How the hell did she get an OBE !!!

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Pale Rider

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I'm not sure two people who are worth half a billion quid and climbing can ever be seen as idiots, there's no stupidity there...in contrast to the Trump for example, who inherited and has still managed to lose a fortune or two

Quite so, the opposite is the case.

As I remarked earlier, David is a sharp cookie who gains an edge over others partly by pretending to be thick.

Victoria is clever enough to make the most of her limited talent in a pop career, emerge with a nice few quid and then build a big business.

And along the way she's married and raised a family.

And the pair of them seem to have had an absolute blast doing what they've done.

I bet we all wish we were as stupid as the Beckhams.
 

Drago

Legendary Member
I don't. I'm doing ok being clever and not working at all. No complaints.
 
Quite so, the opposite is the case.

As I remarked earlier, David is a sharp cookie who gains an edge over others partly by pretending to be thick.

Victoria is clever enough to make the most of her limited talent in a pop career, emerge with a nice few quid and then build a big business.

And along the way she's married and raised a family.

And the pair of them seem to have had an absolute blast doing what they've done.

I bet we all wish we were as stupid as the Beckhams.

You missed out the bit about them being the brains behind Fraggle Rock
 

Brandane

Legendary Member
Quite so, the opposite is the case.

As I remarked earlier, David is a sharp cookie who gains an edge over others partly by pretending to be thick.

Victoria is clever enough to make the most of her limited talent in a pop career, emerge with a nice few quid and then build a big business.

And along the way she's married and raised a family.

And the pair of them seem to have had an absolute blast doing what they've done.

I bet we all wish we were as stupid as the Beckhams.

We're all different, and success is very subjective. All I want is enough money to make me comfortable and not have to worry about the bills or where the next meal is coming from. I've got all that, plus enough left over for some toys to play with, so I've no complaints.
Wealth on a Beckham-esque scale would surely bring with it it's own problems and pressures, and what can they possibly do with it all anyway?
Living life in the spotlight is something else that they are more than welcome too. I couldn't be arsed being photographed all the time, despite my impeccable looks, and having people discussing my life all over the media.
 

screenman

Squire
We're all different, and success is very subjective. All I want is enough money to make me comfortable and not have to worry about the bills or where the next meal is coming from. I've got all that, plus enough left over for some toys to play with, so I've no complaints.
Wealth on a Beckham-esque scale would surely bring with it it's own problems and pressures, and what can they possibly do with it all anyway?
Living life in the spotlight is something else that they are more than welcome too. I couldn't be arsed being photographed all the time, despite my impeccable looks, and having people discussing my life all over the media.

That sounds a nice life you have there, I have most of it except the pension is the scarey bit.
 

Pale Rider

Legendary Member
We're all different, and success is very subjective. All I want is enough money to make me comfortable and not have to worry about the bills or where the next meal is coming from. I've got all that, plus enough left over for some toys to play with, so I've no complaints.
Wealth on a Beckham-esque scale would surely bring with it it's own problems and pressures, and what can they possibly do with it all anyway?
Living life in the spotlight is something else that they are more than welcome too. I couldn't be arsed being photographed all the time, despite my impeccable looks, and having people discussing my life all over the media.

Their lifestyle wouldn't suit me either.

A bit more coin might be nice, but not at the cost of the public scrutiny.

I assume they could afford to retire and live quietly, but obviously don't want to.

Victoria might not want the business to keep on growing, but my understanding is it's hard to stand still in any big business and just keep it ticking over - you have to keep driving it forward.

I've known a couple of business owners who, believe it or not, feel a heavy responsibility for the staff and to keep paying them.

That may - or may not - be a part of Victoria's motivation.
 

nickyboy

Norven Mankey
I admire Victoria Beckham more than David. David was born with a lot of talent. He's managed to convert that into a very successful career but he was born with a lot. Victoria Beckham wasn't born with the same talent. However, she is very driven and ambitious and she's taken what talent she has and has made the most she can of it. Actually I don't know if she is a really talented designer or not. I can't tell the really talented from the meh. I can obviously identify the successful designers, but not sure in her case whether this success is down to talent or something else

I also like the fact that they at least seem to keep their kids grounded and somewhat in touch with reality. Not an easy task
 

ianrauk

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I don't know if she is a really talented designer or not

In the fashion game, if your designs are crap or not up to scratch then you won't go far, You'll crash and burn, however well known you are or how much money you have. Speaking to someone I know who is in the fashion game, she say's that VB has a natural eye and talent for it.
 

smutchin

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David was born with a lot of talent. He's managed to convert that into a very successful career but he was born with a lot.

Talent can only take you so far. There are plenty of other players with more natural talent than Beckham but he made the most of his gifts by supplementing them with an awful lot of graft. The story goes that when he was a kid, he used to stay behind at the end of training to practice by himself for hours on end. That's how he got to be so good at free-kicks.
 

Pale Rider

Legendary Member
In the fashion game, if your designs are crap or not up to scratch then you won't go far, You'll crash and burn, however well known you are or how much money you have. Speaking to someone I know who is in the fashion game, she say's that VB has a natural eye and talent for it.

I'm also told that's how it works.

Victoria's first collection will have been viewed with suspicion as that of another 'name' trying to muscle in on the fashion world.

That collection caused quite a stir among those who know about these things, so she got off on the right foot.

There are parallels with Stella McCartney, her name - and possibly a few quid from daddy - may have secured her first show, but thereafter it's down to talent, hard work and, of course, some luck.
 
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