How humiliated Posh will get her own back on David Beckham

Seeing your husband cosying up in a hot tub to one of the world’s most beautiful women can never be easy, so spare a thought for Victoria Beckham.

Last week, the fashion designer had to endure images of a topless David sat in a tub with a bikini-clad Courteney Cox as they filmed scenes for their upcoming cameos in US comedy Modern Family.

In one shot – which also included two of the show’s stars, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Eric Stonestreet – the Friends actress had her hand on David’s thigh, which raised a few of her followers’ eyebrows.

Although Posh commented on the post, saying she couldn’t wait to watch the episode, heat has been told she’s secretly furious, as she feels pictures like that put yet more scrutiny on their marriage.

And, we’re told, she’s particularly annoyed, as it came days after David filmed an advert for a watch brand with Lady Gaga – with some fans saying they seemed rather flirty in a social-media video.

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“She’s putting on a brave face in public, but Victoria feels quite humiliated and upset by the picture – she feels as if everyone is laughing at her,” our Beckham insider says.

“While she trusts David and knows how much he loves her, it’s not exactly nice to see your husband in a hot tub with Courteney Cox touching him. And David doesn’t look uncomfortable at all – in fact, he looks like he’s loving it.

"Vic told him that he shouldn’t have put himself in that position and that Courteney shouldn’t have her hand on his thigh, even though it was for the show. It’s got people gossiping and she hates having to defend her marriage and say how happy they are."

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"They were meant to be in LA on a family holiday and she feels that this incident – along with the Lady Gaga advert – has tarnished things. But David doesn’t see what the problem is, in his mind it was all professional. He was filming and had some fun.”

As heat has told you, the couple, who have four children – Brooklyn, 20, Romeo, 17, Cruz, 14, and eight-year-old Harper – are facing another tricky time in their marriage as they prepare to spend more time apart due to work commitments.

And, although Posh, 45, is willing to rearrange her own work schedule to spend more time in Miami – where David will mainly be based as he launches his football team – she knows incidents like this don’t help them.

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Now, we’re told, she’s decided to play David at his own game, saying there’s no reason why she shouldn’t work with sexy models and actors when she next does campaigns and shoots.

“Victoria has always been very careful to avoid working with other men as she wants everyone to know she’s a happily married mum, which is also part of her brand,” our insider continues. “But David doesn’t seem to think about the impact this could have on his devoted husband image.

Vic thinks maybe David should be the one feeling jealous for once, and she’s got her eye on lots of models and actors she could do campaigns with. She’s obviously still devoted to her husband and family, but she feels it’s time David had a taste of his own medicine. She’s feeling really confident at the moment, so it’s the perfect time to show off and have fun.

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