David Beckham - Beckhams Slash Workforce To Cut Costs

VICTORIA and DAVID BECKHAM have slashed their workforce after the celebrity couple was warned they were wasting huge amounts of money on surplus staff.

The former Spice Girl and her soccer superstar husband are estimated to be worth $172 million (£115 million) and have a string of homes around the world, including properties in England, Los Angeles, France and Dubai.

Each of the houses is said to have an independent workforce, but the singer-turned-designer has decided to scale back on number of workers in the couple's employment following a stern warning from an accountant.

According to Britain's The Sun, the couple has dismissed six gardeners from their French chateau, a long term cleaner at their estate in Hertfordshire, England and six chauffeurs.

A source tells the publication, "This very no-nonsense accountant gave it to Vic straight and said, 'You can afford to employ all of these people. But why the hell do you?'

"Once the accountant pointed out that level of staffing was not required Vic pushed the button. There has been a large downsize. David and Victoria are multi-millionaires but that doesn't mean they have to waste money - and they were haemorrhaging it."