THIGH say! Victoria Beckham gives hope to women around the world — by stepping out looking less than perfect.

Usually-pristine Posh appeared to have been overdoing her diet and exercise regime as she was snapped with strange marks both above and below her knee.

Mum-of-three Victoria, 33, is helping soccer star hubby David conquer the States after he switched to Los Angeles team LA Galaxy.

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She was photographed walking in unflatteringly harsh sunlight to a video shoot in Beverly Hills. Sun GP Carol Cooper said: “She’s obviously lost weight.

I suspect she works out, which is why on her thigh you can see in sharp relief the outline of the quads muscle.”

The harsh sunlight was hardly flattering — but with the area famed for its obsession with body image she will be keen to avoid showing any flaws in future.

In the meantime at least our pictures no body’s perfect.

Meanwhile England star Becks, 32, is winning over fans among Hollywood’s leading ladies.

Sex and the City star Kristin Davis, 42, said: “He is really handsome. Who doesn’t appreciate handsome men who are talented at what they do?”
 

Becks’ progress will be shown on a weekly 13-part show on the Fox Soccer Channel.

Showbiz pals Tom Cruise and Will Smith are planning a “Welcome to America” party for the Beckhams on Sunday.

Posh and Becks have already been snapped leaving the house Cruise shares with wife Katie Holmes.

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Chelsea may be working hard in America but the FA Cup holders have managed to find some time to relax.

The Blues won their first two games in the States and are hoping to beat David Beckham's LA Galaxy on Saturday.

Becks, however, is not the only star Jose Mourinho's players have been rubbing shoulders with on their pre-season tour.

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Tennis ace Serena Williams, hotel heiress Paris Hilton, model Kimberley Stewart and socialite Victoria Hervey have all been getting to know John Terry and Co.

And as our pictures show, the players enjoyed themselves in Beverly Hills with some of the world's most photographed celebrities.

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Chanelle and Ziggy got the bathroom all steamed up as they took a shower together.

The WAG wannabe and former boy band member enjoyed a smooch in the hot water – but unluckily for Zig, sexy Chan kept her yellow bikini ON.

Ziggy did his best to give the on-off lovers some privacy, by covering the glass with a towel.

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The most redeeming things about Larry King's interview with Paris Hilton last night were the repeated promotions for tonight's guest, former secretary of state Colin Powell. If softballs are to be lobbed again on CNN, they at least will be softballs with substance.

Perhaps this means our national charade is finally over -- that long period in which we conspired to pretend that a vapid celebrity's minuscule sentence was somehow of interest or import. Yes, there was a time, during that day or so when Hilton was sprung from jail and given house arrest, that this seemed an opportunity for national debate about a justice system rife with inequalities.

But that moment for reflection cam and went -- especially, it seems, for Hilton,who is treating her 23 days in Los Angeles County jail as a torture she barely escaped. "The cell was, like, 8 by 12," she told King, apparently unaware that in New York, that's about the size of some people's apartments.

Were we expecting growth? Did we want it? Probably not. Hilton is the apotheosis of celebrity culture, famous for being rich, singing poorly, and acting stupid on TV. The wall-to-wall media frenzy over her jail time might have seemed impossible five years ago, when the world was considered a more sober place. Evidently, like Hilton herself, we sobered up briefly in difficult times, but we haven't exactly matured.

No, we continue to watch, and Hilton, in return, manages to buck the current trend of celebrities trying to save the world. She gave brief lip service to discouraging drunk driving, given the consequences of her own DUI. But when King asked what she didn't like about herself, she answered: "When I get nervous or shy, my voice gets very high. That's something I'm trying to change about myself."

Even King seemed at a loss, reduced to complimenting Hilton on her mug shot, which featured pink lip gloss, and teasing to the copious "notes" she wrote during her weeks in jail. ("We hear some of them are extraordinary.") When she contended that she never does drugs and barely drinks, he pressed her on why she hadn't told the world how good she is. He seemed to have trouble filling an hour of TV time: "A couple more segments to go," he said at one point, sounding desperate.

Meredith Vieira and Barbara Walters might well have been relieved; a little less shame on the part of their bosses, and this might have been their burden. The "exclusive" King-Hilton matchup came after a high-profile flirtation with NBC and ABC, during which Hilton's family leaked word of hefty payments in the form of entertainment deals and licensing fees. (All three networks have said they don't pay outright for interviews.)

Last night, CNN made the most of its hand-me-down "get," devoting almost all of the show that followed, "Anderson Cooper 360," to continued analysis of the Hilton story. To Cooper's credit, he mocked the heiress openly and re-aired that clip about changing her voice. Even King, brought in to recap, described the experience as "kind of awkwardly conflicting."

"Are you glad you did the interview?" Cooper asked him, and what he probably meant was, "Do you feel dirty?" Maybe he does. I do. But Paris Hilton, it's safe to say, is feeling perfectly fine.

The Boston Globe