For the first time in 20 years David and Victoria Beckham are speaking publicly about the infidelity rumors that invaded their marriage in the early 2000s. when the ex-footballer had to move away from his wife and children for a while to live in Spain after being signed by Real Madrid.
While the football legend focused on his professional career, Models Sarah Marbeck and Rebecca Loos claimed to have had an affair with him. Although the former athlete made a statement disputed the claims at that time, This is just the case today The couple spoke out publicly about the scandal.
David Beckham breaks his silence on infidelity rumors
Through the Netflix documentaries BECKHAM, David and Victoria discuss infidelity rumors. present themselves as the real victims of the greed of the sensationalist media.
David, for his part, was emotional as he pointed this out The rumors not only affected their relationship, but also all aspects of your personal life; because that was it in another country, completely away from his family, and seeing Victoria hurt was “incredibly difficult.”
“Um… There were some terrible stories that were hard to deal with. It was the first time Victoria and I had experienced such pressure in our marriage. When I first moved to Spain, It was hard (…) They sold me overnight. The next minute it happened In a new city I don’t speak the language, but the most important thing is that I had no family“Beckham confessed without delving into the reports of the alleged adventures.
Victoria Beckham’s vision: “It was an absolute circus”
For his part, Victoria Beckham shared a more revealing version, pointing out that she had to internalize the trauma for the sake of her husbandin addition to disclosing the said allegations represented the most difficult period of their marriage for both she and David, They felt like the whole world was against them.
“It was a nightmare. Sometimes we felt like we were against everyone else, but we were together, we were connected, we had each other. (…) I can’t tell you how difficult it was and how it affected me. It was an absolute circus, and Everyone loves it when the circus comes to town, right? Except when you’re in the“, confessed the ex-Spice Girl.
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How did they overcome it?
When David was questioned How the couple managed to overcome this great shock in the first years of marriage The ex-athlete revealed that they only fought for his family:
“I think we both felt in that moment that we weren’t losing each other, but that we were growing. To be honest, I don’t know how we got through it. Victory is everything to me, It was incredibly difficult to see her hurt, but We are people who fight. And back then we had to fight for each other, We had to fight for our family. It was worth fighting for what we had. But at the end of the day, it’s our personal life,” he revealed.