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David Beckham reveals he & Victoria renewed their wedding vows

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29 January 2017

David Victoria Beckham Renewed Wedding Vows Desert Island Discs

David Beckham appeared on a special 75th anniversary special of Desert Island Discs and opened up about his marriage with his wife Victoria Beckham.

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The retired footballer revealed that 18 years after they said 'I do', they decided to renew their wedding vows.

Talking about the event, he said: “We have renewed our vows since [our first wedding]. It was a lot more private, about six people there in our house.”

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Their renewal was a far cry from their lavish nuptials in 1999 where the couple wore matching purple outfits. “I even had a top hat in purple,” the 41-year-old joked. “What was I thinking? I looked like the guys out of Dumb and Dumber.”

Talking about their marriage, David said: “We're a strong family unit. We've got strong parents. We were brought up with the right values. Of course you make mistakes over the years, and we all know marriage is difficult at times. It's about working through it.”

“We know each other better than anybody. People have talked about, 'Do we stay together because it's a brand?' Of course not. We stay together because we love each other, because we have four amazing children,” he continued. “Do you go through tough times? Of course. That's part of relationships. It's part of marriages. It's part of having children. It's part of having responsibilities.”

He even reflected on the good ol' days when they first met, saying: “She was never into football. Everyone at the time had their favourite Spice Girl. I remember seeing Victoria on the telly, and she was dressed in this black cat suit, which is one of the reasons why she became my favourite Spice Girl.”

He added, “I’d seen her the week before, and I must have caught her eye because then the week after she came to another game. She was obviously there for a reason and I was hoping I was that reason, and apparently I was.”

David added: “Back when we were 22, 23 years old, the only responsibility that we had was to ourselves and to our jobs at the time,” he said. “We're very respectful of our life and when we do go through tough times. We work through them as a family, as a unit.”

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Even before David Beckham met his Spice Girl wife, he was making headlines with his goal-scoring talents and classic good looks.
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Spice Girl Victoria Adams was dubbed Posh by her band mates because of her refined attitude and designer little black dresses, something Becks obviously found endearing.
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Victoria and David met after she attended a Manchester United match in 1997. The media immediately coined the phrase Posh and Becks but no one knew their timid romance would evolve to supercouple status.
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Despite being lost for words when he first met Victoria, David managed to ask her out on a second date. "My wife picked me out of a soccer sticker book. And I chose her off the telly,” he later joked.

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David proposed to Victoria on 25 January 1998 with a three-carat, marquise-cut diamond ring from Boodle and Dunthorne. In turn, Victoria gave David a six-carat diamond-encrusted band from Van Cleef and Arpels.
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The couple’s son, Brooklyn, was born in March 1999. As well as having famous parents, he also counts Elton John as his godfather and Liz Hurley as his godmother.
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When Victoria and David tied the knot in July 1999, they did it in style: nearly 450 staff were on hand at Dublin’s Luttrellstown Castle; the wedding cake was topped with a nude sculpture of the newly-weds; there was an 18-piece orchestra and all guests were asked to wear black or white.
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Romeo Beckham was born September 2002. He was diagnosed with epilepsy, a serious problem when your parents are pursued day and night by flashing paparazzi cameras.

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Victoria and David bought the 1930s Hertfordshire mansion Rowneybury House, otherwise known as Beckingham Palace, for £2.5m in 1999. “Camp, tacky, like a tart’s boudoir” is how Victoria described her English home, which came complete with an indoor swimming pool, Audrey Hepburn bathroom, snooker room, gym and floodlit tennis courts.
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But there’s a scary side to being a Beckham. A plot to kidnap their children was uncovered in 2002. Three men had planned to ambush Beckingham Palace and sedate Victoria with a chemical spray. The couple spent £160,000 on a bullet-proof Mercedes and paid four ex-SAS men and women £850-a-day to keep them safe.
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In 2003 the unofficial King and Queen of Britain were summoned to Buckingham Palace where David received an OBE for his services to sport. The footballer said it was the “best” honour he had ever received, but Posh couldn’t crack a smile.
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David was sold to Real Madrid for £25m in 2003 but Victoria and the boys never felt at home in Spain, and continued to spend much of their time in the UK.

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Brand Beckham is now as recognisable as McDonalds or Coca Cola. Between them Victoria and David have endorsed Pepsi, Vodafone, Rocawear, Adidas, Gillette, Police and Armani, as well as launched several of their own products. The couple reportedly earns $40m a year in advertising deals.
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In 2004, David’s former personal assistant Rebecca Loos alleged that she had had an affair with the footballer while he was in Madrid. He dismissed the reports as “ludicrous” while Victoria said the allegations only made their marriage stronger.
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Cruz Beckham was born in 2005. He was the Beckhams’ third child.
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Two became one in 2007 when the Beckhams both decided to go blonde and blonder.

LA came a-calling in 2007 and the Beckhams swapped Spanish paella for American hamburgers. David signed up to LA Galaxy - and Posh signed up to the Hollywood celebrity circuit.
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The Beckhams wasted no time in making friends in Celebdom - and when we say friends, we mean A-listers. Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes, Will Smith, Jada Pinkett and Kate Beckinsale could all be found hanging out with the couple around Hollywood.
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The couple share a love of fashion: Victoria’s dVb jeans line has been hugely successful, and her dress collection quickly sold out after being launched at NY Fashion Week. Though David hasn’t designed a collection (yet) he caused a stir in 1998 by wearing a sarong and flip-flops.
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In 2008, David went on loan to AC Milan and enjoyed it so much he wanted to stay. LA Galaxy wouldn’t let him, but did agree to share the footballer with the Italian club on a permanent basis. Literally everyone wanted a piece of David!

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The Beckhams teamed up for the first time in 2009 to front a set of raunchy photos for Emporio Armani underwear. Sizzling!
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"People can say what they like. But me and Victoria will always stay together as husband and wife," David said as they celebrated their 10th anniversary in 2009.
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The Beckhams joined forces in September 2010, and created a his ‘n’ hers perfume campaign, Intimately Yours. As part of the joint business venture the couple got up close and personal in a rather raunchy video ad campaign.
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The Beckhams confirmed their royal status with an invite to the wedding of the century in April 2011. Victoria, heavily pregnant at the time, still worked her skyscraper Louboutins and David looked dapper in head-to-toe Ralph Lauren.

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4th time lucky! The Beckham brood finally welcomed a girl into the family, a very cute one at that, Harper Seven Beckham was born on the 10th July 2011 and the Beckhams became a happy six.
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Victoria confirmed her place on the fashion map when she silenced cynics and won the prestigious Designer of the Year Award at the British Fashion Awards in November 2011.
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David got his kit off and modelled a line of underwear for high street giants H & M. Beckham in his underwear? A definite favourite moment for us!
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Victoria Beckham was all sunglasses and no smile as the couple made an appearance at Murray’s Wimbledon final in 2011. Mingling with the A-list and the royal family, the Beckhams have sure come a long way!

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He may have been missed off the GB squad for London 2012 but boy did he make up for it. David made one hell of entrance as he sped down the Thames carrying the Olympic flame as part of the opening ceremony.
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David and the boys spent quality time together as they had the best seats in the house for London 2012.
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Whilst David was the talk of the Opening Ceremony, the question on everyone’s lips in the run up to the closing ceremony was... Will the Spice Girls reunite? They did and they stole the show! That wasn’t enough though; Victoria kept her fashion hat on for the evening and presented a dress from her collection amongst a selection of Britain’s best fashion.
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It wasn’t just David and Victoria hitting the headlines though. In 2013, Brooklyn Beckham followed in his father’s footsteps with a training session at Queens Park Rangers and trials at Chelsea.

While Romeo showed a stronger leaning towards his mum’s profession of fashion, modelling for Burberry’s S/S 2013 campaign with the likes of Cara Delevingne. "We had such fun shooting the campaign and I think that comes through in the images, which really reflect the upbeat spirit of the collection," said Burberry's chief creative officer Christopher Bailey.
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In May 2013, David finally hung up his football boots after 22 years, following a brief stint at Paris Saint Germain. He got a standing ovation from the crowd but we knew it wasn’t the last we’d hear of him!
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David's retirement meant the family could move back to London. After selling Beckingham Palace for a whopping profit, the brood settled in a seven-bedroom, west London mansion, estimated to be worth £40m – even though it “still needs work”.
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Victoria and David reminded us just how gorgeous they are with this saucy Vogue Paris cover shoot. VB also guest-edited the issue.

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Come 2014 and David headed to Peckham for a cameo role in Only Fools & Horses in aide of Sports Relief. The born-and-bred East-ender enjoyed a traditional pie and mash in a typical greasy spoon. Is there no end to this man’s talent?
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In February 2014, David announced that he is create a new Miami-based Major League Soccer franchise.
The Beckham empire grows ever larger.