Victoria Beckham, 48, and her husband David, 47, first met back in 1997 when the Spice Girls were at the height of fame and David was becoming a household name as Manchester United’s number 7.Sparks first started to fly when Victoria and bandmate Melanie Chisholm, 48, headed to Stamford Bridge to watch David in action.Recalling the day in an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk, Melanie says it is “amazing” to look back at how the loved-up couple met.She said: “I was, what did David call it, third wheeling!
I think we went to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge to watch United play. I mean, you know, a Liverpool fan going to watch United, I was taking one for the team!“So, I was there with her and then we went up to Old Trafford and that’s when they kind of, that’s when it all kicked off – pun intended.
It is pretty amazing looking back over those times.”Melanie previously gave an insight into the life-changing day and admitted that Victoria was “giddy” on the way home.Appearing on This Morning back in 2016, Mel said: “She was giddy on the way home.
We've been thinking about how the children have grown up now, all the Spicey children."After 23 years of marriage, David and Victoria now have four children together: Brooklyn, 23, Romeo, 19, Cruz, 17, and Harper, 11.The couple themselves have also divulged on their first meeting, and David confessed that Victoria was always his favourite Spice Girl.
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