In their native Britain, they’re known as “the celebrities taste forgot” – but in Los Angeles, they’ll fit right in.
Meet the U.K.’s two most notorious celebrity couples, the Beckhams and the Andres – bleach blonde, tan-tastic and surgically enhanced. And we’re not just talking about the ladies.
While the Beckhams may be more internationally known – once upon a time Victoria was better known as Posh Spice and David “Goldenballs” just signed a $250 million deal with the L.A. Galaxy soccer team – the Andres are just as beloved in their homeland for being shameless.
The first season of Katie Price (a k a huge-chested glamour model Jordan) and ’90s pop star Peter Andre’s reality show, “Katie & Peter,” premieres this Saturday on E!, months before the Beckham’s NBC deal hits the small screen. A primer:
Katie Price (Jordan) & Peter Andre vs. Victoria & David Beckham
Katie Price (Jordan) & Peter Andre
Nicknames: Dosh & Pecs
Famous for: Huge tatas
Former pop star in Britain
Ages: 28 & 34
Kids: 3 (Harvey Daniel, Junior Savva and another on the way)
Net Worth: $60 million
Breasts: 34FF
Style: Stuffed into a boob tube; proudly gelled
Quotable: “Some people might be famous for creating a pencil sharpener. I’m famous for my tits.”
– Jordan
Literature: Memoirs “Being Jordan” and “A Whole New World,” and “Katie’s Perfect Ponies: My Pony Care Book” (October 2007)
Tribulations: Blind son; Jordan survived finger cancer discovered by manicurist
Famous friends: Hugh Hefner, Paris Hilton
American equivalent: Pamela Anderson & Tommy Lee
Victoria & David Beckham
Nicknames: Posh & Becks
Famous for: Zigga-zig-ah
Bends it like Beckham
Ages: 33 & 31
Kids: 3 (Brooklyn, Romeo, Cruz)
Net Worth: $400 million (incl. Galaxy deal)
Breasts: About 34B
Style: Stick insect; coyly metrosexual
Quotable: “My Spanish is improving and now I can ask: ‘Dónde Gucci?’ I also can say: ‘Tienes un Bentley?’ “
– Victoria
Literature: Alleged illiteracy (“I’ve never read a book in my life”) yet Victoria wrote a book on style called “That Extra Half an Inch”
Tribulations: David’s girly voice
Famous friends: Tom & Katie, Elton & David, J.Lo & Marc
American equivalent: If Mariah Carey and Derek Jeter had stayed together
