The boss of a village chippy where David and Victoria Beckham have ordered from says they're 'they're such lovely, down to earth people'. Posh and Becks have been known to order from The Chip Shop, in Willington, which is around 40 minutes from Nottingham.
They've been spotted in the South Derbyshire village when watching youngest son Cruz take on Repton, representing his respective private school. Former England, Manchester United and Real Madrid star David and singer and fashion designer wife Victoria turned heads last year when they were cheering on their 17-year-old son.
The owner of the chippy, Graham Gibson, even got a glowing review for his business from Victoria, who rose to fame in the 1990s as a member of the Spice Girls, following an order, reports Staffordshire Live.
Graham said: "Victoria was sat in her car outside and a bloke came in and said 'do you realise you've got the Beckhams outside?' so I went outside after I'd served him and looked...
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"A woman walked past with her dog and said to me 'is that Victoria Beckham in that car?' And I still wasn't sure so I knocked on her car window.
"She wound it down so I asked 'Is it Victoria?' and she replied 'yes'. So then I said 'would you do me a favour and write a review of the food you got from my chip shop?' And she responded 'of course I will', and she took a photo with the woman too."
He continued: "Victoria wrote 'Lovely chips, love Victoria x' then I asked her permission to put it in the shop because I was worried I'd get sued having a top model's review of chips. Victoria and David have been here about three times now.
"They usually buy chips, curry sauce and pop - I think. They're such lovely, down to earth people and I'd love them to come back again."
Willington is home to a mix of people who are born and bred and those who have moved into new homes built there. But they all generally have one thing in common - they love the place and can't praise the community spirit highly enough.
Jo Ensby, 47, the co-owner of Bumble Bees Tea Rooms and Coffee Shop, said: "We've been made to feel so welcome here. Everyone's sense of community spirit is fantastic.
"People come together here and help each other out, and that includes the local businesses too. For example, the Rising Sun [the pub next door to Bumble Bees] don't serve food there so they let their customers order food from us and from Graham's chip shop [across the road] and then they can eat it as they drink at the pub.
"It's great how everyone works together and supports one another in Willington. We source our produce locally, too, including getting our scones and baked goods from a local baker. We love it here and we think the people here are lovely."
Neil Shackles, 42, is the landlord of the Rising Sun and said: "It's the first pub I've ever owned and I bought it five years ago. I love it here. It's a lovely little village where people know each other's business, but in a good way. For example, if someone hasn't been seen for a few days then residents will check up on them to see if they're OK. The Rising Sun is known for its 'cask off' on Mondays, and we're a Pedigree masters house so people love that."
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