It’s not easy to show your real and raw life to the world when you’re surrounded by glamour and stardom. People expect you to be perfect in all ways, and when you’re David Beckham, the expectations rise — and that’s what the star talked about while opening up about his Netflix documentary ‘Beckham‘.
Beckham opened up about the process of its making being “very difficult” as he was interviewed for 50 hours. But he also praised director Fisher Stevens for making him “uncomfortable” so he could push his limits. Here’s everything he said.
David Beckham’s Raw Take On His Documentary
While attending the RTS London Convention, David Beckham shared how difficult the filming period of his documentary ‘Beckham‘ was. “It was really difficult and took me a long time to come to terms with the fact I was going to make it,” said the former soccer star. “It made me nervous and it made [wife] Victoria nervous because as much as people think they know everything about us, they don’t.”
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Beckham said that ‘Succession‘ director Fisher Stevens “took convincing” to direct the four-parter, but the former Man United star was immediately keen for him to helm the show as “he made me feel uncomfortable, and I had to feel uncomfortable to make the thing we made”.
Beckham also revealed that he allowed the cameras inside his house during the pandemic when it struck him that he had retired from football.
David Beckham Convinced Wife Victoria To Have A Documentary Of Her Own
Netflix faced questions over the authenticity of David Beckham’s documentary, given that it was co-produced under his Studio 99 banner. But Beckham meddled, asserting that her was also involved in the editing.
Moreover, Studio 99 has been behind some great Disney+ series including ‘Save Our Squad‘ and Prime Video’s ‘Ronnie O’Sullivan: The Edge of Everything‘, and is now working on a show about Victoria Beckham on Netflix.
Speaking about the same, David Beckham revealed that it was hard to convince Victoria to have her own Netflix documentary. “But she had been such a big part of the process with Netflix and was like, ‘I love these people and the way they work,’” he said, praising Netflix and the director.
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Reminiscing his gameplay days, Beckham also voiced his admiration for Micheal Jordan for going from a “sports career to being an entrepreneur to being the owner of a team.” “I wanted to do that if I ever had that opportunity,” he added.
