Posh suffers ratings defeat

Victoria Beckham's highly anticipated spoof documentary has aired in the UK but to less viewers than she might have hoped for.

The one-off show that followed Mrs Beckham on her exploits in LA, was beaten in the ratings by crime drama Waking The Dead which attracted an audience of 4.5 million.

Only 3.5 million tuned in to the one-hour special in which Victoria made fun of herself and her celebrity lifestyle.

The show - which bizarrely featured an actress playing the part of Beckham's personal assistant - originally aired on US channel NBC.

But critics Stateside were not too impressed with Victoria's efforts to introduce herself to America.

The New York Post described it as "an orgy of self-indulgence" while the New York Times was equally unflattering describing Mrs B as someone who is "famous for being sort of famous and photographed a lot in Britain."

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