David and Victoria’s marriage was tested when News of the World published a story in April 2004, alleging the retired professional footballer had an affair with his former assistant Rebecca Loos.
A few weeks later, Loos sat down for a tell-all interview with Sky News’ Kay Burley during which she alleged she slept with David for the first time the night they were photographed at a nightclub in September 2003.
“I think the chemistry between David and I was so strong, and people were not happy because I was being very unprofessional and he’s a married man,” she said. “We dropped off the other two people in the car and started kissing quite passionately all the way back to the hotel. It was like magnets, pretty amazing.”
Although more women came forward to accuse David of cheating on Victoria, the Beckham couple consistently denied the allegations. Still, the former Spice Girls member, who admitted to resenting her husband following the claims, called the saga “the hardest period” of their marriage.
“We were against each other, if I’m being completely honest,” Victoria said on the Netflix documentary series Beckham. “You know, up until Madrid sometimes it felt like us against everybody else but we were together, we were connected, we had each other. But when we were in Spain, it didn’t really feel like we had each other either. And that’s sad. I can’t even begin to tell you how hard it was and how it affected me. It was a nightmare.”
Loos brought back the drama in a March interview with 60 Minutes Australia, saying she “never exaggerated” and “never lied about a single thing.”
She continued, “Why? Because I’m going up against the strongest, most powerful couple in the media who have all the money in the world for the best PR and lawyers. And all I had on my side was the truth.”