She may be only 14, but Harper Beckham is proving she's determined to become as big a brand as her megastar parents. Sir David and Lady Beckham's youngest child is already set to launch her own skincare and beauty range, Hiku by Harper. Now it can be revealed that the teenager has signed up to one of the most powerful management firms in America, NKSFB.
With a string of A-list clients such as Madonna, Emma Watson and Scarlett Johansson, the company's mission is to 'help the world's leading entertainers succeed financially' by taking control of every aspect of a client's life – including looking after their branding, legal affairs and money. Harper may need the heavyweight company on her side, given she has initially been declined a US trademark for her skincare brand because of the 'likelihood of confusion' with existing companies. Harper makes brooms and scrubbing brushes, while the 'phonetically identical' Haiku is already registered by a rival for fragrance and toiletries.
The Beckhams will be hoping NKSFB can help the family fortunes swell further, after David and Victoria's wealth was put at more than £1 billion for the first time by the Sunday Times Rich List this weekend. Their business empire already includes Victoria Beckham Beauty, while Harper's products will be aimed at helping Gen Z and younger customers struggling with acne. Harper told her mum: 'I don't want others to go through what I have been through.'
Good News at London Zoo
Humboldt penguins Jazz and Snorkel have become parents. Both had been single until last summer, when they paired up. 'We are truly delighted,' says a zoo worker. 'They share parenting duties equally.' Men, take note!
Aimee Lou Wood: Next Bond Girl?
Does White Lotus star Aimee Lou Wood want to be the next Bond Girl? It certainly looks so, if her imaginary gun and black leather combo are anything to go by. Last weekend, the actress popped down to trendy Shoreditch vintage store Nordic Poetry to try on some second-hand gear for the Bafta TV awards, settling on a glamorous Valentino gown after dabbling with several alternative looks. No doubt Ms Wood, 32, needed some retail therapy after the BBC series she wrote and starred in, Film Club, was axed after just one series, despite glowing reviews. But at least the actress found love with 34-year-old co-star Adam Long while filming the comedy. He was formerly seen alongside James Norton and Sarah Lancashire in Happy Valley.
Simon Napier-Bell Criticises Harry Styles
Music svengali Simon Napier-Bell, 87, has a bone to pick with Harry Styles over his 2019 hit Adore You – as it contains some very familiar lyrics. The former manager of Wham! co-wrote the words to Dusty Springfield's 1966 smash You Don't Have To Say You Love Me and says he was 'slightly miffed' to hear that very phrase in Styles's track. He added: 'Then again, he's very young, perhaps he had never heard Dusty or Elvis sing it.' Kids these days!
Princess Anne's Busy Day
Princess Anne didn't let a slightly dull royal engagement at the National Space Centre in Leicester stop her from attending the Royal Windsor horse show on the same day. After shaking many hands on Thursday, the Princess Royal zoomed down the M1 just in time to see her brother King Charles's horse, First Receiver, pick up first prize in the retired racehorse class. The horse, bred by the late Queen Elizabeth II, was greeted by an elated Princess Anne.
Jason Statham's Home Upgrades
Action star Jason Statham has made headlines over plans to turn his £20 million New Forest house into a Bond-style lair with a boathouse full of jet-skis. But it's not all alpha male pomp. He and partner Rosie Huntington-Whiteley are also putting in two dog rooms for their beloved dachshunds, Dolly and Peggy, and ten new bat boxes to compensate for a loss of habitat above a yoga studio.
Daniel Craig's Daughter at Edinburgh Fringe
Daniel Craig's daughter Ella Loudon will honour her Scottish roots this summer by making her debut at the Edinburgh Fringe. It can be revealed that Ella, 34 – the daughter of the 007 star and his first wife, Scottish actress Fiona Loudon – will star in Women Of Will, a play about the way Shakespeare wrote for women. Ella will play a struggling actress working as a bartender – a far cry from reality!
Spotted
- Wicked star Cynthia Erivo, with her dogs, emerging from De Beauvoir Deli, near Dalston in north-east London
- Barry Keoghan strolling the streets of Chelsea in full Ringo Starr garb: purple flares and a shaggy wig
- Benedict Cumberbatch and wife Sophie Hunter having a Sunday roast at The Bull & Last, Kentish Town
- Christian and Geri Horner talking cars at Highgate's Red Lion and Sun
- Actor Tom Hiddleston on the Central Line, escaping into the next carriage after a fan said: 'Aren't you the guy from that show?'
