David Beckham is renting George Clooney's Italian villa. The British soccer star - who has been on loan to AC Milan from his current team Los Angeles Galaxy - is living in the "Ocean's Eleven" actor's plush home by Lake Como.

David is believed to be using the villa while George - who recently visited refugee camps in Sudan's war-wracked Darfur region - is away working.

Victoria Beckham ran nine miles a day for six months to slim down for a sexy lingerie shoot. The 34-year-old former Spice Girl - who is frequently criticized for being too thin - reportedly embarked on a strict exercise regime in preparation for an intimate Giorgio Armani underwear shoot.

A source said: "Like any woman, she's conscious of her body, so she worked really hard to get into optimum shape."

Victoria Beckham is to star in a $15.6 million advertising campaign for Emporio Armani underwear.

The former Spice Girls star will follow in the footsteps of her soccer star husband David by modeling the fashion giant's lingerie line.

Victoria Beckham was star-struck when she met Julia Roberts. The former Spice Girl was a "quivering wreck" when she was introduced to the actress at a Giorgio Armani party in New York last week.

She told Britain's Daily Mirror newspaper: "What do you do when you meet someone like Julia Roberts? She's a legend. There was a red carpet line-up and as I came to greet her, I found myself bending to curtsy. I was like, 'F**k that's Julia Roberts!'"