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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Tim Jonze

Stinginess, sexts and a Nazi tee: six revelations from The House of Beckham

David and Victoria Beckham are seen wearing cream coloured outfits in Versailles, France.
The claim that David Beckham uses the codename ‘Wendy’ to refer to his wife is just one juicy tidbit. Photograph: Pierre Suu/WireImage

They say don’t judge a book by its cover, but what about judging it by its contents page? Scanning the list of chapters in The House of Beckham, Tom Bower’s allegedly “explosive” book on the celebrity couple, will certainly give you a good impression of what you’ll be getting. Wreckage! Shame! Agony! Cheapskate! Sex Scandal! Downfall! Warfare!

It’s safe to say this relentlessly mean book hasn’t been written with the blessing of Posh and Becks (or Thin and Thick, as Bower reminds readers they were often referred). But is it really as scandalous as it looks? Here are some things we learned from it.

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