Victoria Caroline Beckham (née Adams; born 17 April 1974) is an English pop singer, songwriter, dancer, turned fashion designer, author, businesswoman, and occasional actress and model. During her rise to fame with 1990s pop group the Spice Girls, she was dubbed Posh Spice, a nickname first coined by the British tabloid press. She is married to English football player David Beckham with whom she has three sons.