Victoria Beckham, also known as "Posh Spice", was a celebrity on Earth and member of the Spice Girls. (PROSE: Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia [+]Loading...["Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (reference book)"]) According to one account, she was rumoured to be a Rutan spy. (WC: Monster File: Sontarans [+]Loading...["Monster File: Sontarans (webcast)"])
References
According to Lance Bennett, Donna Noble talked excitedly about her and whether she was pregnant. (TV: The Runaway Bride [+]Loading...["The Runaway Bride (TV story)"])
Jack Harkness suggested that Victoria Beckham was a Rutan spy in disguise. UNIT archives considered it "just a rumour" with "no cause for alarm". (WC: Monster File: Sontarans [+]Loading...["Monster File: Sontarans (webcast)"])
After travelling back to Foxgrove in 1951, Sarah Jane Smith said her name was Victoria Beckham when she met her parents. Her son Luke said he was David Beckham. (TV: The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith [+]Loading...["The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)"])
Bernice Summerfield, when asked if she was a famous archaeologist, mentioned that it was relative "like mature student or Posh Spice". (PROSE: The Big Hunt [+]Loading...["The Big Hunt (novel)"])
Behind the scenes
In the script of The Runaway Bride [+]Loading...["The Runaway Bride (TV story)"], Victoria is referred to only by the nickname "Posh". "Posh" is the shortened version of her nickname in the media from when she was a member of the Spice Girls – Posh Spice. Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia [+]Loading...["Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (reference book)"] later further clarified that Posh Spice was being referred to.