Victoria Beckham’s sister Louise Adams ‘takes job at a Covid testing centre’

Victoria Beckham‘s younger sister Louise Adams has reportedly taken a job at a coronavirus testing centre.

Louise, 44, has apparently been employed as a £13 per hour supervisor at a drive-in test centre in Essex.

Her role reportedly involves ushering arriving vehicles into the car park while drivers queue for their swabs and is a far cry from the £335m lifestyle her wealthy sister Victoria enjoys. 

In pictures obtained by the Sun, Louise can be seen wearing a hi-vis jacket and PPE mask as she directed cars at the site.

Staff at the testing centre are believed to be paid between £13 to £19 an hour for the ‘vital’ work.  

Front line: Victoria Beckham’s younger sister Louise Adams has reportedly taken a job at a coronavirus testing centre as she joins the fight against Covid-19

It comes three years after the closure of her Hertfordshire clothing store Hidden Closet.

Louise closed down the business after she reportedly struggled to find a third party to take over running the shop.

Sources said she also wanted to spend more time with her four children.

Her job at the testing centre is in stark contrast to her sister Victoria’s £335million lifestyle.

A source told the news website: ‘It’s just a stark contrast between the two girls, who are still very close.

‘Obviously they came from exactly the same background but clearly things have gone in different directions.

They added: ‘But fair play to Louise for what she’s doing. 

‘It’s vital work at the moment and clearly she’s happy to get stuck in and earn an honest living, while also doing some real good on the Covid frontline.’ 

The test centres are key in the fight against Covid. Frontline workers carry out swabs tests, with their work helping to identify if people have the virus and need to self-isolate.

Scientists also use data from the mass testing sites to help identify wider Covid trends such as new strains of the virus and how it spreads.

The crucial data can help inform medical experts and the government in making educated decisions on how to halt Covid’s spread and fight against the virus. 

Workers at Covid testing centres have to follow strict guidelines and procedures around patient practice, completing documents and medical forms, and in some cases handling bio-hazard waste, according to job adverts for similar test centre surpervisor positions.

New job: Louise, 44, has apparently been employed as a supervisor at the centre, which involves ushering arriving vehicles into the car park at the drive-in site

MailOnline have contacted Louise’s representatives for further comment. 

Victoria and Louise have remained close since growing up with their brother Christian in Hertfordshire at their family home with parents Anthony and Jacqueline.

In the summer they holidayed in Greece together and Victoria shared snaps of her daughter Harper, nine, hanging out with her cousin Libby.   

Victoria came under fire last year after her decision to furlough 30 staff at her fashion label.  

In a sweet family photo the former Spice Girl (top right) can be seen with her sister Louise Adams (top left), Louise’s daughter Libby (bottom left) and Libby’s sister Tallulah (bottom right)

Family: In the summer they holidayed in Greece together and Victoria shared snaps of her daughter Harper, nine, hanging out with her cousin Libby

The former Spice Girl, whose family is worth £335million, had planned to use the Government’s Covid-19 scheme to pay 80 per cent of the wages of some of her staff.

The fashion brand, which employs 120 people, sent letters to 30 members of staff warning them that they were going to be furloughed under the Government’s scheme for two months.

It is understood the firm’s application would have cost taxpayers £150,000. 

But Victoria reversed her decision to take up the government bailout following a major backlash.

Although the firm insisted it was not the uproar which changed their minds. 

They instead claimed the board ‘now believe that with the support of our shareholders, we can navigate through this crisis without drawing from the furlough scheme’.