The Beckhams are opening up about a rumor that’s been haunting them for decades. Twenty years ago, David Beckham made the difficult decision to leave his wife Victoria and two young sons Brooklyn and Romeo in the UK to go play soccer for Real Madrid in Spain.
And by leave, we mean physically — not relationship-wise. However, it wasn’t long before that started to become the rumor… In their new four-part Netflix documentary Beckham, the former soccer player opened up about what it was like being thrust into a completely new country all by his lonesome: Not long after being there, personal assistant Rebecca Loos (pictured above, inset) stepped forward claiming she’d had an affair with the athlete.
And because of that, David and Victoria had to “fight” to keep their heads above water. Victoria reflected on the troubling time: Related: Mauricio Umansky Insists He & Kyle Richards Are Not Giving Up Just Yet! What made it even worse was the lack of support for one another at the time, which was an unwelcome deviation from their norm: That must have been so hard… Going up to bat against all the wild rumors, without even being able to fall back on the one person you are supposed to be able to trust most?
Oof. The mother of four added that she eventually moved to Spain as well, in order to be by David’s side. But that only made the speculation worse.
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