Victoria Beckham has finally won over the British public after she was named in a list of the country’s MOST-LOVED celebrities.
The Spice Girl has struggled for popularity amid controversy over her singing skills, weight and inability to smile.
But she now appears to have finally turned things around after making it into 18th place in a list of celebrities we are genuinely fond of.
The only downside for Victoria is she is still a long way behind husband David, who came ninth in the poll.
But she is more popular than TV chef Jamie Oliver and X-Factor judge Dannii Minogue.
I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here presenters Ant and Dec came top of the poll, with another X-Factor judge, Cheryl Cole, coming second.
A spokesman for OnePoll.com, which carried out the research among 1,000 adults, said: ”Victoria Beckham has always been unpopular with people, since her early days as a Spice Girl.
”She was seen as the posh one who couldn’t sing and rarely smiled.
”Things didn’t change once she got married to David Beckham as this simply meant that millions of women were jealous of her and bitter than she was the one who was married the best-looking bloke in Britain.
”But moving to America seems to have done her good in the popularity stakes as her success in the fashion world.”
Only Fools and Horses legend David Jason was at number three followed by Vicar of Dibley actress Dawn French.
Comedian Russell Brand completed the top five.
This Morning Holly Willoughby was voted into sixth place, followed by Australian pop princess Kylie Minogue.
Bolton comedian Peter Kay, David Beckham and Dermot O’Leary completed the top ten.
Other stars to feature in the top twenty include James Bond actor Sean Connery, This Morning and Dancing on Ice host Phillip Schofield and Gavin and Stacey star James Cordon.
Top twenty best loved celebrities
1. Ant and Dec
2. Cheryl Cole
3. David Jason
4. Dawn French
5. Russell Brand
6. Holly Willoughby
7. Kylie Minogue
8. Peter Kay
9. David Beckham
10. Dermot O’Leary
11. Jonathan Ross
12. Sean Connery
13. Jack Dee
14. Phillip Schofield
15. Simon Cowell
16. David Attenborough
17. James Corden
18. Victoria Beckham
19. Jamie Oliver
20. Dannii Minogue
Cheryl second… How? She is nothing but a hypocritical thug..