London
(ANI):
Victoria
and
David
Beckham
are
the
celebrities
that
most
British
school
children
wish
to
be,
says
a
new
survey.
According
to
a
survey
by
the
Association
of
Teachers
and
Lecturers,
majority
of
the
students
look
up
to
Posh
Spice
and
Becks
as
their
icons.
More
than
half
of
teachers
revealed
that
students
aspire
to
be
the
32-year-old
ex-England
skipper
while
almost
a
third
said
that
they
imitated
the
Spice
Girl.
Other
celebs
in
the
list
included
Chelsea
ace
Frank
Lampard,
actress
Keira
Knightley,
Dr
Who
star
David
Tennant
and
heiress
Paris
Hilton.
Children
try
to
imitate
their
hairstyles,
clothes
and
behaviour
and
primary
school
girls
were
even
seen
dressed
up
in
sexy
clothes
or
make-up.
Putting
a
question
mark
over
the
credibility
of
reality
shows
the
survey
also
revealed
that
many
youngsters
believed
them
to
be
a
shortcut
to
fame.
"I've
seen
disturbingly
age-inappropriate
acts
by
young
girls," The
Sun
quoted
Jillie
Gilligan,
a
teacher
in
Salford,
Gtr
Manchester,
as
saying.
Celebrities
can
raise
ambitions,
but
we're
concerned
pupils
believe
celebrity
status
is
available
to
everyone,"
ATL
boss
Mary
Bousted
added.