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Beckham set for 'SpongeBob' special

British model/singer Victoria Beckham attends Burberry's Spring/Summer catwalk show at London Fashion Week in London on September 22, 2009. (UPI Photo/Rune Hellestad)
British model/singer Victoria Beckham attends Burberry's Spring/Summer catwalk show at London Fashion Week in London on September 22, 2009. (UPI Photo/Rune Hellestad) | License Photo

BURBANK, Calif., June 14 (UPI) -- Victoria Beckham, John O'Hurley and Sebastian Bach have signed on to lend their voices for the U.S. television special "The Clash of Triton," Nickelodeon said.

The new half-hour SpongeBob SquarePants program is to premiere July 5, the network said.

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Beckham will play Queen Amphitrite, while O'Hurley portrays her husband, King Neptune, and Bach plays their rebellious son, Triton.

"We're happy to have such a talented and eclectic group of celebrities lend their voices to this SpongeBob special," Brown Johnson, president of animation at Nickelodeon and MTVN Kids and Family Group, said in a statement Monday. "Victoria, John and Sebastian truly brought Bikini Bottom's royal family to life!"

"I was so thrilled when I was asked to be a part of SpongeBob as my children love the show," Beckham said. "When I told the boys that I was going to be on the show, they were so excited! I had such a great time recording the voice of Queen Amphitrite. How fun to be a queen for a day! We are all looking forward to watching it together."

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