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Scottish Sun
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Victoria Beckham's earnings from Spice Girls in just one year revealed amid family feud
The fashion designer continues to earn a pretty penny from their enduring popularity Rich Spice Victoria Beckham's earnings from Spice Girls in just one year revealed amid family feud VICTORIA Beckham is still raking in Spice Girls royalties despite last performing with them over a decade ago. Fashion designer Victoria, 51, last performed with the group at the 2012 London Olympics closing ceremony but continues to earn a pretty penny from their enduring popularity. Advertisement 8 Victoria Beckham is still raking in Spice Girls royalties Credit: Getty Newly-filed accounts reveal that Spice Girls Ltd made a £93,000 profit last year. As one of the five members, Victoria owns a 20% stake in the business, meaning she took home £18,600 from those profits. Despite no recent tours or performances, The Sun previously revealed Victoria has made around £1million from music-related earnings over the last 12 months. Companies House documents show that Victoria's company, Moody Productions, which she founded in 1997 to manage her music royalties, now holds £2.4 million in assets. Advertisement The filings list the income as coming from 'recoupment of music recording and publishing royalties and endorsement activities'. While Victoria's solo music attracts nearly 20,000 monthly Spotify listeners, the Spice Girls remain a streaming powerhouse, with 12.6 million fans tuning in each month. The Sun has contacted Victoria's representatives for comment. It follows reports the Hertfordshire-native left Brooklyn's wife Nicola Peltz "in tears" on her wedding day. Advertisement Brooklyn, 26, and Nicola, 30, first sparked rumours of a rift between them and his parents when they snubbed all of David's 50th birthday celebrations. And it was today claimed that Victoria "hijacked the first dance" at Brooklyn's Palm Beach wedding to the actress in 2022. Brooklyn Beckham takes swipe at David and Victoria amid 'family feud' as he shares tribute to wife Nicola Peltz "Marc Anthony, who is a friend of the Beckhams, offered to perform as a gift at the wedding," the source told People. "Before the song began, Marc Anthony asked Brooklyn to come to the stage, and then announced, 'The most beautiful woman in the room tonight, come on Beckham!'" Advertisement Nicola allegedly "felt that Victoria ruined her wedding, and couldn't understand why." Another source told the publication that guests were shocked when Victoria started slow dancing with her son. What should have been a special moment between the newlyweds, ended up with Victoria reportedly stealing the spotlight. They said: "It wasn't appropriate," adding that a room full of guests saw "Nicola run from the room crying." Advertisement 8 She last performed with the group at the 2012 London Olympics closing ceremony Credit: Getty 8 Victoria continues to earn a pretty penny from their enduring popularity Credit: Rex 8 As one of the five members, Victoria owns a 20% stake in their business Credit: Getty The insider added: "Nicola felt like Victoria did this on purpose, when she knew it was a pre-planned romantic dance meant for Brooklyn and Nicola. What she couldn't understand was why." Advertisement But a source who was at the wedding told The Sun that this was not the case and Victoria only danced with Brooklyn after being pulled up on stage by good friend and performer Marc. They said: "At the reception dinner there were speeches and then the happy couple took to the floor for their first dance while about 500 guests sat around and watched. "After this, Nicola had a dance with her father Nelson, which is normally when the groom would dance with his mum, but for whatever reason that didn't happen. "Much later, as a gift to the couple, Marc Anthony performed a few songs and everyone got up to dance. Advertisement "As part of this he pulled his best friends David and Victoria up on stage with him and then grabbed Brooklyn to dance with his mum and Harper danced with David, Cruz also got up with Eva Longoria as I recall. It was a fun family moment and one dance. "No-one realised in the moment that Nicola was upset as she just stormed out of the room. She returned later and the evening carried on to an afterparty with DJ. "It's all just totally baffling. "Everyone there was utterly mystified as to why Nicola would get so upset." Advertisement It comes after insiders said retired footballer David and fashion designer Victoria 'can't deal' with the situation between them and their son. The source told US Weekly: 'It's sad, really. 'David and Victoria didn't even know Brooklyn was in London. It's becoming increasingly clear how strained things are behind the scenes.' 'David and Victoria always turn up for Brooklyn and Nicola, whether it's for the launch of his hot sauce brand or her movie premiere. This is just very sad.' Advertisement The insider added: 'Brooklyn's family adores him and will always be there for him. They just can't deal with this nonsense anymore.' And the source claimed that Brooklyn decided not to meet with his parents as he's "trying to let things go right now and is giving everyone space". Over the weekend Brooklyn made his feelings very clear with a damning social media post in which he vowed to always put his wife first. He said: 'My whole world. I will love you forever. I always choose you baby.' Advertisement And fans were less than impressed. One commented: "Why do you need to do this post on social media , who are you trying to convince? There's no need to say these things publicly - odd." A second said: "What on earth forced you to choose…just miss those Beckhams together days." While at third remarked: "Remember kid, you are nothing without your parents.' 8 It comes amid her family feud with Brooklyn and his wife Nicola Peltz Credit: Instagram Advertisement 8 They tied the knot with a lavish Palm Beach wedding in 2022 Credit: German Larkin / Vogue 8 Brooklyn and Nicola snubbed all of David's 50th birthday celebrations Credit: Instagram
India Gazette
4 days ago
- Sport
- India Gazette
Naraen Pranav, Mukesh Nelavalli among 11 Indian athletes to win medals at ISSF Junior World Cup
New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): Indian athletes shone brightly at the ISSF Junior World Cup 2025, winning a total of 11 medals- three gold, four silver and four bronze medals. A 57-member Indian contingent was sent to the tournament, which was held in Suhl, Germany, from 19-27 May, of which eight athletes trained at the Gun for Glory academy, run by Gagan Narang Sports Foundation. Two promising athletes from the academy, Naraen Pranav and Mukesh Nelavalli, made the nation proud and returned with medals. Naraen won a silver and a bronze in the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Junior Team event and 10m Air Rifle Junior Men event, respectively, whereas Mukesh grabbed a bronze medal in the 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Junior Men's event. Another athlete, Anushka Thokur, successfully made it to the finals of the 50m 3P Junior Women's event but finished 7th in the finals. All eight athletes from the academy, who represented India at the tournament, trained under GNSPF's Flagship Program Project Leap, a sponsored project that aims to inculcate holistic improvement in selected athletes, targeting technical, physical and mental aspects of the sport. On winning two medals in the tournament, Naraen Pranav expressed his happiness and stated, as quoted by Gagan Narang Sports Foundation press release, 'It feels great and is a major moment in my career so far. Just being able to represent the country on such a global stage is a great honour,r and to return with a medal makes it even more special. I would like to thank my coaches at the Gun for Glory academy and mentor Gagan Narang sir for guiding me at every step, because of which I was able to win these two medals', he said. The 2012 London Olympics bronze medalist, Gagan Narang, also expressed his pride in the achievements of the academy's athletes and said, 'We are extremely proud of these youngsters who made the entire nation stand tall at the ISSF Junior World Cup. This achievement is a testament to the hard work, dedication and resilience they have put in their training all these years. Our academy aims to continue building many more such athletes and ensuring that the future of Indian shooting is in safe hands.' (ANI)
Hypebeast
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Hypebeast
Diller Scofidio + Renfro Just Unveiled London's Most Exciting New Museum
TheV&A Museumhas unveiled its long-awaited Storehouse outpost in East London, which features a design by architecture firmDiller Scofidio + Renfrothat puts the museum's vast collection of objects on display. Officially opening to the public on Saturday, May 31, V&A East Storehouse spans four levels and is the size of more than 30 basketball courts. The space was once a broadcast centre for the London Olympics in 2012, but has since been reworked by Diller Scofidio + Renfro to house the 250,000 objects, 350,000 books, and 1,000 Archives. 'Instead of the hard distinctions between storage and display, conservation and curation, back-of-house and front-of-house, V&A East Storehouse creates a new mixture,' said David Allin, Principal at Diller Scofidio + Renfro. 'To realize the project, everyone had to step out of their comfort zone: curators became storage experts, technical services staff acted as exhibition designers, and we, as architects, learned to be collection managers.' While visitors typically access the museum's collection through curated exhibitions, the Storehouse allows them to have a peek backstage. Visitors enter the building and arrive into a vast atrium, where a cafe from London favorite E5 Bakehouse and workshop spaces are located. Although partially visible from the ground level, the actual store (technically named the Weston Collections Hall) is set up a short flight of stairs and behind thick metal doors. The space is organised around a central atrium, which is illuminated by a huge row of lighting panels suspended from the ceiling. Six large-scale objects, which have been tucked away for decades because of their size and complexity, are now on view and are used to anchor the collection space. These include the 1930s Kaufmann Office, the only complete Frank Lloyd Wright interior outside of the US, an architectural section from Robin Hood Gardens, a former residential estate in Poplar, east London, and the largest Picasso work in the world, which stands over 10 metres high and 11 metres wide. These are, of course, a drop in the ocean in terms of what is located in the store, which visitors are invited to walk around freely, rather than have to follow a strict guided tour. They are also able to book out the objects they'd like to view via an online system, 'Order an Object'. (According to the museum, the most popular item ordered so far is a 1954 evening dress by Cristóbal Balenciaga). A real draw of a visit to the Storehouse, though, comes in the form that it isactuallya working space. Inside, staff work at four new multi-purpose conservation studios, with a glass overlook allowing visitors a peek into what's happening. 'It has been a joy to work with the V&A's curators and conservators in creating this new kind of institution: neither warehouse nor museum, but rather a hybrid shared by staff and the public with expanded opportunities for access and exchange,' said Elizabeth Diller, Founding Partner, Diller Scofidio + Renfro. TheV&A EastStorehouse opens to the public this weekend, with the V&A East Museum opening in 2026.
Indian Express
23-05-2025
- Sport
- Indian Express
Adriyan Karmakar, with father's 2012 London Olympics rifle, wins bronze at Jr World Cup
London Olympics 50m Rifle Prone fourth-place finisher and World Cup medallist Joydeep Karmakar remembers the time when he took his then five-old son Adriyan Karmarkar to the National Championships in Kerala in 2010. It was the first time Karmarkar Jr would see his father shoot in a competition. On Friday, Adriyan Karmakar, with his father's London Olympics rifle in hand, won his second medal in the ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany. Karmakar Sr was reminded of that day in Kerala upon seeing his son win the 50m Three Position bronze medal in Germany. 'Adriyan was five or something when he accompanied us to the shooting nationals in Kerala. Before the final, when he heard my name, he started crying and remained adamant that he had to shoot with the rifle. Maybe that was an instinct he was born with. The organisers were nice enough to get the final ceremonially started with him just aiming the shot with the empty rifle and that's how the final started,' shared Karmarkar Sr while speaking with The Indian Express from Kolkata. Earlier this week, Karmarkar Jr had won the silver in the men's 50m Prone event, an event in which his father bagged the fourth place in London, and has been discontinued in the Olympics since 2017. The 20-year-old made a new junior national record of 626.7 to finish behind Sweden's Jesper Johansson earlier this week. The string of good results have come after struggles that Adriyan had been facing over the past few months. 'He had changed his jacket and trousers apart from shoes and the prone sling and it was taking some time to adjust to those. So these medals will inspire him a lot,' adds Karmarkar Sr. Back in 2015, three years after he started shooting, Karmarkar Jr had become the youngest competitor to compete in nationals with a special permission granted by NRAI to compete. Eight years later, the youngster would win his first Khelo India Youth Games title in the 50m Rifle 3P event and would follow with defending his title in 2024. In 2023, Karmaklar Jr would finish sixth in the same event in Asian Junior Championships in Changwon, Korea and had a 27th place finish in 2022 Junior World Championships in Cairo. Karmarkar Sr also remembers a phase in his son's career when he was finishing fourth repeatedly. 'I have never talked to him about any emotions for my fourth-place finish in the Olympics. There was a phase in his career when he would finish fourth repeatedly and was getting frustrated saying things like, 'Mere sath hi kyun ho raha (Why is it happening with me alone). I just told him that the fact that you are finishing fourth and making the finals every time and not missing the final speaks of your consistency. 'He has been shooting with the same rifle with which I shot in the London Olympics with some minor barrel repair; his only focus is to shoot his best,' adds Karmarkar Sr. On Friday, Karmakar Jr started the final having shot 588 with a fourth spot in the qualification. In the final, which saw the presence of Paris Olympian and senior World Cup medallist Romain Aufrere of France, Junior World Champion Jens Oestli of Norway, European bronze medallist and Junior World Championship silver medallist Jesper Johansson of Sweden, Junior World Champion medallist Griffin Lake of USA among prominent names, Karmarkar Jr made sure that he was among the top four. The standing elimination series saw the Indian maintaining his composure and edging out Johansson to be among the last three and winning the bronze. 'Adriyan was facing some problems in recent times in prone but then it's not like that he shoots very bad in prone. The silver earlier with the new junior national record would have set things right for him and he showed that in 3P qualification too with his best series score of 197 coming in prone out of the three positions. In the final too, he had a score of 153.4 in prone as compared to the 151.9 in the kneeling position. And it helped him in standing series,' said Karmarkar. Nitin Sharma is an Assistant Editor with the sports team of The Indian Express. Based out of Chandigarh, Nitin works with the print sports desk while also breaking news stories for the online sports team. A Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award recipient for the year 2017 for his story 'Harmans of Moga', Nitin has also been a two-time recipient of the UNFPA-supported Laadli Media Awards for Gender Sensitivity for the years 2022 and 2023 respectively. Nitin mainly covers Olympics sports disciplines with his main interests in shooting, boxing, wrestling, athletics and much more. The last 17 years with The Indian Express has seen him unearthing stories across India from as far as Andaman and Nicobar to the North East. Nitin also covers cricket apart from women's cricket with a keen interest. Nitin has covered events like the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the 2011 ODI World Cup, 2016 T20 World Cup and the 2017 AIBA World Youth Boxing Championships. An alumnus of School of Communication Studies, Panjab University, from where he completed his Masters in Mass Communications degree, Nitin has been an avid quizzer too. A Guru Nanak Dev University Colour holder, Nitin's interest in quizzing began in the town of Talwara Township, a small town near the Punjab-Himachal Pradesh border. When not reporting, Nitin's interests lie in discovering new treks in the mountains or spending time near the river Beas at his hometown. ... Read More
The Courier
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Courier
Why art world star Jeremy Deller chose Dundee over Scotland's capital for myth-inspired project
Even if you've never set foot in an art gallery, you might have walked right by Jeremy Deller's work. In 2004 he won the Turner Prize for recreating the 1980s miners' strike's Battle of Orgreave as an enthusiast's military re-enactment. More recently his bouncy, interactive model of Stonehenge premiered in Glasgow in 2012 and toured the country during that year's London Olympics. Or you might know him from his films, including Our Hobby is Depeche Mode – about hardcore fans of the '80s group – and Everybody in the Place, a masterful study of the crossover between rave music and politics in the '80s and '90s. Most importantly for Dundonian art lovers, he designed the billboards outside the East Marketgait underpass. And this weekend Deller is coming to Dundee with a new, large-scale interactive project which is taking over City Square. Created with students from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, Meet the Gods is part of The Triumph of Art, a multi-city project which Deller has created to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the National Gallery in London. 'It's the National Gallery, so it has to be a national project,' says Deller. 'It has to happen outside of London, not just within it.' Meet the Gods will be the second of four monthly events held in Derry-Londonderry, Dundee, Llandudno and Plymouth, before they all come together for the concluding celebration in London on July 26. 'In the National Gallery you have all these paintings with different stories and characters and imagery,' continues Deller. 'These events take examples from these ancient stories and create a party around them, it's simple really. 'In Dundee the paintings will come to life through the contemporary equivalents of some mythological characters who are in a party mood.' Meet the Gods was Deller's suggested theme, and he's worked with Dundee's students to build a scenario in which the god of wine and celebration, Bacchus, has thrown a party for his fellow gods. 'It's a Bacchic tea party, and other gods are going to be there,' says Deller. 'Medusa will be there, we have a Narcissus bothy, then we have elements to do with stone circles, which are probably as ancient as these gods. 'There's a spiritual element, that's really important. We have life drawing with the gods, Eros (AKA Cupid) might be around, maybe even Venus (goddess of love). 'Some of the students have taken on the characters of these gods.' There will also be DIY merch-making from artists Peter Kennard and Cat Phillipps, aka KennardPhillipps, a performance by art school band Fallope and the Tubes, folk music and a ceilidh. 'It's all about enjoyment,' says Deller. 'Art has many roles, and one of them is bringing people together to celebrate cultures and places. That's what will happen here.' 'I didn't want to go to the obvious places,' he continues. 'I wanted to go to cities which maybe don't get the attention others do, but ones where people have enthusiasm and there's a culture that I can work with, an organisation that's rooted there. 'Also, I wanted to be in cities where I felt I could get to grips with them without having to travel huge distances across them, walkable places where I can see everything around me. 'Dundee is a really great size of city to work with, I get a lot done and everybody knows each other, which is really helpful.' It certainly isn't an unfamiliar city to Deller. 'I've been to Dundee a number of times,' he says. 'I was in a show at the DCA some years ago, in 2003 I think. It had only just opened, or it felt like it. 'I like the city a lot, and the surrounding area. 'Arbroath is a very interesting place. I know the coastline because I come up on the train a lot, and I've always had a good time here.' Has he seen Dundee change much in that time? 'The buildings have changed,' he says. 'I don't think the people have. It's changed physically, but it's still the place I remember from then.' Deller is an unusual case among contemporary artists, in that he actively seeks out people to put his art in front of who may not give it a second thought. More often than not, it produces a reaction. 'I love making work in the public realm,' he says. 'It's nerve-wracking, because you have the weather to deal with. And the public can behave in ways you're not expecting, but that brings up interesting moments. 'I just want people to have an interesting experience and to take away new memories. And of course there'll be plenty of moments where people can take pictures of themselves doing things with gods. 'It's about changing the nature of the everyday, even for just a split second, and making the world seem different,' he continues. 'People think contemporary art is difficult to understand and a bit pretentious, but it really isn't. It's just people trying to communicate an idea or a feeling, and that's what we're trying to do here. 'It's about people coming together, enjoying themselves in a common space and being proud and happy of where they live. 'That's important to me, and when it's in the open air it's much more random than a gallery. 'However much publicity you do there are going to be loads of people who don't know this is happening. So they'll just come across it and hopefully it'll change their afternoon.'
