Last night was the highly anticipated season 9 premier of American Idol and Victoria was the first guest judge of the season. The fashionista joined Simon, Kara, Randy, and Ryan in Boston for the first and second round of auditions.
I thought she did well but I wish we could've heard a bit more from her. Most of the time, she sat there and the camera flashed to her watching the contestants but when she did speak, it was usually something positive or about how they looked.
On the other hand, I personally thought that the red ensemble with the caked on make up was awful - even more so on the TV than in the photos. However, on day 2, I think she looked a million times better!!!
Did any of you catch the episode last night? If so what did you think? Leave a comment and let me know because she is certainly getting mixed reviews from the press:
Los Angeles Times: "The night's saddest failure, however, was guest judge Victoria Beckham, who actually made plenty of appealing comments and bonded beautifully with fellow judge Kara DioGuardi but whose gaunt appearance was so off-putting it might have cost her the slot DeGeneres eventually won."
Village Voice's blog: "Victoria Beckham does look sharp, if rather Jackie O. Barbie, tonight in a trim red suit. But her face is just too crazy for the close-up, and she has nothing to add to the commentary. I always thought a British accent made people sound smart but I guess I was wrong. Simon really does have that X-Factor."
The Washington Post: "Beckham-Spice appears to have cracked open her head, because it seemed to be held together with a strip of lace she found in her granny's closet. The other Idol judges politely pretended not to notice."
What I did find a bit comical was when Randy asked the first contestant who Victoria was to which the girl responded with: "That's err... Victoria Beckham. David Beckham's wife." And Kara laughed to Victoria: "That's all you are honey, sorry." Umm, I'd be totally OK with that :)
source: DailyMail
Los Angeles Times: "The night's saddest failure, however, was guest judge Victoria Beckham, who actually made plenty of appealing comments and bonded beautifully with fellow judge Kara DioGuardi but whose gaunt appearance was so off-putting it might have cost her the slot DeGeneres eventually won."
Village Voice's blog: "Victoria Beckham does look sharp, if rather Jackie O. Barbie, tonight in a trim red suit. But her face is just too crazy for the close-up, and she has nothing to add to the commentary. I always thought a British accent made people sound smart but I guess I was wrong. Simon really does have that X-Factor."
The Washington Post: "Beckham-Spice appears to have cracked open her head, because it seemed to be held together with a strip of lace she found in her granny's closet. The other Idol judges politely pretended not to notice."
I certainly didn't find her to be as bad as the above referenced sources did... and neither did this kind critic: "I've always had the impression that Victoria Beckham was rather pretentious and unapproachable, but clearly it was a false impression, for I found her to be kind and supportive to the contestants. That she also happens to be very easy on the eyes did not hurt either."
source: DailyMail
