David Beckham has shared his thoughts about Taylor Swift’s alleged new romance with American football star Travis Kelce.
Taylor, 33, is reported to be seeing NFL player Travis, also 33, following her split from long-term partner and rumoured fiance Joe Alwyn.
The Blank Space singer has been spotted watching Travis’ games and even hanging out with his mother, while Travis was seen leaving her flat in what fans jokingly lauded as the ‘walk of shame’ – or ‘stride of pride,’ whichever way you want to look at it.
Of course, there’s another world-famous couple made up of an iconic sports star and pop legend – David and his wife, former Spice Girls member Victoria Beckham.
With everything Posh and Becks have been through together in the public eye, it was likely David would be asked about Taylor and Travis sooner or later, and the question came on Tuesday evening, on the red carpet for David’s documentary premiere in London.
Speaking ahead of the Beckham documentary landing on Netflix on Wednesday. the star – who shares four children with Victoria – said megastar Taylor ‘deserves to be happy.’
Saying there was ‘a lot of noise around Taylor at the moment,’ David went on to praise her ‘amazing talent … she’s an amazing person and deserves to be happy.’
Referencing her and Travis’ relationship rumours, David said: ‘Whatever she does, and whoever she’s with, as long as she’s happy that’s the most important thing.
‘It’s the same with me and Victoria. We’ve been together now for 26 years, almost three decades.’
He went on to PA: ‘We’ve got amazing kids, we’ve built businesses, but we make time for each other. We respect each other and we love our kids.
‘You have to work hard at these things and yes, we’ve been together for a long time.’
David and Victoria got together in 1997, at the height of the Spice Girls’ fame and peak of David’s football career, marrying and welcoming their first child Brooklyn Beckham, now 24, two years later.
They have since gone on to have Romeo, 21, Cruz, now 18, and Harper, 12.
The Beckham documentary shows a far more intimate look at David and his family’s life than fans have been given before, from the football star’s early years to how he and Victoria met, affair rumours, the highs and lows of his football career.
At the premiere last night, the dad-of-four became emotional as he delivered a speech thanking his family, including his sisters and parents.
David added: ‘Brooklyn, Romeo, Cruzie, Harper. They’ve lived through this circus with me, and they are humble, they are kind, and they are incredible, incredible human beings. I am so proud of all four of you.
‘Last but not least my wife Victoria. She has been my partner through everything for almost three decades and she still inspires me every single day.’
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