Posh and Becks have been spending a lot of time together, recently. Too much time, apparently
She wants to spend more time together, but he’s not so keen
They say absence makes the heart grow fonder, but someone had better tell Victoria Beckham. Over the past few weeks, the fashion designer and husband David have been almost inseparable, with Vic joining him on a number of glitzy showbiz outings – including, most recently, the Dior Menswear show in Paris. But after packing in a host of family activities over the winter holidays, insiders say that David’s craving space – and he’s starting to miss the good old days when Posh would leave him to hit the party circuit solo. Sadly for Posh, we’re told that the more time they spend together, the more David wants some time apart.
“They’re all smiles while they’re out and about, but behind the scenes, it’s become a little tense,” says an insider close to the couple, who celebrated their 20th anniversary last July. “David thinks that they need time apart to keep the magic alive, but Vic is insisting that they sync up their diaries and go out together as much as they can. It’s caused a lot of concern that he’ll end up feeling ‘suffocated’ and she’ll be left upset. He’s already keen to get away to Miami and concentrate on his football club, and he’s also planning a lads-only holiday with his mates. He’s suggested that they take a break from attending events together, but that hasn’t gone down well at all.”
Last week, the couple hit the front row at Dior’s show at Paris Fashion Week, where they were joined by 20-year-old son Brooklyn. At the event, they both put on a united front, with Victoria – who also has Romeo, 17, Cruz, 14, and eight-yearold Harper with David – cheekily posting a video of her husband tying her shoelaces because her trousers were too tight. But we’re told that David would have preferred to attend alone – as he did at the Dior show in Miami last December, where he partied it up
with the likes of Kim Kardashian, Bella Hadid and Kate Moss. As heat has told you, Posh has been feeling increasingly insecure about David’s popularity in showbiz circles, but the insider says her resolve to keep him close is only creating a bigger wedge between them.
“Vic much prefers staying at home to partying, but she refuses to stay in when David is so hell-bent on going out and enjoying himself,” says our source. “She wants their lives to be more in sync – she can’t bear the fact that they may want different things.”
Days after they made their Paris entrée, the couple hit the headlines again after teasing each other on Instagram – with Posh posting a picture of David’s clothes neatly folded out for the following morning, after he secretly snapped her while she was trying to get the perfect selfie on her phone. While their jokey snaps gave fans a playful look at their private home life, we’re told they also pointed to some extra tension behind the scenes. “From the outside, their teasing looks cute, but there’s more going on than meets the eye,” says the insider. “They’ve started to make sly digs at each other and wind each other up. Everyone around them can see that they’re spending too much time together and need a break, but Vic is insisting that they stick together.”
Poor Posh: last time we checked, it was important for couples to spend quality time together. Sadly for her, relationship expert David reckons he knows better. n
‘She can’t bear the fact they may want different things’