In a startling revelation from the Beckham family archives, Victoria Beckham has confessed to physically striking her husband David during a moment of intense emotional turmoil. The incident, detailed in her 2001 autobiography Learning To Fly, occurred when she was five months pregnant with their first child, Brooklyn, following allegations of David's infidelity.
The Punch That Shook Their Marriage
According to Victoria's own account, the confrontation happened after David returned home from a football match. "I went straight up to him and just slung at him, punched him in the face. Bang, bang, bang," she wrote. "I hadn't planned it. I had never punched anybody before. Just instinct. I just felt angry and hurt."
The emotional trigger was a phone call David made to Victoria informing her that he was being accused of kissing another woman. In the days that followed, multiple women came forward with claims of intimacy with the football star, all of which David vehemently denied.
Victoria's Emotional Torment
Despite believing her husband's denials, Victoria described experiencing profound distress. "My emotions are like a seesaw. It's a total torment, like torture," she confessed in her memoir. "If you'd said to me: OK, here's the switch to end it all, I'd have pulled the switch. I just wanted out, I couldn't take it any more."
The couple eventually managed to disprove one particularly damaging claim from a Stringfellows lapdancer who alleged David had invited her to a game. Since David had never visited the establishment, they secured an injunction and later received compensation from the now-defunct News of the World.
Rebuilding Their Relationship
To repair their strained marriage, David and Victoria retreated to Lake Como in Italy. They welcomed Brooklyn shortly afterward and married four months later in a lavish £1.5 million ceremony at Luttrellstown Castle near Dublin on July 4, 1999. Their wedding famously featured actual thrones, cementing their status as Britain's premier celebrity couple.
Further Infidelity Allegations
This was not the only time the Beckhams faced public scrutiny over their marriage. In 2004, David's former personal assistant Rebecca Loos alleged she had an affair with the footballer during his tenure at Real Madrid. While David denied these claims, both he and Victoria acknowledged the strain it placed on their relationship in their Netflix documentary.
Victoria broke her silence on the scandal after nearly two decades, revealing: "We were against each other." She described their time in Spain as "the hardest period for us" and admitted "it felt like the world was against us."
Recent Family Tensions
The revelation about Victoria's physical outburst comes amid renewed family tensions. Their eldest son Brooklyn recently made explosive allegations against his parents on Instagram, accusing Victoria of hijacking his wedding dance and claiming "Brand Beckham comes first." He described suffering from anxiety throughout his life due to what he perceived as his parents' control over family narratives.
Rebecca Loos has since commented on Brooklyn's statements, writing on Instagram: "So happy he is standing up for himself and speaking publicly finally." She added, "I have felt so bad for his poor wife, knowing too well what they can be like!" alongside a red heart emoji and the statement "The truth always comes out."
Despite these challenges, David and Victoria Beckham have maintained their marriage for over two decades, weathering numerous storms that have tested their relationship both privately and in the public eye.
