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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Mark Jefferies

David Beckham used to spend thousands on wine to impress Victoria

David Beckham used to splash out thousands on wine when he first started dating wife Victoria Beckham - even though they had no idea what they were drinking.

The former England captain, 46, has talked about his love of wine in a new interview, but he used to fork out for the best wine and champagne in Manchester's Midland Hotel when he was trying to woo the Spice Girls singer in the 1990s, and has confessed they didn't know much about the bottles they knocked back.

He said: "I'm from the East End of London so I only saw my mum and dad drinking either Blue Nun and Lambrusco, that's as good as it really got.

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