High-profile celebrities David and Victoria Beckham swapped planes at the last minute for “security reasons recently”. Some tabloids carried reports stating that they wanted to avoid a runin with Katie Price, a model.

The former Spice Girl and her soccer star husband were due to fly from London to Los Angeles on a Virgin Atlantic flight, on the same plane as model Katie Price. They refused to board the plane and switched to an Air New Zealand jet, prompting reports they wanted to distance themselves from Price, who Victoria publicly fell out with in 2000.

But the couple’s spokesperson has dismissed the reports, claiming the pair swapped jets for “security” purposes rather than for personal issues.