Victoria Beckham spent her "lonely" life in Madrid "chain-smoking" amid reports of her husband's alleged affair, writes Tom Bower. The investigative journalist's new book The House of Beckham: Money, Sex and Power, which is being serialised by the Mirror before its release on June 20, takes a look at the couple's relationship when David was playing for Real Madrid. In 2003, the Beckham's marriage was rocked to its foundations when it was alleged that David had an affair with his personal assistant, Rebecca Loos , while playing football in Spain.
David has always denied the allegations. Before Rebecca sold her story to the News of the World, Victoria, claims the book, delayed her move to Spain. Giving his take on the former WAG's experience in the Spanish capital, Bower writes: “Her life in Madrid was lonely and unhappy.
Although she had everything money could buy she was isolated. With few friends, she was unwilling to learn Spanish. Her diet, rigorous exercise and chain-smoking reflected her anxieties.
” In the recent Netflix documentary, Beckham, David admitted he doesn't know how the couple got through the rumours, vowing he knew they had to "fight for their family". The Inter Miami star said he "felt sick every day" as their names hit headlines in the months following the explosive claims – which, at the time, he branded as "ludicrous". Opening up for the documentary, Victoria revealed the couple were 'against each other'.
At the time, she was based in the UK where B.
