Victoria Beckham

Victoria Beckham has said she finds it funny how she and her closest Hollywood friends are always rumoured to be pregnant.

The former Spice Girl has made no secret of her desire for a fourth child - although says she and husband David Beckham have put their plans on hold for the time being - and her BFFs Katie Holmes & Kate Beckinsale are also frequently rumoured to be expanding their families, and Eva Longoria Parker starting hers. But Victoria insists that none of them are pregnant and “baby bumps” are just a little bloating.

She told Harper’s Bazaar recently: “You get a little water retention; it’s not news.

“Me, Katie, Eva and Kate always joke about how one of us is allegedly pregnant, but no, we’re just a little bloated today! None of us is pregnant.”

She added she also feels pressure to keep in shape these days - not just for vanity but also because she’s selling a fashion brand: “If I go to the supermarket looking like s**t, that affects my work. I am selling an image [but], I have fun with it too.

“[Before events] I go into hair and makeup, and I turn into ‘Victoria Beckham.’

“I’ll try on all my dresses, and I’ll pick out a handbag, and I’ll put on shades. I instantly turn into into this person, and it sort of feels like a character. And there are so many pictures of it… But it’s a true character because it’s still me.”