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Victoria Beckham Provides TV Entertainment

A former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham is ready to conquer the entertainment world once again. Simon Fuller, who was the Spice Girls manager, says he is developing a TV fashion show for the ex-Spice Girl.He told an entertainment magazine: "It will be more serious than a reality show but will still be entertaining because Victoria is so funny". Fuller, who manages both Victoria and David Beckham, is the one behind the hit entertainment shows Pop Idol and American Idol.

In the interview, Fuller, 46, said he was also planning a sitcom based around another former Spice Girl, Emma Bunton. He said: "Emma wants to get into TV. She went to drama school and it`s in her blood. We`re going to give her a shot." Fuller began his entertainment talents career by identifying up-and-coming talent for record company Chrysalis. He named his company 19 Entertainment, after the 1985 number one single by Paul Hardcastle, whom he discovered.

Although Fuller did not bring together the Spice Girls, he secured the record deal which would see their debut hit Wannabe top the charts in 37 countries. In 2003, Fuller sued Pop Idol judge Simon Cowell, saying his ITV1 show, X Factor, copied the Pop Idol format. Fuller dropped the lawsuit in return for a stake in the X Factor, but now says he thinks entertainment TV talent shows have passed their peak and that there have been too many failures of talents lately.