David and Victoria Beckham are one of the celeb world's most well-known power couples, with their romance still going strong after over 20 years together.LOOK: 10 heartwarming photos of Victoria Beckham being a doting mumThe pair first met in February 1997 following a charity football match, and while David had previously confided in teammates that he was attracted to the Spice Girls singer, he appeared to have been overcome by shyness on their first meeting.
Speaking to W magazine in 2007, he said: "I'm quite shy. I just sort of waved from the other side of the bar. I sort of said hello and then just went back to Manchester I was quite upset and gutted."WATCH: The Beckhams - A Love StoryHowever, a couple of months later, fate brought them together again as Victoria attended another football match, and David was determined not to miss his chance, asking for her phone number, before calling her the next day and heading down to London to visit her.MORE: Victoria Beckham reacts to David's unexpected new career moveSEE: David Beckham's wife Victoria models rarely-seen original engagement ring - photoIn the same interview, Victoria explained what initially attracted her to the superstar footballer, explaining: "I didn't really know who he was.
I was never into football. He was always with his mom, dad and sister while a lot of the footballers were at the bar getting drunk.
I could sense right from the start that David was a gentleman, and very family-oriented, which is important because I'm the same."However, they initially opted out of telling the world about their relationship, with David saying on their early days: "For the first three months it was amazing because no one found out about us being together.
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