fame and WENN