Victoria Beckham slapped her husband, David, "hard on his face" following allegations he'd had an affair with his former PA, 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 deep dive into the relationship of one of the most influential couples in the world , including those Rebecca Loos rumours. The former PA's decision to go public with claims of an affair with David - which the former footballer denies- led to Victoria saying the aftermath was the “hardest period” for the married couple.
It was an allegation that tore the Beckhams apart and was at the heart of their recent Netflix documentary. Loos, who was let go by Beckham’s agency SFX, later sold her story to the New of the World, alleging an affair with the footballer. The Beckham’s’ PR advisors, the book claims, quickly orchestrated a stage-managed show of togetherness for the couple on holiday in the Alpine ski resort of Courchevel to try and offset the damage to Brand Beckham.
“In a bravura performance the couple clung to each other – she with an iron grip on his hand. Then they performed a piggy-back and smiled,” Bower writes. But behind closed doors things reportedly turned ugly.
Bower continues: “Once the show was over they disappeared into their chalet...
.as everyone drifted off, one journalist looked through the Beckhams’ chalet window. Posh was slapping Beckham.
