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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Mabel Banfield-Nwachi

David Beckham reveals impact of OCD in new documentary

David Beckham making pancakes in a kitchen
‘I have to have everything in a straight line or everything has to be in pairs,’ says Beckham. Photograph: @davidbeckham/twitter

David Beckham has revealed how living with his “tiring” obsessive compulsive disorder leads him to spending hours cleaning and organising his home while the rest of his family are in bed.

The former England football captain, 47, says in a forthcoming Netflix documentary: “The fact that when everyone’s in bed I then go around, clean the candles, turn the lights on to the right setting, make sure everywhere is tidy. I hate coming down in the morning and there’s cups and plates and, you know, bowls.

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