London, Aug 12 - Former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham has taken elocution and facial expression lessons ahead of her first appearance as a judge on the reality show 'American Idol'.

The British singer-turned-fashion designer was determined to impress during her first stint as a judge on the US TV talent show, so she called on some experts to give her advice, reports fametastic.co.uk.

'Victoria knows she has a very thick British accent and is sometimes misunderstood in America. She wanted to come across the best she could on 'American Idol', so she took some private lessons on how to properly pronounce words and how to make appropriate facial expressions,' said a source.

'Victoria is famous for her pout but she herself admitted she wanted to shed that pout for the show to come across more human,' the source added.