Victoria Beckham looks as close as ever with husband David as they are joined by all four of their children at the BECKHAM documentary premiere
Victoria Beckham looks as close as ever with husband David as they are joined by all four of their children at the BECKHAM documentary premiere
Victoria and David Beckham put on a loved-up display as they stepped out at the premiere for their hotly-anticipated documentary on Tuesday.
The power couple were joined by their four children Brooklyn, 24, Romeo, 21, Cruz, 18, and Harper, 12, for the star-studded premiere at The Curzon Mayfair.
Brooklyn’s wife Nicola Peltz and Romeo’s girlfriend Mia Regan both also showed their support as they put on a united display with the family to mark the huge milestone.
David’s mother Sandra, who features on the documentary, and his father Ted also joined the family at the premiere, as did Victoria’s parents Jackie and Tony Adams.
The large-scale event attracted attracted huge celebrity names from the fashion, music and footballing worlds including James Corden, Emma Bunton, Gary Neville, Anna Wintour and Alex Scott, among many others.
It comes as excitement builds for their tell-all Netflix programme, titled BECKHAM, which will arrive on screens at 8am on Wednesday and will see the Beckhams give an unprecedented insight into their family life.
To celebrate the show’s release, Victoria, 49, put on a very smart display in a white suit as she stepped out alongside her former footballer husband, 48, at the premiere.
She opted for a glamorous white blazer with a plunging neckline and satin lapels, which she styled with straight leg trousers and black pointed heels.
The fashion designer toted her essentials in a small black clutch bag with a gold clasp as she smiled for snaps with her husband of 24 years.
David cut a dapper figure in a navy suit and brown loafers as he continued to show off his newly shaved buzzcut at the premiere.
David and Victoria looked as close as ever as they shared a sweet hug in one intimate moment on the carpet as they showed their support for each other.
At the premiere, David also spoke about how looking over his life for the documentary was challenged as he revealed the reason he decided to do it.
‘When I retired ten years ago, people started to ask me if I was going to do a documentary about my life and my career, and in all honesty I wasn’t ready to look back,’ he said.
‘I wasn’t ready to go over things, there’s been so much going on, and I wasn’t ready to process that. But heading towards the 10-year anniversary of me retiring, something felt right about doing it.
‘In all honesty, I wanted to have something for my family and my friends and my fans, who have all lived this.’
He went on: ‘I found it challenging looking back at these things that I probably had never looked at before or processed. That was a tough part for me, going over things.’
At the premiere, the couple were also joined by their four children, with their eldest son Brooklyn looking suave in a black suit and a white shirt for the occasion.
Brooklyn, who lives in America, and his wife Nicola, 28, stepped out at the massive premiere after they also joined their family at Victoria’s fashion show during Paris Fashion Week.
Nicola cut on a trendy display in a red faux-leather collared mini dress with a belt tie, putting on a leggy display as she gave herself some extra inches with platform heels.
Meanwhile, footballer Romeo put on an equally edgy display in a brown wrap-around blazer with matching trousers and white trainers.
He put on a loved-up display with his model girlfriend Mia, who also posed for group shots with the family as she showed her support.
Mia looked as elegant as ever in a black satin slip dress, while she toted her essentials in a small black handbag.
David and Victoria’s youngest children Cruz and Harper also both joined the family at the premiere, and flashed huge smiles as they posed for group pictures.
Mia and Nicola also proudly smiled alongside the Beckhams as they joined the family for the group photographs on the carpet of the glitzy premiere.
David also looked every inch the doting father as he wrapped his arm around his daughter Harper and hugged her for the pictures.
The former footballer was also seen greeting his mother Sandra at the event and threw his arms around her as he sweetly gave her a tight embrace.
The Spice Girls also showed their support for their bandmate Victoria as Emma Bunton stepped out at the event, looking stylish in a black suit.
While Geri Horner was seemingly not in attendance after making appearances in the US, her husband Christian Horner did join the guest list.
Elsewhere, their close friends the Ramsays also showed their support as Holly Ramsay – the daughter of celebrity chef Gordon – was seen at the premiere.
Holly cut an elegant figure in a black lace gown with ruffled sleeves, which she styled with black pointed heels and a pink handbag.
A whole host of huge names from both the footballing and fashion worlds attended the star-studded premiere, as well as longtime celebrity pals of the Beckhams.
Vogue’s editor-in-chief Anna Wintour cut a quirky figure in a vibrant pink and gold gown, which she teamed with a plum jacket and brown heeled boots.
Also among the arrivals were the likes of sports pundit Alex Scott, singer Jess Glynne and footballer Alessia Russo, among many others.
The tell-all Beckham documentary, set for release on Wednesday at 8am, will see the Beckhams’ give an intimate insight into their marriage and early romance, their family life, as well as charting David’s footballing career.
David and Victoria are set to open up on their much-publicised romance on camera, including the harder parts of their marriage and ‘rumoured infidelity scandals’.
And ahead of the show’s hotly-anticipated release, director Fisher Stevens has told how it was ‘unpleasant’ to ask David and Victoria about their marriage ‘difficulties’.
Speaking to The Sunday Times, Fisher said: ‘It wasn’t pleasant, but we got into it.’
‘For me, I approached it as, “How did your marriage stay together?” and you’ll see how he responds,’ he went on. ‘I talked with both of them about the difficulties they went through.’
Producer John Battsek added: ‘They were both signed up to telling us whatever we wanted to know. I’m sure you’ll say, “Of course you would say that.” But they were. There was no, “You will not ask that or do that.”
‘Fisher and I thought that might be the case, but we were clear from the start that we would only do this if we could go in any direction we wanted. And we did.’
A teaser clip for the Beckham documentary has shown Victoria and David lifting the lid on their first attraction to one another.
The pair met at a charity football match in 1997 and have now given an insight into that first meeting and what they thought of each other.
Showing off her relaxed side while sitting on a sofa in the clip, Victoria said: ‘The fact I went to the games really was to – some might say I stalked him, I would say see him.’
Victoria admitted that when she saw David after a match by the bar in the Manchester United players’ lounge, he caught her eye because he was with his parents and clearly a family man.
She said: ‘When I saw him in the footballers’ lounge, all the other footballers were at the bar, and he was standing and talking to his parents, and I’m very close to my family, and I loved that side to him.’
Giving his side of the story, David simply said of their first meeting: ‘I just fancied her.’
While Victoria gushed: ‘I just fancied him, it was as simple as that.’
It proved to be love at first sight for the couple, who went on to tie the knot at a castle outside Dublin just two years later in 1999.
However, their romance wasn’t always plain-sailing as David’s mother Sandra told how she feared her son would ‘lose everything’ when he started dating Victoria.
In the documentary, Sandra confessed she was worried David would get side-tracked from his career at Manchester United when Spice Girl Victoria came on the scene.
She said: ‘We’d were worried he would lose everything he worked for because football had always come first and then all of a sudden it wasn’t.’
But, David and Victoria instead became a brand where they gained lucrative contracts with clothing designers, health and fitness specialists, fashion magazines, and perfume and cosmetics manufacturers.
Despite now being a power couple, at the start of her relationship with David, Victoria said she was told by her manager at the time to ‘keep it under wraps’.
She said: ‘We would meet in car parks and that’s not as seedy as it sounds.’
Adding to her comment, David joked: ‘Classy!’
Victoria also opened up at being at the centre of the ‘circus’ – with shocking footage showing one of their children crying as fans pound on their car as they drive past.
In the clip David – who drove as Victoria sat in the back – said: ‘It’s all right Buster. They can’t get in the car.’
Looking back on the period, Victoria added: ‘It’s entertaining when the circus comes to town, right? Unless you’re in it.’
Elsewhere, David appeared to have a conflicting opinion to his former Man United manager Alex Ferguson, as he told how his fame catapulted due to the interest into his relationship with Victoria: ‘It definitely didn’t change me.’
But Alex, 81, then said: ‘Well he changed. There’s no doubt about that.’
An emotional David Beckham also said he didn’t ‘sleep’ or ‘eat’ after he was blamed for England’s World Cup 1998 exit as he retold the story in the Netflix documentary.
The football star was sent off against Argentina after kicking the back of Diego Simeone’s leg, lashing out at the Argentina captain after he had shoved him to the ground.
The documentary will go into unprecedented depth as it covers the stresses and pressures that dogged Beckham and his family through his professional career.
Speaking about the World Cup exit in 1998, he said: ‘I don’t think I’ve ever talked about it just because I can’t.
‘I wasn’t eating. I wasn’t sleeping. It took a toll on me that I never even knew myself.’
The documentary promises the show the former England international’s rise from ‘humble working-class beginnings’ up to his glamorous days at Manchester United, Real Madrid and beyond.
Further clips show heartwarming home video of their children and wedding day, alongside resurfaced interviews with the star in his prime.
From the trailer alone, it seems a large portion will be focused on David’s relationships both off and on the pitch.
After England’s round of 16 stage defeat, the former Manchester United and Real Madrid winger then had to watch on as England went on to lose the match on penalties.
The footballer was constantly booed and jeered by fans of opposition clubs for the majority of the following 1998-99 season, with a burning effigy of him and death threats among the worst of the backlash to his red card.
David also touched on the famous dressing room incident between himself and Sir Alex Ferguson, where the United coach supposedly kicked a boot at the England star.
He appeared to admit that he ‘went at’ his manager after the incident as he discussed the furore with an interviewer.
Netflix says ‘the series takes you on that rollercoaster and builds a surprising, personal and definitive story of one of the most recognisable and scrutinised athletes of all time’.
This includes David’s relationship with his wife Victoria – as they trace their family life through his career.
Since retiring from the sport, David has taken on a number of ambitions, such as his ownership role with MLS side Inter Miami.
Earlier this summer, the club secured one of the most startling transfers in football history as Beckham managed to convince Lionel Messi to join the club.
BECKHAM is available to stream on Netflix on October 4 from 8am.