Victoria Beckham handles grilling about marriage troubles with David in style
It is one of the most eagerly anticipated documentaries of the year - featuring a showbiz power couple admitting life hasn't always been perfect.
The Netflix series is called Beckham - but arguably it is his wife Victoria who is the star of the show at times and the more talkative about their ups and downs.
Beckham charts the career of David Robert Joseph Beckham from when he was a small boy signing for Manchester United right through to him now running Inter Miami.
The first three parts of the documentary series are mainly taken up with winning things at United which fans of the club will love, meeting Victoria and his souring relationship with Sir Alex Ferguson.
But the most interesting and revealing moments are in the final fourth part where Posh and Becks admit their relationship was on the rocks when Beckham signed for Real Madrid and they spent time apart.
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David and Victoria Beckham looked as united as ever at the BECKHAM premiere this evening (Getty Images)
The couple's three sons all paid homage to their dad's iconic hairstyles from over the years at the screening (Dave Hogan/Hogan Media/REX/Shutterstock)Months after Sir Alex left him heartbroken by selling him as Manchester United boss, Beckham broke his wife's heart. It was April 2004 when allegations of an affair were made by Rebecca Loos, and whilst her name is never said aloud, she is the elephant in the room and the subject is bravely broached by director Fisher Stevens.
Victoria says the time was “the unhappiest in her life” and is close to tears and Beckham seems more than a little relieved they made it through the "pressure" on the marriage saying it felt like "drowning" for weeks afterwards.
There are other moments when Victoria really shines on screen, being brutally honest about other moments she found tough and also showing glimpses of her dry sense of humour. On the Parkinson chat show she famously joked her husband was "Goldenballs" and here she adds that he couldn't have a bath at one stage in his career because "the water parted for him" when he tried to get in, such was his godlike status where he could do no wrong in the eyes of fans.
She also recalls discussing going to give birth to their son Cruz only to be told her husband was doing a photoshoot with Beyonce and Jennifer Lopez on the day in question. Responding to a newspaper headline at the time asking how she felt, she tells the doc: “Posh was pissed off!”
And she also introduces us to a new term "the David Beckham special" which is when she has got the family settled in a new place like Madrid in Spain or Los Angeles in America, only for Beckham to decide to join a new club giving her 24 hours notice to try to move home.
But it's fair to say despite the problems of the past, the pair look loved up in the final scenes of the film shot in the Beckhams Cotswold mansion. We see Beckham cooking, the pair of them dancing to Islands In The Stream and both of them seemingly feeling better for having spoken about their issues for the documentary, which has acted like some kind of therapy.
Victoria says she feels at "peace" and Beckham is tearful surrounded by his family as he ends the series saying "the most important thing to me is what we've got."
It might not have always been the case 100% of the time during his playing career, but family definitely comes first for Beckham these days.
* Four part series Beckham will launch on Netflix tomorrow.
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