Rebecca Loos hails herself ‘brave’ for standing by David Beckham affair claims
'Why? Because I'm going up against the strongest, most powerful couple in the media.'
Rebecca Loos, the former personal assistant to David Beckham, has stood by her claims of a past affair with the football star.
Loos, now 47, maintains that she has always been truthful about the alleged relationship, which she claims took place in 2003, saying: ‘In my opinion, it was a very brave thing to do to go up against them.’
In a recent interview with 60 Minutes Australia, the mother of two opened up about the affair that she claims took place over two decades ago and the fallout that resulted from her decision to make it public.
She emphasised that she still believes her decision to publicise the relationship was brave, adding, ‘Why? Because I’m going up against the strongest, most powerful couple in the media who have all the money in the world for the best PR, the best lawyers. And all I had on my side was the truth.’
Loos first spoke out about the alleged four-month-long affair in April 2004. David,who denied the claims, had been married to Victoria for five years and had two children at the time.
Reflecting on her involvement with Beckham, Loos admitted, ‘I fell hook, line and sinker for every single cliche line he fed me.’
Loos claimed she’d been ‘massively played’ by the football star (Picture: David Lodge/FilmMagic)‘And then two weeks later we were at Ronaldo’s birthday party and he’s off with this beautiful model. And I was like, “Uh.” That was a hard night for me. I was like, “Uh, I don’t understand.” And realizations started to hit that I’d been massively played.’
Loos also discussed her decision to go public with the affair allegations, explaining that she preferred to control the narrative amid media speculation, saying, she felt, ‘it’s better that it comes from me and I have some sort of control.’
She also acknowledged the impact on her well being, noting, ‘I think all of that impacted my mental health in a way that it was quite traumatic but I didn’t admit to it being traumatic because I wanted to be brave and strong,’ Loos added.
David and Victoria had two children at the time of the alleged affair (Picture: Instagram)‘But some of it seeped through and got to me and that has taken time to recover from.’
Beckham has consistently denied Loos’ allegations, labeling them as ‘ludicrous’ in a 2004 statement.
In the 2023 Netflix documentary Beckham, both David and his wife, Victoria, touched upon the alleged affair without directly referencing Loos. Victoria described it as ‘the hardest period for us.’
David also addressed Rebecca’s claims in the Netflix documentary, saying there were some ‘horrible stories’ that were ‘difficult to deal with.’
Loos has stood firm on her claims that the affair happened (Picture: Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock)‘It was the first time that me and Victoria had been put under that kind of pressure in our marriage,’ he continued.
Following the release of the documentary Loos appeared on Good Morning Britain and said the former England captain has ‘never denied it’ and slammed him for not taking ownership of his ‘mistakes.’
Currently residing in Norway, Loos has transitioned to a career as a yoga and meditation instructor and works part-time as a medical assistant.
She is married to Norwegian doctor Sven Christjar Skaiaa, whom she met on a reality television show, and together they have two children.
Metro has reached out to representatives for David Beckham and Rebecca Loos for comment.
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