David Beckham

[Pumpkinoutfitsgalore]

Enjoyed watching the documentary, he was different than I expected him to be, not sure how really, but I have more respect for Victoria now as I think their lives have been about what he wanted/needed mainly
There are rumours of lots of affairs, is this true though as I find that hard to believe, he seemed so obsessed with her

He strikes me as an obsessive, hard working perfectionist who’s emotionally as thick as a brick and as deep as a puddle.

One listen to his Desert Island Discs episode tells me that.

Victoria is clearly Standing By Her Man, god knows why. She could do better, in my opinion. But it seems to work for them.

@Pumpkinoutfitsgalore I've just always found Victoria snobby, she gives me pompous vibes. People know her because of her husband, it wasn't for him she wouldn't have handbag lines for thousands of pounds.

Did he mention that very often he's the only celebrity to claim back expenses when doing charity work? Or why once he got his OBE his charity work trailed off and the first time he was turned down for a knighthood he called the select committee unappreciative cunts, because being a footballer should be enough. Then there's his nice little pay packet from Qatar, after selling himself at one point as a gay icon. There reality show in the US failed, so we have this fairytale.

Also Google what was found in his hacked emails in response to not being given a knighthood. In fact, don’t, I’ll just post it below

If you live in Nottingham you’d see them pretty regularly because there’s a well known undertaker chain who have a fleet of them.
misses point of thread

Yikes what is the point of a clean house or millions in the bank if your DH is hoachin?

@stealthninjamum perhaps your definition of WC differs to mine. Can you image the cost alone to maintain a Rolls Royce? Like I said.... you don't really see those type of cars around often. VB father was an electronics engineer and opened a business from that which did pretty well.

You do realise that the camera angle is all set up in advance to capture his peeping round the door moment?

She was a spice girl and was a HUGE star, arguably more than DB at the time. They have built the Beckham brand together.

It's a social media post, not a documentary. The old "he is so sweet and she is SOOOOOOO funny" bullshit. They are both ruthlessly ambitious money obsessed narcs. He has had endless affairs, it is a business relationship. That is not a documentary.

ahnowted it wasn’t something I had thought about. Thanks.

So it was maybe partly scripted / expected? I think if dp or exh were talking crap I wouldn’t be publicly contradicting them which is why I felt uncomfortable with this. I guess she’s happy then.

I really enjoyed the programme. I'm sure he's cheated on her a lot and there did seem an undercurrent of disdain for her now but they both came across really well.

People know her because of her husband?? How demeaning can you get?? She was part of the biggest pop group of the 90s, who have left a marked cultural significance on pop culture across the world. He spent the latter part of the 90s being viewed in scorned due to his behaviour in the 98’ World Cup. She made their ‘brand’, and she may have well had a fashion career in spite of him. Plenty of people have moved from their mainstream media endeavours into other professions. The Olsen twins instantly spring to mind.

I don’t care about the documentary though. It will very much be a very doctored narrative, possibly to gain favour when some inevitable bad behaviour will come out in future. Nothing covers a few affairs and forgotten kids with a fluff piece about how ‘lovely and normal’ the A Listers who long lost touch with their grassroots are.

I know this too because I watched that Flashy Funerals documentary they were in

....Also misses point of thread.....

Someone my dad knows has met David and Victoria, this was years ago though when they were living in that Beckingham palace

I think they are both interesting people. Both are pretty much self made. Victoria has lots of experience in the pop/entertainment industry and fashion, David with sports. They have been subject to high amounts of media interest/pressure yet have remained together and raised a family even though they have had their issues. I'm sure their biography will be presented the way they want it to be - that is their privilege.

Their story is a lot more interesting to me than Harry and Megan.

This.

The real David Beckham is entirely transparent through his odious emails about wanting a knighthood and trying to fleece charities for his expenses.

Not some pre-planned puff piece.

That's his media personality. You have no idea what he's like once the camera is switched off

There are loads of women who stay with cheating husbands. I suspect it’s a combination of loving him, liking the status as a power couple, and the fact they’ve still got a school-age kid.

Part of Team Beckham's relentless campaign to get David a knighthood.

Read the foul mouthed rant he had a few years back when he was passed over by the honours committee.

She told him she was pregnant with his much wanted baby, not that she was breaking up with him, or had slept with his best friend! I don't much like the woman, but come on, it's hardly unreasonable to want to share news that you're pregnant with the most significant person in your life!

that's such a lazy attack, ever heard of the Spice Girls at all?

They might have made the most of each other's strength and fame, but it doesn't diminish her achievements. Even Kate Middleton wears her brand, Victoria has done very well.

Agreed.
PR sh*te

I enjoyed the documentary but I did think he would be really annoying to live with, with his obsessive tidying and cleaning for hours on end.