Victoria Beckham's lamb horror

Apr 19, 2007, 11:00 GMT

03/29/2007 - Victoria Beckham - London, England © Solarpix / Photorazzi

Victoria Beckham is distraught after learning a pair of lambs she is babysitting for British chef Gordon Ramsay are to be slaughtered.

The 33-year-old star is furious with the TV chef after he neglected to tell her the animals he delivered to her Hertfordshire home were to be killed and eaten on his show 'The F-Word'.

A source told Britain's Daily Mirror newspaper: "Victoria gets on really well with Gordon so when he asked if she wouldn't mind looking after the lambs on her 25-acre grounds she agreed. He said they needed space to gambol around in. She met them when they were delivered and thinks they're adorable.

"What Gordon neglected to mention, though, was that he was planning to have them killed.

"There was no way she'd have agreed to it had she known and she's less than impressed with the news."

Gordon has come under fire for his treatment of animals on his show in past, after featuring the journey of turkeys and pigs from the farmyard to the dinner table.

Animal rights group PETA have also labelled him a "vegetarian hater".

In stark contrast to Gordon, Victoria refuses to eat meat or wear fur.

The former Spice Girl's spokeswoman said: "She was more than happy to let the sheep roam around her grounds but, as a devout vegetarian, she will be distraught to learn they're going to be killed."

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