Troubled pop star Amy Winehouse and celebrity footballer David Beckham have achieved new public recognition - Winehouse has been voted Britain’s worst female accent, while Beckham becomes Britain’s worst male accent.

The Jewish stars talking voices’ are said to be a major turn off in the celebrity stakes with the Geordie accent and Girls Aloud star Cheryl Cole topping the best female voice and TV stars Ant and Dec topping the best male voice.

British soccer ace David Beckham has been voted America’s favourite sports idol by the nation’s teenagers.

Beckham - who plays for Californian team LA Galaxy - was presented with the prestigious honour at the 2008 Teen Choice Awards which took place in Los Angeles on Sunday night.

The event, which was hosted by Miley Cyrus, saw Beckham see off competition from American-born sport stars including New York Giants football star Eli Manning to land the coveted award.

Movie veteran Elliott Gould has designed a new line of Nike bags under his real name, Elliot Goldstein.

The M*A*S*H star has been wearing Nike products for years - and now the sportswear giants have decide to honour his commitment by giving him his very own bag line.

And the thrilled star, who turns 70 this summer decided to use the name he was born with for the honour.

Footballer David Beckham is set to be one of the star guests enlisted by Chabad to raise millions of dollars for its annual To Life Telethon to support projects aimed at helping those less fortunate.

The LA Galaxy player has been approached by the Jewish organisation to appear either live or pre-recorded for the broadcast - which is famous for its dancing rabbis - on September 9.

David Beckham is set to make his first visit to Israel which will also see him play his last game for Real Madrid before moving to America to join Los Angeles Galaxy.

The 32-year-old former England captain will take part in a match between the Spanish club and a team of Israeli and Palestinian players.

Veteran comedienne Joan Rivers is running the New York Marathon for the first time later this year - at the age of 74.

Rivers, who turns 74 in June, is determined to finish at least half the 26 mile race, which takes place on 4 November.

When asked if she will complete the course on US TV show The View, Rivers said: “Who knows? I’m running four miles up in the country… I’m going to make it at least halfway, damn it.”

Celebrity supercouple David and Victoria Beckham are moving to America - the soccer star has agreed to sign for Major League team Los Angeles Galaxy with a reputed salary of $1m a week.

Beckham, 31, will leave Spanish club Read Madrid at the end of the current season and sign a five year deal with the California side in the summer.