David Beckham reveals he knew he was ‘always going to be’ with his wife Victoria just WEEKS before they met – as the couple prepare to celebrate 25 years of marriage

David Beckham has revealed he ‘always knew he was going to have something’ with wife Victoria before they even met.

The iconic couple will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary on July 4, and ahead of the occasion the footballer has been reflecting on the moment he first laid eyes on the Spice Girl.

David, 49, said The sun that he first saw Victoria, 50, in a Spice Girls music video, and told his Manchester United teammate Gary Neville that he would ‘be with her’.

He said: ‘I’ve always said that once I met Victoria I would always be with her.

‘A few months before we met, I was abroad with the England team. Gary Neville and I were sitting in the hotel room and a Spice Girls video came on.

“I think it was Say You’ll Be There. I pointed to the screen and said to him, ‘That’s the girl for me and I’m going to get her.’

‘It was her eyes, her face. She is my idea of ​​perfection.”

Victoria shared a similar insight, saying, “I had a crush on David long before we met.

‘I remember doing an interview for a football magazine and they showed me pictures of different footballers.

“I had no idea who he was, but I remember thinking one word: Beautiful.”

David and Victoria first met in 1997, when she came to watch him at a Manchester United football match and he ‘said hi from across the room’.

Victoria described the encounter in a letter to her 18-year-old self in Vogue: ‘While the other footballers are standing at the bar drinking with their friends, you see David standing off to the side with his family.

“(He’s not even in the first team right now – you’re the famous one.) And he has such a cute smile. You are close to your family too, and you will think how similar he feels to you.”

Meanwhile, during an appearance on Ellen DeGeneres’ show, David also recounted the sweet moment, saying, “She came to a football game — soccer game — and I said ‘hi’ from across the room and that was it.

“I thought I’d missed my chance, and a week later she showed up at a soccer game again. She’d had a few drinks and she gave me her number.”

Shortly after their first meeting, the couple went on their first date and quickly became inseparable.

In January 1998, just a year after meeting, David and Victoria announced they were engaged.

At the time it was considered the definition of an A-list love story, with David one of the biggest stars for England and Manchester United, and Victoria a member of The Spice Girls.

Victoria said of the proposal at the time: ‘We had already looked at a few rings but I didn’t know which one he had chosen. I told him what my dream ring would be. He remembered and had it made especially for me.’

Just months before the couple became Mr. and Mrs. Beckham, David and Victoria welcomed their first child together, son Brooklyn.

Although previously a popular couple, David and Victoria cemented their position as an emerging power couple when they married in 1999 after two years of dating.

The couple now have four children: Brooklyn is now 25, Romeo is 21, Cruz is 19 and Harper is 12.

In 2017, David also shared that it took years for him to discover what he liked most about his wife.

On James Corden’s This Life Of Mine podcast, he said: ‘Yes, she’s beautiful and yes, she’s sexy, but I like that she works hard. We have been together for 27 years and we recently said to each other that we actually quite like each other.

‘That’s important, after so many years together.

“We can still eat together and laugh and joke, or say nothing to each other, and that’s the most important part of a relationship.

‘Having quiet moments with my wife, my children and my family is where I am happiest.’

The Beckhams cleverly transformed their beloved family into an ever-expanding business and real estate empire.

According to The Sunday Times Rich List 2024, Posh and Becks have a combined fortune of £455 million.

One thing David and Victoria have apparently always done is support each other.

Due to their diverse business ventures and achievements, the couple always publicly congratulates each other after big wins.

In March, Victoria proudly watched the runway show of her latest collection during Paris Fashion Week.

As the Beckham empire continues to grow, David couldn’t contain his pride for his wife and took to Instagram to share his love for the fashion designer.

The former footballer said he was ‘so proud’ of Victoria after she failed to let her injury or protesters spoil her big night.

They also regularly share the most beautiful moments of their lives with fans on social media, establishing themselves as one of the most talked about power couples and even a role model for others.

Speaking about their relationship with ELLE Spain In April, Victoria said: ‘My husband is an inspiration to me. Are we like the couple from the Netflix documentary? Yes. We like to have fun, chat, dance, drink.

“And laughing with each other. That’s what it takes to be happy. I believe a lot in laughter, family and friendship. I realize we’ve become a model. People like to see relationships that last.”