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Victoria Beckham's 'Adoration' Of David Beckham On The Red Carpet

The 40-year-old designer couldn't keep her hands off her footballer husband while out on London this week

One of the most fascinating aspects of the Beckham’s marriage is how they have always flexed their poses to cope with massive fluctuations in status and success. At the start of their relationship Victoria was the mega star and David could sneak past her fans without being recognised. His body language would look shy and awkward and Victoria would often take a protective, quasi-maternal approach as she helped him cope with all the attention.

Victoria and David Beckham looked the picture of wedded bliss this week. [Getty]
Victoria and David Beckham looked the picture of wedded bliss this week. [Getty]



Then David’s career took off and he sported the alpha look while Victoria’s body language became more submissively adoring and vulnerable. Now they seem to be swinging back into a power balance that almost resembles the early days, with Victoria now gaining wealth and awards as a designer while David’s career is slightly less stellar.

As a result we seem to be getting poses that inform us of Victoria’s utter and ongoing adoration of her husband, but with a top spin of raised status, implying that she is enjoying his support in her success, rather than the other way round.

In each of these poses it is Victoria using her eye-gaze and facial expression to engage with the cameras while David’s smile is blander and more polite.

Victoria’s koala-style side hug and cling with an encircling arm embrace is a signature pose that has looked rather possessive and even needy in the recent past, but here she’s sporting a knowing-looking smile that tilts the status-balance in her favour and makes it reminiscent of some of her high-status poses with a rather diffident David from their very early days.

Victoria even made some time to flirt with the camera too! [Getty]
Victoria even made some time to flirt with the camera too! [Getty]



The way he tucks one arm behind his torso suggests David knows he’s not the prime player at this event too, and is toning down, despite his beaming smile.

This tow-along pose is another signature Beckhams look but it’s usually David towing his wife towards the cameras while she looks more doll-like and submissive in his wake. Here though it’s Victoria almost flirting with the cameras with and over-the-shoulder smile and she’s using two hands in the clasp to signal not just utter adoration and possessiveness but also a desire to be a bit more in control.

Victoria's hand gesture signals her adoration and appreciation of hubby David. [Getty]
Victoria's hand gesture signals her adoration and appreciation of hubby David. [Getty]



This could have been some very Queen Bee body language, with Victoria posing glamorously at the front of this shot and engaging the camera with her eyes while David stands more like a male model ‘plus one’ behind her. However being the key focus of attention seems to have made Victoria crack open even more signals of adoration, grasping David’s wrist rather awkwardly in a look that suggests ‘I couldn’t have done all this without his support’ way.

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