Victoria Beckham’s Specific Dietary Demands
June 3, 2010 in Celebrity Quotes, Victoria Beckham by Versus
Victoria Beckham reportedly compiled a very specific list of dietary demands for her dressing room “rider”. So what is Posh eating exactly? From ShowbizSpy:
“Chopped fresh fruit – cut pineapple with grated lime peel, green seedless grapes, red grapes (frozen), cut-up pear with lemon juice, apples, peeled pink grapefruit, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries,” says the rider, obtained by British newspaper The Sun.
“Please DO NOTMIX up the fruit but keep separate.
“Plain Green salad (no dressings on it) – balsamic vinegar on the side.
“This is NOT balsamic vinaigrette but PLAIN balsamic vinegar. The thicker version so either aged/glazed balsamic (buy at Wholefoods in USA) or take regular and reduce it on the hob.”
“She’s obsessed with fruit and can’t get enough,” a source added. “The list always gets a chuckle from the lackeys who have to go and get this stuff.
“If we mix the fruit up there’s hell to pay.
“But it’s Victoria Beckham. What she wants she gets.
“There is never a request for anything with more than a handful of calories.
“We joked about leaving a Big Mac in the dressing room — but we know we’d get fired.”
Well… share your thoughts!
wow thats insane.
I already ate more calories with my Kashi cereal and soy milk than she likely eats in a day.
Poshy, it’s so not worth it.
nah, it is. she looks great. besides, a lot of people enjoy being vegan, you really do feel healthier and cleansed after a while.
haha she doesn’t look great at all.. if you are talking about her body.
Her fashion style is a whole other fabulous story..
I dunno, the fruit isn’t that crazy… the specification on the vinegar a bit but I understand when you want something specific and you can get it by being specific to people. I have been a lackey before and snickered at some of the tasks for celebrities and this doesn’t seem that weird to me.
Her demands are very diva-like, but this is certainly not the most extreme celebrity demand. I think her food selection is just very healthy and beneficial and I would be more surprised if someone asked for a big mac rather than fruit and vegetables while at a photo shoot. Rather than criticizing her selection of foods, they should be happy that she is at least eating.
Wow. So much fruit. Love it. If I could ask anything I want, I’d probably demand lots of fruits too. But yeah, no meal there. Just “snacks” (at least for me).
I don’t think this story is true.
She was picture last week eating a hotdog.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/05/21/article-1280115-09AB10BF000005DC-465_468x286.jpg
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1280115/Beckhams-dog-gets-pink-toenails–wonder-looks-grumpy.html
The other week she was pictured eating a Mc Donalds.
The tabloids show pictures of her eating junk food as well lol!
never see the food actually go near her mouth though. lol
These insider reveals are always pure 100% bull#$#@.
I mean, Showbizspy? What is that? Surely the paragon of journalism integrity. /sarcasm
While she is quite skinny, you can maintain that with a reasonably “normal” diet, by that I mean, eating a variety of normal food, just in too small quantities (below a normal weight person’s calorie number – so even with something like 1400-1500).
Almost no adult female can maintain a healthy weight on 1500 calories….but if they want to get their health destroyed and look like Posh, 1500 sounds just right. That’s 3 Big macs. If you eat a lot of filler, you can cram a lot of (low calorie, high weight) food into you.
Personally, I’m quit sure I’d die of boredom trying to follow her diet.
quite* rather
1500 is too high, imo. I maintain on much lower (12-1300ish) because I’m short.
I don’t think it’s diva like. It’s just fruit and salad. Sure with a couple of specifications, but to these rich and famous people who are all catered by the world’s best chef, it’s a breeze for them to whip this stuff up.
I’d also add that….hey, if you’re gonna eat nocalorie filler stuff… plain green salad? Seriously? There are so many salad varieties – some sweet, some crispy, some spicy, some savoury. At least you’d get a mix, and get some satisfaction from it. I know I would if I was filthy rich and obsessed with my health.
Can’t say I’d be all that surprised if this is in fact real.
But is it? How do we know this source is reliable?
I don’t know, this doesn’t seem at all unreasonable to me. So she wants lots of fruits, and she knows which ones she likes. Big deal.(I mean these don’t even seem like hard-to-get items for which you’d have to go to hell and back to get them, just regular fruits) And how hard is it not to mix them together. The only thing a tad weird is the balsamic vinegar, but i don’t think it’s crazy, just a bit specific. That she doesn’t want anything but fruits and berries, sounds restricting, but maybe she rather eats her meals at home or at restaurants. I agree w/ suzushii about the food intake, Vic is skinny but not emaciated imo, i could easily see her eating around 1500 kcal a day, even more if she exercises a lot.
WOW. everybody’s talking about her demands:) I find it quite amusing that this seems to be the “news of the day”. I’m not surprised by the fact that all she eats is fruits and veggies or by the fact that she’s considered to be acting very diva-like.
I do love her sense of fashion and I love the glasses she’s wearing in that picture.
I agree with Meg, May, and Sidney. Victoria Beckham is known for being a very healthy eater and I can totally relate. I have been vegan since I was little, so I am very limited in my food choice selections. Not saying that I eat salad and fruit all day, (fruit yes, salad occasionally) I definitely don’t–I eat mostly vegan alternatives of otherwise ‘normal’ food. Height/Weight wise our bodies are definitely identical though and I am perfectly healthy and eat a healthy amount of calories, so I don’t understand all of this backlash people are giving her?! I think it’s very sad that all people have to talk about when it comes to her is how skinny she is and what new diet she is on–don’t those journalists/paparazzi have better things to do?! PATHETIC! People need to give her some privacy and leave her alone. I can’t even fathom how difficult it must be to live in the limelight all the time. But, she does it with the utmost class. She’s certainly no Lindsay Lohan. I think people are primarily jealous that she honestly happens to be a really good wife, mother, fashion designer, and woman in general. A lot of people have trouble accepting someone who has a lot going for them, and to make themselves feel better, they start rumors and spread gossip. Hmm, “Tee” seems like one of these examples–I found her comment VERY rude! Unless you personally know her, you have no place saying such negative things about a person. Put yourself in her shoes ladies. Nobody’s perfect, but I think she is trying really hard to be the best person she can be, remain true to herself and her passions, all while balancing her work life and family life. I think she is an amazing woman!
I get it, Erin, but aren’t you awfully self-righteous? I mean, you certainly got to skinnyvscurvy somehow, didn’t you? And for what reason, to preach to the site’s loyal readers?
Here. You’ll need this ladder to get off of your high horse.
Wow, b. I was just giving my own opinion on the subject matter and in doing so, certainly was not trying to claim that my beliefs regarding VB were somehow better than any of the other reader’s beliefs or actions, let alone “preach” to this site’s “loyal reader’s”. And, actually I happened onto skinnyvscurvy by chance while researching eating disorders for my college dissertation and the influence the media, fashion industry, and celebrities have on our society. I have been in the process of achieving my doctorate and want to specialize in clinical psychology. Upon seeing this post it made me very upset how much the media continues to focus and fixate on every little ‘flux’ in celebrities weights or diets, it seems to me that this level of fixation would just perpetuate the problem. So, to clarify for you, I am criticizing the media, not skinnyvscurvy’s readers and am sorry that I somehow offended you in contributing my own opinion, like everyone else.
I say.. bullshit. I feel sorry for the people who fall for every single little rumor they put online..
she’s gross
my favorite quote is: “it’s Victoria Beckham. What she wants she gets.”. My god people, she is only human! if you can say no to a regular person off the street you should be able to say no to a celebrity who hasn’t shown an inkling of talent or intellect…sheesh.
All that fruit sounds fantastic and that’s how I eat my salad. I’m not saying that VBeckham should be everyone’s eating model. Obviously I can’t make too many assumptions, but I think it’s pretty safe to assume she doesn’t consume that much else in a day.
My problem with these demands (a long with every other diva-y celebrity) is that it’s easy to ask for something complicated like that when you don’t have to fetch it. Even just making a simple salad is time consuming – you have to check all the lettuce to make sure it’s fresh then wash and dry each piece and cut it up so it’s not too big. And that’s just a salad for myself – if I mess up my life goes on. I mean honestly, if celebrities had to live up to the demands that they put on other people they’d be in for a sore surprise.
Geez when you stay at a hotel they usually have restaurants and room service. How hard is it to make a green salad and cut up some fruit. This doesn’t sound diva-ish to me at all. Surely any customer could make a simple request like that if they wanted to pay for it.
I think there is a difference between being healthy and having an unhealthy obsession.
The separating of fruit is normally an indication of disordered eating patterns.
I’m not sure how reliable these sources are though – she looks like she eats a more balanced diet.
Pretty sure not mixing the fruit up has to do with taste.
She’s probably just picky… as in, she doesn’t want to taste pineapple when she’s eating an apple! Or lime juice with raspberries.
I know that when I eat fruit, I prefer my fruit separated from each other. I don’t like it when everything is mixed together :].
Maybe it is just me but I don’t see a problem – WOW, she likes fruit. OMG – FRUIT, that is so DIVA!! I mean healthy fruit S-E-P-A-R-A-T-E from each other. And only balsamic vinegar and not balsamic vinaigrette. I love plain balsamic vinegar and can’t stand the vinaigrette, maybe it is preference for VB. She doesn’t eat processed foods either. I don’t see any diva-like behavior in this. Fresh, natural food are something we should all strive for in our diets.
haha! love the last comment.
God I hate stuff like this.
Clearly the celeb in question has been invited to a particular event or is performing a particular function for someone. Why do they want that particular celeb? I’m sure they have their reasons but it’s most likely to be that it serves the organiser or event’s promotional purposes and will encourage and audience to gather as a result.
I’m going to guess that if they accept a certain celeb despite the specifications they request then they CLEARLY feel that the promotional value of that celeb outweighs the supposed ‘insanity’ of their requests. I mean because fruit (and heaven knows how hard fresh fruit is to find anywhere *sarcasm*, and NOT MIXING THE FRUIT! ye gads! what Herculean effort must be expended to keep them apart and not mixing!) and salad with balsamic vinegar that’s just such an outlandish request. Certainly I know that it’s SUCH a ridiculous request because it takes SO MUCH hard work and effort to gather that it practically DEMANDS having to flog the information to tabloid rags just so the extra money can cover the extra labour costs!
I mean really, Victoria Beckham wanting to maintain eating patterns that keep her feeling healthy, focussed and energetic – that’s right up there with asking for child slaves – who does she think she is?
Yeah, whatever. Selling that private information to make a buck and then ridiculing her for not wanting a Big Mac that’s what I find obnoxious. I personally hope they get fired for making money off of leaking this. Now THAT would be funny.
You’d think her dietary requirements included the still beating heart of a young child the way people are getting on. If she wants her size to stay small, and eats to maintain that how exactly does that a crime make?
What next? Snapping pictures of her on the toilet? Proof that all that fruit is bad for her. *eye-roll*
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