Victoria Beckham has revealed she was furious with husband David after he told her a photo shoot with Jennifer Lopez and Beyoncé coincided with her giving birth.
Doctors arranged for the former Spice Girl to have her youngest son, Cruz, for a caesarean section in 2005 at a Madrid hospital.
When she shared the news with David, he told her that he had already agreed to film a Pepsi commercial featuring US superstars.
Victoria, 49, explained how she told David the good news before he said it was pre-booked.
She said, “What do you mean filming?”
David replied: “Yes, I need to do a photo shoot with Jennifer Lopez and Beyoncé.”
Victoria said: “I thought, ‘You… Seriously, I’m going to burst, I’m on bed rest.’ Are you kidding me?
“You’re having a damn photo shoot with Jennifer Lopez, she’s gorgeous and she’s not going to have a baby.”
While David ended up giving birth at Madrid’s Ruber Internacional hospital, Victoria said she was “furious” when she saw a number of newspaper articles featuring him posted next to the two American singers.
Victoria said: “So I had section C and I remember lying there, not feeling the most gorgeous, let’s put it that way, and I remember someone showing me the front page of the newspaper which had a gorgeous photograph of David between Jennifer and Jennifer. Lopez and Beyoncé, and the headline was “What Would Posh Say?”
“Let me tell you what Posh would say. Posh got angry.
Elsewhere, David held back tears as he spoke candidly about his life and career in a new Netflix docuseries charting his three decades in the spotlight.
The 48-year-old came into the limelight at the tender age of 17 as Manchester United’s promising new midfielder, quickly earning a reputation as football’s golden boy and one of the most talented players of his generation.
However, his career was in jeopardy when he was blamed for England’s exit from the 1998 World Cup after lashing out at Diego Simeone, sparking a long-running campaign of hatred and abuse from fans.
Reflecting on the turbulent period David faced aged just 23, the athlete admitted he was a “mess” and couldn’t eat or sleep, while his wife Victoria, 49, revealed he suffered from clinical depression and the experience. broke it.
David recalled feeling “very vulnerable and alone” when he landed back in the UK in front of crowds of jeering spectators and negative press, while his father Ted admitted David was “distraught” when he met him, saying the young sports star “fell into my arms.” and said: “I left everyone.”
On the eve of the World Cup game, David learned that Victoria was pregnant with their first child, and after landing in England to see his parents, he wasted no time in heading to New York to spend time with his future bride, who was touring the stadium. States with the Spice Girls.
Victoria admitted: “I remember not quite understanding how serious it was because, as you know, I was never really into football.
“When he came to see me in America, he felt he had let himself down, he had let his teammates down, he had let his country down, he had let the fans down, he had let me down – he felt he had let everyone down.
“But when he was with us Spice Girls, there was protection, people couldn’t get to us, we could surround ourselves with cotton wool.
“I don’t think any of us really realized what was happening in the UK. From this protection it turned into a real massacre.”
Growing emotional as he reflected on the backlash he received, David admitted: “I don’t think I’ve ever spoken about it because I can’t.
“It’s hard for me to talk about what I went through because it was so extreme. The whole country hated me.”
Detailing the horrific abuse, which became so severe that he could not go to the toilet unattended for fear of being attacked on the way, David continued: “Everywhere I went I was abused every day.
“Walking down the street and seeing people look at you a certain way, spit on you, insult you, get in your face and say some of the things they said, it’s difficult.
“I didn’t eat, I didn’t sleep, I was a mess.”
David, who received death threats and had them stuffed in his likeness, spoke at length about the impact it had on his parents, Ted and Sandra, noting: “It got a lot of attention that I would never wish on anyone, let alone my own.” my parents and I cannot forgive ourselves for this.
“This is the hardest part of what happened back then. I’m 47 years old now and I still beat myself up about it. It killed me inside.
When David’s teammate Phil Neville spoke out about David’s “inhumane” treatment in the country, Victoria remarked: “He was really depressed, clinically depressed.
“I was in so much pain. I still want to kill those people (for the way they treated him).”
Victoria also took aim at 1998 World Cup coach Glen Hoddle after seeing: “He didn’t come out and try to defend David and how old was David, 23?”
“At 23 you’re a kid and Glen Hoddle was a man – well, I wouldn’t even call him a man, he was an older man – I mean absolute hatred, public bullying…”
Fortunately, David was able to redeem himself when he faced Diego again in the Manchester United v Inter Champions League quarter-final in 1999.
However, while all eyes were on David and his unhappy match with the Argentine player, David admitted that his thoughts were consumed by the fact that Victoria could welcome her first child any day because by the time the match she I was two weeks past my due date.
This caused tension between the pair, with teammate Gary Neville recalling hearing the pair arguing on the phone.
“They were at each other, he was distracted,” Gary noted. Victoria said, “If you’re not here, if you miss this birth, if you don’t come back…” and I said, “Turn off your damn phone, you’ll melt by then.” We’ll get to the game tonight.”
After a poor start to the game, David was able to find solace in the crowd chanting his name, helping Manchester United to a 2-0 win.
He was able to return for the birth of his first child and was by Victoria’s side during her Caesarean section, with Victoria quickly clearing the air: “I wasn’t too posh to insist, I was told it wouldn’t happen.” rest assured that I will be hired.”
The couple had a son, Brooklyn, on March 4, 1999, at Portland Hospital in London, with David calling fatherhood “the most amazing thing.”