While David was growing up in Chingford, Essex, his mom, Sandra Beckham, was a hairdresser, and his dad, Ted Beckham, was a kitchen fitter. With a modest upbringing, soccer was his passion. And so suddenly getting a professional athlete's salary was a novelty — and David liked to spend.
"I like nice stuff," he says, proving his love of fashion and watches superseded meeting Victoria. His former teammate, Phil Neville, says: "David used to get his salary on a Friday and then spend it on Saturday — all. And then spend the next five days waiting for his next salary to get him to get the jeans to match. That was him. Have money, spend it."
David also admits that he signed a contract with Adidas for £50,000, and straight after, he "went and bought an M3 [car] for £50,000."
