David Beckham's assistant allegedly found him with a model: book

David Beckham allegedly cheated on his wife Victoria throughout their tumultuous 25-year marriage – an affair even finding him in bed with a model, according to a new book.

Although British journalist Tom Bower's book, “The Beckham House,” doesn't say much new about one of the world's most famous couples, it does include a list of the star's extracurricular adventures. of football which, when put together for the first time, makes for shocking reading.

Bower paints a portrait of a husband and wife bonded by bitter ambition, but who were repeatedly brought to the brink of divorce.

A source who knows the couple told Page Six of the book, which is available now in the UK and June 25 in the US: “There may be nothing we don't know in this book , but have everything in one place. is super overwhelming. Victoria and David will have thought they had left all that behind them.

“It’s a legacy we don’t want to have. No matter how you dress it up, the maggots are out of the woods.

David's former personal assistant Rebecca Loos claimed they had a fling in 2004 – but also said she caught him in bed with Spanish model Esther Cañadas. This allegedly happened when a screaming Victoria phoned Loos in a bid to find her husband one night.

The athlete was at a party at the villa of his Real Madrid teammate Cristiano Ronaldo and it was 3am when Loos found him in a bedroom. Bower writes how Loos knocked and said, “David, I have your wife on the phone. »

As he came to answer the call, Loos claims to have seen Cañadas in the bed. “I looked at him, very hurt,” she told a friend. “I thought I was the only one.”

David did not mention Loos by name in his 2023 Netflix documentary, saying only that that era was a “difficult” time for his wife, adding: “Victoria is everything to me.” »

Victoria, meanwhile, admits that “it was the hardest time for us because we felt like the world was against us. And there we were, we were against each other, if I'm being completely honest.

Loos, now a married mother of two, aged 47, spoke to the Daily Mail about the documentary, which has been a huge success for Netflix. “He can say what he wants, of course, and I understand that he has an image to preserve, but he presents himself as a victim and he makes me out to be a liar, as if I had invented these stories. ..”, Loos said. . “He is indirectly suggesting that it was me who made Victoria suffer.”

Model Celina Laurie said she slept with David in Denmark in 2002, Bower writes.

Beauty salon owner Danielle Heath claimed she had an affair with David at the Beckhams' Madrid home, something he always denied.

The book begins at the Glastonbury music festival in 2017, where David, now 49, was said to have been “infatuated” with high society model and DJ Lady Mary Charteris as they partied at a secret club.

“He also caught the eye of a glamorous Australian bikini model,” Bower writes.

However, David's fun came to an abrupt end when Victoria arrived from New York and landed by helicopter in a field in Somerset.

She was reportedly furious that her husband did not answer her phone calls and sent a search party to find him.

“Within seconds they were embroiled in a violent argument,” Bower writes. “There were no problems until it landed.”

The couple's son, Brooklyn – now 25 and the eldest of their four children – was there this weekend and tried to play peacekeeper.

As the couple stood at the edge of the stage to watch Ed Sheeran perform, Victoria put her “protective” arm on Beckham while Charteris stood nearby.

A year later, David, now 49, told Australian television that the marriage was “tough” and “complicated” – much to Victoria's dismay, according to the book.

Bower also writes that David and Hollywood actress Charlize Theron couldn't “take their eyes off each other” during the 2010 World Cup draw. “The body language between them is electric,” one delegate reportedly muttered.

When David was in his agent's office in London, the book also claims, the former England player “always seemed to be assessing each woman.” Some were waiting for his attention. Others would later say he was quite frightening.

As for Victoria, 50, the more unhappy she became, the more she resorted to surgery – she is believed to have had five breast enhancements, increasing and decreasing in size – writes Bower.

At one point, the book claims, Victoria complained that her breasts had become “wobbly raspberries” pointing in “different directions.”

There were moments of pure unhappiness in the Beckhams' marriage, with many serious discussions about divorce, according to the book. Victoria was seen viciously slapping David on the cheek after the pair put on a united front in front of the cameras following Loos' alleged affair, shouting at him: “It's my way or the highway. “

The former Spice Girl – who went by the name Posh Spice during her pop star career – once admitted cheating speculation to a London tabloid: “I actually beat him physically. I hit him in the face. »

Bower says the two stayed together for “Brand Beckham” because they are worth more together than apart. Their ambition took them from the UK to the US – where David played with the Los Angeles Galaxy from 2007 to 2012 – and back to the UK. Again. The athlete now co-owns football team Inter Miami CF, while Victoria launched her own fashion line in 2008 and later moved into beauty.

While its range has lost money over the years, the latest figures from Victoria Beckham Holdings show revenues are up 44%, to £58.8m in 2022, up from £40.9m pounds sterling in 2021.

Yet the Beckhams, known for their lavish lifestyle, are both considered cheapskates.

According to the book, Rebecca Loos once recounted how David – who feared his image would be tarnished – refused to tip a waitress at Madrid's Hard Rock Café, then sent her away with a wad of cash when the woman complained that she had survived. about tipping and “expressed anger that someone so famous and rich could be so mean.”

Victoria reportedly refused to tip on a £115 (US$145) bill while dining with her mother-in-law and children at a Pizza Express cafe in the UK. And the couple reportedly served German Liebfraumilch wine that cost less than $4 a bottle at a UNICEF charity gala held at their home.

On a trip to the Philippines for UNICEF, Bower writes, David asked to be reimbursed $6,685 (US$8,449) for business class seats – telling colleagues: “There is no chance that it will cost me anything. »

And when the Beckhams joined Sir Elton John on his yacht, the superstar reportedly nicknamed them the “Takeums” after failing to tip his staff.

In May, the Sunday Times Rich List put the Beckhams' net worth at £455 million (US$575 million), up from £425 million (US$537 million) in 2023.

This is mainly due to the signing of Lionel Messi with David's Inter Miami, bringing the club's value to over $1 billion. David also owns a stake in Authentic Brands, the world's largest sports and entertainment licensing company, which owns the Reebok, Juicy Couture, Ted Baker and Hunter fashion brands as well as the rights to the domain, name and content. images of celebrities including Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe and Mohammed Ali.

David and Victoria have also appeared in lucrative advertising deals, including for Uber Eats during the Super Bowl in February.

Bower writes: “The Beckhams' Extraordinary Estate is a uniquely modern story of aspiration and ambition realized. »