The Daily Tonic: Adams Family Values

Victoria Beckham has been getting a roasting in the press today after it was revealed she’s furloughed staff at her fashion label in order to have the Government stump up money for salaries – even though she and David are worth an estimated £335m between them.

But the sniping proles just don’t understand how much money it costs to be Victoria Beckham. Sure, when she was lowly little Victoria Adams she might have been content to sup Lambrusco. Now she’s an integral part of Brand Beckham, she has an image to maintain.

Which is why the Bucks Fizz that Mrs Beckham has been known to order in posh London restaurant Sketch is made with 1975 Krug champagne: an extremely rare vintage that currently fetches £1,500 a bottle.

Victoria’s insistence on never letting a freebie pass her by is something she learned from her mother.

While Posh & Co were in the process of becoming the biggest girl band in history, some bright spark at Spice HQ figured they could gain lucrative exposure by partnering with the crisp-peddling powerhouse Gary Lineker and shoot an advert for Walkers.

Two months after the ad was in the can, Victoria’s mother was back on the phone to the marketing contact at Walkers. The substance of her call? She’d yet to receive the free box of crisps she’d been promised.

Thanks for all your celebrity registration plate spots. For this next question, we’re curious to know about the specialist skills you’ve seen celebrities demonstrate.

Today’s Question: Which celebrities have a good party trick up their sleeve? What is it – and what does it take to get them to perform?

Seen a celebrity showcase a strange little skill? Tell us at hello@popbitch.com – and we’ll scatter out some digital Popbitch goodies to our favourites.

KM writes:
“About 10 years ago I was invited to a party at Guy Chambers’ house in Belsize Park. I didn’t know anyone and planned to show my face, have a drink and leave.

“I popped to the loo before I left. It was unlocked and sitting there was Alexander Armstrong, trousers around ankles, reading a paper. He said ‘Sorry darling, just having a shit. Would you come back in 10 minutes?’

“So I did!”

This is the 32nd audio round we’ve posted since the Daily Tonic began, which means we’ve done a full month’s worth and are now starting up on a second.

It’s probably starting to show in the weirdness of our track selections – but a cabin fever shared is a cabin fever halved. So here you go.

[Ten songs; twenty points]

Pitchfork revisits Craig David’s Born To Do It
[Read here]

Hour long mixes of guitar bands doing scuzzy covers of well-known songs
[Hear on Soundcloud]

There’s a new 40 minute documentary on Daz Sampson, if you’re interested?
[Watch on YouTube]

Penguins are taking over Cape Town
[See on Twitter]