Dutch former glamour model Rebecca Loos was personal assistant to footballing legend David Beckham for a few months in 2003, during which time, she later claimed, they conducted a brief affair.
The story scandalised early noughties Britain. The tabloids had a feeding frenzy, said former Mirror editor Roy Greenslade at the time. He tied the papers’ obsession with the Beckhams to the passing of Princess Diana.
“With the death of Diana they [the tabloids] have elevated the Beckhams into her slot,” he told the BBC. “In the way that they can ramp up their sales. They have elevated them, and the Beckhams have elevated themselves, to a dizzying height of fame.”
David was married to wife Victoria at the time, and moved to Real Madrid with 26-year-old Rebecca as a personal assistant. He and Victoria Beckham (née Adams) tied the knot in 1999 at a ceremony that reportedly cost an eye-watering amount.
Rebecca Loos’ upcoming appearance on Channel 4’s gruelling reality TV series Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins has led to ample opportunities for grilling. So here’s what she has said about the whole (alleged) debacle…
David and Victoria have been married for 26 years now (Credit: CoverImages.com)
What claims did Rebecca make back in 2004 about her ‘affair’ with David Beckham?
First, a bit of history. Or, alleged history.
David Beckham transferred to Real Madrid in July 2003. It was a career-defining transfer, and gave him a shot at footballing fame and glory in Spain. He had been at Manchester United.
With the move came a new entourage. This included 26-year-old personal assistant Rebecca Loos.
Her job was to help the Beckhams – plural, since David had married Victoria four years earlier, and they had two children together by this point – settle into Spanish life.
Two months later, photographs emerged of them, as in David and Rebecca, leaving a Madrid nightclub together. Whispers circulated, but nothing came of it. Until…
In April 2004, Rebecca sold her story in an exclusive interview with News of the World.
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