Ringing in 25 years of marriage next month, David and Victoria Beckham have spent two decades building Brand Beckham and their star status has since become bigger than anyone could ever have imagined.
From the beginning, they have been the King and Queen of showbiz – titles they’ve been doggedly determined to own since 1999 when they sat on actual thrones for their super-size, showbiz wedding.
But now the golden couple have now been hit by every A-lister’s worst nightmare – a tell-all book – by none other than famed biographer and unofficial grim reaper for celebrity reputations, former BBC journalist Tom Bower.
The House of Beckham: Money, Sex and Power, which hit bookshelves on 20 June, leaves no-stone-unturned in its unearthing of all of the secrets and not-so-secret skeletons that Victoria and David had hoped they’d safely stuffed away in their bulging closets.
From L-R: Mia Regan, Romeo Beckham, Cruz Beckham, Harper Beckham, David Beckham, Victoria Beckham, Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz©GETTY IMAGES
And the bombshell book couldn’t have hit at a worse time. Not only are they about to celebrate their big silver anniversary, but former England player David, 49, is now BFFs with none other than King Charles, Victoria, 50, is queen of her own fashion empire and their offspring – Brooklyn, 25, Romeo, 21, Cruz, 19, and 12-year-old Harper – have started spreading their gilded wings like the little superstar babies they were born to be.
Their star is shining brighter than ever (with a rumoured net worth of £360 million to boot) thanks to David’s carefully curated October Netflix documentary and their self-deprecating Super Bowl ad in February. But now the Beckhams have been forced to buckle up for another scandal.
Here, we look at the most sensational claims made by Bower in his book, which has led one reviewer to question, “Are Posh and Becks really this awful?”
Posh’s dad drove a limo but she expenses M&S crisps
Ok… we get it. A pack of crisps from Marks & Spencer is a little above price point than your average salt and vinegar chipsticks, unless it’s in a meal deal, but Bower uses Posh expensing this £1.70 (current market value) snack during a photo shoot as an example of just how stingy the Beckhams can reportedly be when it comes to their unwavering love of money.
David and Victoria Beckham in 1999©GETTY IMAGES
David’s sexting needs a grammar check
While his penis is, according to Posh herself, the size of a “tractor exhaust pipe” – his smooth talking isn’t quite… on point. The book claims he once texted his former PA and alleged mistress, Rebecca Loos: “Just lay down and think of what I done to you when you was face down.” Thank goodness his balls are made of gold.
Posh sought advice on boob jobs from Jordan… in a Chinese restaurant
This really is as bizarre as it sounds. While Posh and glamour model Jordan, aka Katie Price, have always been sworn enemies, with the Spice Girl famously carolling, “Who let the dogs out?” at her nemesis back in the ’90s, the unlikely duo are also said to have had a little toilet tete-a-tete over the size of Posh’s own “.
Bower alleges that Posh took “out her breasts” and showed them to Jordan while seeking advice about whether to have a boob job because David “likes big ones”.
David reportedly had affairs with five different women
The Beckham’s Netflix documentary may have led an angry Rebecca Loos to finally have her say over their alleged affair, but Bower heavily hints that Becks’ affair with his former PA barely scratches the surface of his misdemeanours.
Drawing on previous reports, the book references the rumours that David has also been involved with beauty salon owner Danielle Heath and singer Katherine Jenkins, who has strenuously denied these allegations and says she has never been alone with him.
Victoria Beckham with Rebecca Loos in 2003©GETTY IMAGES
Addressing reports over his affair with Loos, David called the claims “ludicrous”, and when Danielle Heath’s claims later emerged, he added, “We are sick and tired of people trying to make money at the expense of our family…the allegations are completely and totally untrue”.
A woman called Sarah Marbeck also claims to have embarked on a two-year affair with Becks in 2004, but David has called her allegations “absurd and unsubstantiated”.
The couple led ‘separate lives’ at one low point in 2016
