As David buys Posh a knee scooter, will she win the race to be fit for her 50th?
WHEN Victoria Beckham turned 30, husband David’s present was typically lavish – an oval- cut, pink diamond £1million ring.
And for her 40th, the former England football captain is said to have splashed out on a £50,000 diamond bracelet.
So, as she approaches her 50th birthday celebrations, you would have forgiven Posh for expecting an opulent addition to her jewellery collection.
Instead, the former Spice Girl, who broke her foot after taking a tumble in the gym on Valentine’s Day, received a rather different gift from her husband of 24 years.
Taking to social media on Monday, she revealed David, 48, had given her a £300 KneeRover mobility bike, designed to make sure she keeps pressure off her left leg, giving it the best chance to heal and be ready for April 17, when she intends to throw a big birthday bash.
Friends say she is thrilled with her gift, which David presented to her shortly after they arrived in Miami where they are spending the Easter break.
Victoria wasted no time in sharing a video of the scooter to her 32 million Instagram followers.
She wrote: ‘So David bought me a bike to try and help my foot, which is taking a long time to heal. So he bought me this little bike with a basket.’
‘Not any bike,’ David interrupted
‘Think how much wine I can fit in this basket’
before adding: ‘It’s called a KneeRover.’
Victoria said: ‘ The accessories are endless. Think how much wine I can fit in this basket.’
Another snap showed her modelling the vehicle while sporting a T-shirt, leggings, one trainer and her medical boot. She wrote: ‘The best gift my husband ever bought me!!!’
The Beckham clan, I’m told, have found this purchase highly amusing. Showing off her wicked sense of humour, Victoria has compared herself to Benidorm character Madge Harvey – ageing star of the ITV sitcom who scuttles around the Spanish resort on a scooter. Despite all the hilarity, David – practical as ever – bought the present in all seriousness. Victoria’s injury at her West London home was described by him as a ‘clean break’. Since then, determined Victoria has refused to stop going to the gym or cut down her workload.
In recent weeks, she has been spotted limping to and from fashion shows and dinners on crutches wearing one shoe – sometimes high-heeled – with the other in a boot. While friends say she is taking her injury ‘very much in her stride’, they also insist she is determined to look her best for her 50th and is now willing to do whatever it takes to arrive at her celebrations, which are being kept secret, with both feet in her trademark high heels.
‘Victoria loves getting dressed up for big occasions, none more so than her birthday – and that involves wearing a beautiful pair of shoes,’ said one friend.
‘The big day isn’t far away and Victoria has been getting really frustrated because the foot is taking a while to heal,’ says another pal.
‘She has her crutches which she has been seen using a lot but they are very exhausting. She has been saying that it won’t heal up but she won’t have a rest. You can imagine that David has been telling her to stop but she won’t. So he took matters into his own hands and splashed out on the scooter. Obviously, he thinks it is hilarious but he also really wants Victoria’s foot to get better.’
Friends called David a ‘sweetie’ for buying the KneeRover and added that Victoria has been doing rigorous exercises to help her foot heal. After all, her 50th is not the only reason Victoria wants to be fighting fit.
On July 4, she and David will have been married for 25 years – and there will be endless celebrations that the former singer will want to dress up for.
As social media posts show, the couple – who have endured their fair share of ups and downs in their marriage – are happier than ever. The secret? Making one another laugh, says a friend.
‘Can you imagine David buying Victoria a gift like a mobility scooter six or seven years ago, and then telling the world about it? No. Victoria is so excited about what is to come in 2024,’ says another pal.
All the more, I’m told, if she can step back into her stilettos.