What is surprising, however, is how much we learn about a man whose life has been public property for over four decades. Here are the seven most unexpected things in Beckham<\/em>.<\/p>\n It\u2019s not unusual for rich people to have weird hobbies, but who here might\u2019ve guessed that David Beckham makes his own honey? The first episode opens with a candid segment of the Beckhams at home, with David tending to his bees, in total beekeeper getup. Perhaps more shocking is that the 47-year-old has been working on a brand of honey. Turns out that wife Victoria, a proven marketing genius, has even come up with a name for the product: DB Sticky Stuff. When asked if he has other unexpected hobbies, David says: \u201cLego\u201d.<\/p>\n Yes, that is David Beckham standing with Hugo from Succession.<\/span>Credit: <\/span>Netflix<\/cite><\/p>\n Sitting down to watch a documentary about David Beckham, you don\u2019t expect to find yourself surrounded by reminders of Succession<\/em>, but Waystar Royco is all over Beckham<\/em> in more ways than one. Fisher Stevens, the actor and director who most recently starred as Waystar Royco\u2019s \u201cwoof woof\u201d PR executive Hugo in Succession<\/em>, directs the documentary. This is not as strange as it sounds; Stevens has runs on the board (he won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for The Cove <\/em>in 2010) and is a long-time football fan. According to an interview with Esquire Magazine,<\/em> Stevens was inspired to tackle the subject after talking with Succession <\/em>creator Jesse Armstrong. \u201cWe would talk about football daily, and he said, \u2018You have to do it.\u2019 He\u2019s a genius,\u201d said Stevens.<\/p>\n A young David Beckham with his mother Sandra (left) and father, Ted (centre). The Netflix documentary explores David\u2019s relationship with his father.<\/span>Credit: <\/span>Netflix<\/cite><\/p>\n Beckham\u2019s upbringing has long been positioned as an idyllic working-class dream: a humble kid raised by a hairdresser mother and a kitchen-fitter father. But the documentary removes the rose-coloured glasses, forcing its subject to reflect on the relationship between a father\u2019s obsession and his son\u2019s success. \u201cIt was all about control,\u201d concedes David, who recounts being fed raw eggs as a scrawny teen to \u201cbeef up\u201d.<\/p>\n Stevens also tries (and fails) to encourage Ted to re-examine whether his singular focus might\u2019ve been too much for someone so young. \u201cI was hard, but it turned out to be the right thing,\u201d says Ted.<\/p>\n Posh and Becks, at the height of Spice Girls mania. Victoria told David she was pregnant the night before he was sent off.<\/span>Credit: <\/span>Netflix<\/cite><\/p>\n David Beckham saw red against Argentina at the same stage of the 1998 men\u2019s World Cup.<\/span>Credit: <\/span>AP<\/cite><\/p>\n In a career punctuated by highs, there\u2019s no denying Beckham\u2019s most infamous low: being sent off for kicking Diego Simeone during the 1998 World Cup finals against Argentina. The incident sparked enormous outrage in England; newspapers declared him public enemy number one, and effigies of the footballer were burnt outside pubs.<\/p>\n In Beckham<\/em>, he reveals that the night before the game, Victoria, who was touring America with the Spice Girls, phoned him with the news. \u201cShe told me she was pregnant,\u201d he said, adding that he \u201ccould not have been happier\u201d.<\/p>\n Beckham concedes his focus shifted but believes it did not impact what happened against Argentina. But Beckham\u2019s former teammate Gary Neville isn\u2019t quite so sure: \u201cI just wish he\u2019d turned his phone off for one night.\u201d<\/p>\n Rebecca Loos is one name David Beckham probably never wants to hear again, which probably explains why she isn\u2019t actually mentioned by name in the documentary. Loos was hired as Beckham\u2019s personal assistant when he transferred to Real Madrid in July 2003. She would later claim to have had an affair with him, selling her story to the British tabloid newspaper News of the World. <\/em>The Beckhams rarely speak about the allegations, and even in the documentary, they address them indirectly. Victoria calls it \u201cthe hardest period for us because it felt like the world was against us,\u201d while David keeps it more vague. \u201cI felt physically sick every day when I opened my eyes, \u2018How am I going to do this?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n David Beckham and wife Victoria wore purple at their wedding reception in 1999.<\/span><\/p>\n As part of the Spice Girls, Victoria was the posh one, but perhaps she should\u2019ve been the funny one. While David comes across as nice enough, Victoria steals the show, displaying an ability to look back at the insanity of their lives with a sense of humour.<\/p>\n When forced to discuss the purple suits she chose for their terrifyingly gaudy wedding, she says, \u201cBut it was fun!\u201d Regarding the thrones they sat on: \u201cOK, I don\u2019t know where the thrones came from.\u201d But perhaps the most likable thing about Victoria is that she seems to be one of few people in England who always has been, and always will be, genuinely unmoved by the fact he was really good at football. \u201cI don\u2019t care about football now, and I didn\u2019t care about football then.\u201d<\/p>\n For a squeaky-clean guy, one of Beckham\u2019s biggest public missteps was being named the face of the Qatar World Cup in a deal worth $277 million. The former England captain\u2019s endorsements included a promotional film for Visit Qatar and serving as an ambassador for the country despite Qatar\u2019s repressive stance on LGBTQ+ rights, its human rights record and allegations of mistreatment of migrant workers.<\/p>\n David Beckham\u2019s ambassadorship for Qatar came under fire.<\/span>Credit: <\/span>JLM<\/cite><\/p>\n Beckham\u2019s decision was met with widespread backlash, given he previously worked alongside the LGBTQIA+ communities in the UK. This feels like an episode of his otherwise glittering career that is worth exploring, but Qatar-gate doesn\u2019t make the final cut. It\u2019s worth noting that Beckham is a producer on the film, and his production company, Studio 99, is mentioned in the opening credits. Speaking to Esquire<\/em>, Stevens maintains he had the final cut, and Qatar came up but didn\u2019t feel relevant. \u201cI talked to him about Qatar. I excluded it from the film not because of whatever his answer was. I didn\u2019t have room for it,\u201d he says. \u201cIn the end, I didn\u2019t think it was important to our story.\u201d<\/p>\nDavid Beckham is a beekeeper who makes his own honey<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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It\u2019s directed by Hugo from Succession<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n
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There are some daddy issues<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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David learned Victoria was pregnant the night before his infamous send-off at the 1998 World Cup<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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The Madrid affair is kind of addressed, but not really<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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More like Funny Spice? Victoria is hilarious <\/strong><\/h3>\n
Beckham\u2019s problematic Qatari deal doesn\u2019t make the final cut<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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