The new face of US immigration

She’s married to one of England’s most recognised sports stars. Her own career has seen her rise to the top of the world’s music charts, she has met Nelson Mandela and is now promoting her own fashion collection. She’s also a mother, a wife and now one of the world’s most successful immigrants.

It is of course Victoria Beckham. Reports are suggesting she’s landed a plum role on the American Idol and is rumoured to have signed for at least two episodes of the US’s most popular television programme. She will join fellow Brit Simon Cowell on the judges’ panel.

Following US star Paula Abdul’s resignation from the show this week after eight seasons, Beckham, 35, has surely been given one of the best work opportunities for anyone who makes the move to the US from overseas.

So, will she rise to become a television idol of the US public or merely bomb the charts?  Viewers will be the final judge.