David Beckham made statements about the filming of the Netflix documentary series Beckhamon the heels of the four-part documentary winning an Emmy for best documentary or non-fiction series. And perhaps unsurprisingly, the 49-year-old actor admitted that he was less than pleased with the filming of the series, which included, among other things, allegations that he had an affair with his personal assistant.
The former star footballer made the comments during a speech at the Royal Television Society's London Congress on Tuesday. “I was uncomfortable making the documentary that we made,” Beckham said on stage during the industry conference. Hollywood ReporterThe series was about the remarkable life and relationship of Beckham and his wife, former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham.
“It was very emotional. It was one of those things where I knew if I was going to make it, I was going to make it once,” she recalled, watching the premiere. “It was really hard. It took me a long time to come to terms with the fact that I was going to make it, but there were a number of reasons why we wanted to make it. Documentaries really exploded during the pandemic. We were coming up on my 10th retirement anniversary, and I thought, 'Maybe this is the right time.'”
“I can't lie, it made me nervous, it made me nervous, it made Victoria nervous. People think they know everything about us but they don't,” Beckham continued. “We're not opening our doors to the house but I knew it was the right time. I can't say I hated it, I can just say it was very difficult. We loved the results. But we were talking about things I've never talked about before in my career.”
Last month, Netflix announced that it was in production on a follow-up docuseries about Victoria Beckham’s fashion and beauty business. When asked if her husband had taken notes ahead of the upcoming series, Beckham joked, “Do you know my wife?”
“She's an amazing woman,” he gushed to laughter from the audience. “She's a strong, driven, passionate person who comes from a respected Spice Girl in this very difficult industry.” Beckham noted that Victoria has worked very hard at her job for the last 17 or 18 years and is now seeing “the success she deserves.”
“Nobody really sees what she does and how much work she puts in, on top of everything — what people wear, everything that goes into her job, every single piece,” he explained, adding that convincing her to star in the series was difficult, but that she was a big part of the process with Netflix. “It's an exciting time because she gets to do something very special and people get to see her personality and her work ethic.”
Beckham It became an instant pop culture phenomenon when it hit Netflix in October 2023 and has since achieved a 95% fresh viewer rating Rotten TomatoesSo, although it was difficult and uncomfortable to film natural moments of their lives, it was generally beneficial for the couple's brand.