It’s often a sign of a very good party when the birthday girl leaves her own party in tow; ask Victoria Beckham.
At 2.30am yesterday, she was seen being carried by her husband David from the exclusive Oswald’s club in London after hosting an opulent dinner for 100 of her friends and family to celebrate her 50th birthday.
Only Victoria wasn’t floundering because she overdid it with her favorite tequila shot, but because she had been dancing barefoot all night with Hollywood actor Tom Cruise into the wee hours of the morning and enjoying a Spice Girls reunion that captivated everyone. those who were lucky enough to be there. .
While she arrived in a pair of gold stilettos, her broken foot prevented her from walking in them, so she took them off when it was time to hit the dance floor.
The always stylish Victoria Beckham before her 50th birthday party started over the weekend
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Jason Statham joined other celebrities at the exclusive event
Mrs. Beckham is carried on David’s back as she leaves her birthday bonanza at Oswald’s house.
One guest told the Mail: “It was old school – take off your shoes and dance and there was no way Victoria wasn’t joining in.”
“She loves to dance a good boogie and wasn’t going to let her foot stop her.”
“Many women took off their shoes to join her. Everyone danced for hours. There was a lot of laughter and a lot of outrageous movements, but by the end of the night, Victoria was worried about how she was going to go. She couldn’t walk in heels due to her broken foot, so David decided to carry her on his back, much to the children’s amusement. They thought it was very funny.’
It was the end of what the former Spice Girl described as “the best party ever.”
Starting the night at 7:30 pm, Victoria, dressed in her own brand, David in the Italian brand Loro Piana, their sons Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz in Dior and their daughter Harper in her mother’s range, arrived at the venue. Mayfair.
Soon the guests began to arrive and Victoria was excited.
There were his best friends Tana and Gordon Ramsay, Eva Longoria, Jason Statham and his wife Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Guy Ritchie and his wife Jacqui Ainsley. Top Gun star Cruise surprised her with her appearance, Vogue’s Edward Enninful was there, as was David’s best friend Dave Gardner, who was spotted at a nearby kebab restaurant later that night. Salma Hayek was also present with her husband, fashion mogul Francois-Henri Pinault.
But what really made Victoria smile was seeing all the Spice Girls pull it off.
Despite inviting all four (Geri Horner, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm and Melanie Brown), there was some concern that Geri would not be able to attend due to the humiliation of her husband Christian’s Red Bull Formula One controversy which put on danger at nine years old. marriage under much public scrutiny.
The evening moved quickly and guests enjoyed Italian-inspired dishes as starters, followed by steak and sea bass mains. They drank champagne and wine, while Victoria stuck to her favorite tipple, Don Julio 1942 tequila. Guests are said to have emptied ‘dozens’ of bottles worth £170 each by the end of the night.
After dinner, the room erupted into a raucous rendition of Happy Birthday and Victoria blew out the candles. Next were the speeches. David went first. More sentimental than funny, he told the room how his wife of nearly 25 years inspires him and then went on to say what a great mother she is and how great she is in the “role she cherishes most in the world.”
The Beckham clan gathers for a pre-party photo. Left-right: Romeo, Cruz, Victoria, Harper, David and Brooklyn
David Beckham captures the moment the former Spice Girls perform some of the choreography from their days as a pop band.
“It was very David and very charming,” said one guest. “He applauded her for being a great mother and a successful businesswoman.”
Then it was Victoria’s turn, who thanked David, 48, and the children for organizing the party before moving on to her four children. “Brooklyn and Romeo said three lines each,” says a friend. “They paid tribute to her mother, Harper read hers from a phone while the others improvised.”
Immediately afterwards, the party really got going, when singer Cruz began singing along to the Spice Girls’ hit Mama, on a small stage.
It wasn’t long before Victoria and the other band members joined him in dancing in what a friend said was “really quite emotional and very special”.
Strutting alongside Sporty, Scary, Ginger and Baby was the highlight of Victoria’s night. He had asked DJ Hale Zero to play a Spice Girl medley, and it was during his hit Stop that David broke the party’s no-phone rule and videotaped them. Both he and Victoria posted it on his Instagram when they got home.
“The girls were practicing some of their old moves,” said one guest.
But the star of the dance floor was Tom Cruise, who other guests described as “particularly enthusiastic” with his moves.
A curious person even claims that, despite his 61 years, at the end of a breakdancing routine, he did splits. “He loved to dance, he was very funny,” said a friend. ‘You forgot it was Tom Cruise, he was just having a great time. He arrived alone and left alone at 1:30 a.m. He barely stopped smiling.
The Beckham family gets into a car to return home at the end of a successful night.
The star of the dance floor was Tom Cruise, who was described by other guests as “particularly enthusiastic” with his moves.
At the end of the night the guests made sure not to forget their gift bag. Inside was a bottle of Victoria’s fragrance which sells for £245.
For the Beckhams it was their “perfect” night, and the choice of venue helped them a lot. Oswald’s, owned by Robin Birley, is often frequented by politicians and members of the royal family: Liz Truss and Princess Beatrice are regular customers.
But a special touch is that David and Victoria are said to love the club because the ground floor where they held the party was inspired by the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles, another of the couple’s favorite places. And five years ago, on their 20th wedding anniversary, they took a private tour.
There was one hiccup in the process: the absence of Brooklyn’s wife, Nicola Peltz. Friends of hers say that the actress stayed in the United States to be with her grandmother, that she is not feeling well, and that they “missed her deeply.”
“It was a real shame,” said a source close to the family. “Victoria loves hanging out with Nicola and of course it’s one of those things that can’t be helped.”
But yesterday, despite hangover being the buzzword at Chez Beckham, Victoria was in great spirits after her big night.
“He can’t stop smiling,” said a friend. ‘She had a great time, everyone did. She feels very, very blessed.”
