In the new Netflix series about the life of the ex-professional footballer, Victoria and David Beckham remember the beginnings of their relationship. The celebrity couple had to keep this secret, which is why dates in parking lots and other hardships were part of their everyday dating life.
“We met in parking lots and it’s not as shabby as it sounds,” explains Victoria Beckham, 49, in the “Beckham” trailer. David, 48, then laughs: “Great!”
Victoria + David Beckham: The beginnings of their great love
Victoria Beckham plays an important early role in the life of the British football legend. Actually, before he became really famous. No wonder that the special love story cannot be missing from the four-part Netflix documentary about the football star’s life. It is a story that literally focuses on love, sweat and tears. Documenting the star’s humble beginnings from working-class east London to becoming a global football icon. The famous couple met in 1997 at a Manchester United football match at David Beckham’s then football club. At that point, David wasn’t even in the first team. He and Victoria start dating and fall in love.
My manager kept saying, “Try to keep it a secret,” says the ex-Spice Girl.
Although the request to keep their dates secret came from the ex-Spice Girl’s management, it seems as if the initial strains did not harm the relationship of today’s dream couple. On the contrary: it was the togetherness away from the cameras that laid the foundation for a relationship in the spotlight. A strong relationship that is examined from all sides every day, in which everyone has an opinion and which still endures all of it. The initial parking garage romance was probably what the two wanted. A little normality.
Family connects them
Victoria and David are family people. In the trailer, the successful entrepreneur reveals that she particularly noticed her husband when they first met because he was standing with his family after the game and not at the bar with the other players. In a letter that the 49-year-old wrote to herself at the time , it says: “While the other football players are drinking with their friends at the bar, you can see David standing aside with his family. (…) And he has such a sweet smile.” However, this enthusiasm was not shared by all family members. David’s mother Sandra, 74, was initially not enthusiastic about her son’s romance. She feared that the famous Victoria would distract him from his goals.
“We were afraid he would lose everything he had worked for because football always came first and then suddenly it didn’t,” she admits. Luckily, her worries were unfounded. Because Victoria and David have now built a real empire for themselves. Your name quickly became a brand and landed contracts with clothing designers, cosmetics manufacturers, etc. Despite the fame, family still comes first for both of them. They also want to convey this to their four children and give them a bit of normality, which the two of them were able to enjoy back then in the form of parking garage dates.
Sources used: pagesix.com, dailymail.co.uk
