David Beckham’s mother reveals she feared her son would ‘lose everything’ when he started dating Victoria in a teaser for the footballer’s Netflix documentary.
The trailer, released on Tuesday, gives a taste of what’s to come for the four-part series called Beckham, which chronicles working-class East London’s humble beginnings to becoming a global football star.
In the two-minute clip, which will be screened ahead of the show’s launch on October 4, Sandra, 74, talks about the beginning of Beckham’s romance with Victoria, 49, in 1997.
David’s mother admits she feared he would be sidetracked from his career at Manchester United when Victoria, part of Britain’s biggest girl group the Spice Girls, arrived on the scene.
Sandra says: ‘We were afraid he would lose everything he worked for because football had always come first and suddenly that wasn’t the case anymore.’
First look: David Beckham’s mother reveals she feared her son would ‘lose everything’ when he started dating Victoria in teaser of footballer’s Netflix documentary
‘I was afraid he was going to lose everything’: In the two-minute clip shown ahead of the show’s launch on October 4, Sandra, 74, talks about the beginning of Beckham’s romance with Victoria, 49
Beckham and Victoria became a brand, winning lucrative contracts with clothing designers, health and fitness specialists, fashion magazines and perfume and cosmetics manufacturers.
But Victoria says that at the start of her relationship with David, she was told by her then manager to ‘keep it a secret’.
She says: ‘We met in car parks and it’s not as shady as it sounds.’
And David appears to have a conflicting opinion towards his former Man United manager Alex Ferguson, saying on how his fame was quickly catapulted due to interest in his relationship with Victoria: ‘It hasn’t changed me at all’.
Alex, 81, then says: ‘Well, he’s changed. There’s no doubt about that.’
Elsewhere in the trailer, Posh and Becks admit how they struggled when their romance became public, making them Britain’s most famous couple.
He says, “We were drowning,” to which Victoria adds, “But we kept going.”
David also tells how he didn’t ‘sleep’ or ‘eat’ after being blamed for England’s exit from the 1998 World Cup when he was sent off against Argentina.
Beckham was sent off for kicking the back of Diego Simeone’s leg with his heel in their round-16 stage defeat, lashing out at the Argentina captain after pushing him to the ground.
Concerns: David’s mother feared he would be sidetracked from his career at Manchester United when Victoria, who was part of the Spice Girls, arrived on the scene
Girl power: Victoria pictured alongside bandmates Mel C, Geri Horner, Emma Bunton and Mel B as they met King Charles
Unchanged: David appears to have a conflicting opinion towards his former Man United manager Alex Ferguson as he says of his rise to fame: ‘It hasn’t changed me at all’
Beating around the bush: Alex, 81, then says, “Well, he’s changed. There’s no doubt about that’
Secretive: But at the start of her relationship with David in 1997, Victoria says her then-manager told her to “keep it a secret.” She says: ‘We met in parking garages’
Candid: David also talks about how he didn’t ‘sleep’ or ‘eat’ after being blamed for England’s exit from the 1998 World Cup when he was sent off against Argentina
The former Manchester United and Real Madrid winger then had to watch as England lost the match on penalties.
He says, “Don’t think I’ve ever talked about it because I can’t. I didn’t eat, I didn’t sleep.’
Beckham also reveals how he ‘attacked’ Sir Alex Ferguson during their infamous boot-kicking incident in the dressing room.
In part of the newly released trailer, the ex-Manchester United star appeared to reveal the 2003 incident.
Twenty years ago, Beckham required stitches above his left eye after Ferguson accidentally hit him with a stray boot in the Manchester United dressing room following the Red Devils’ FA Cup fifth-round exit to Arsenal.
During the brief focus of the incident, in the trailer, Beckham reenacts the moment he realizes he’s been hit in the head, saying, “And then I went like that” as his hand moves away from his face.
David Beckham has revealed how he ‘attacked’ Sir Alex Ferguson after their infamous dressing room boot-kicking incident in 2003
Beckham was left with a plaster over his eye after being caught by his boss’s flying boot
Then he abruptly stands up from his chair with a quick movement and says: ‘And then I left like this!’.
The producer asks, “You went at him?” In response, Beckham nods and says, “Yes.”
Although Ferguson was known for giving players his infamous hairdryer treatment during team talks, it later emerged that he was targeting a pile of clothes on the Old Trafford dressing room floor.
Reflecting on the 2017 incident, Beckham said: ‘I had made a few mistakes during the game and he came into the dressing room and we had a few words.
‘He started walking towards me and kicked a pile of clothes onto the floor. This shoe came out and it hit me and then I realized how accurate it actually was!’.
During the Netflix trailer, Beckham takes action the moment he realized he had been hit by a boot
Ferguson and Beckham pictured as the former England star signed for Manchester United
Last July, Netflix confirmed that the docuseries starring the sportsman was in the works, following reports that he had signed a £16million deal with the streaming giant.
In the series, David looks back on his working-class beginnings in East London, and the drive and determination that led him to become one of the most recognizable athletes of all time.
It features a mix of never-before-seen personal archive footage from the past 40 years, as well as interviews with David, his family and friends, and key figures who have been part of his journey both on and off the pitch.
Oscar winner Fisher Stevens – who also stars as Hugo in the hit series Succession – is director and executive producer, along with Academy Award and Emmy Award-winning producer John Battsek.
David is producing the project with his TV company Studio 99, which launched in 2019, in partnership with Ventureland.
The ex-Manchester United player wrote in an Instagram post: ‘I’m delighted to confirm I’m collaborating with @Netflix on a documentary series about my life and career.
‘The series features unseen archives, untold stories and interviews with the people who have been part of my journey.
‘The series is directed and produced by Academy Award winners @fisherstevens and John Battsek. Watch this space… @studio99.’
He was reportedly inspired by the Michael Jordan documentary The Last Dance, which streamed on the platform in 2020.
Beckham launches on Netflix on Wednesday, October 4.