Although the appearance on Thomas Gottschalk’s show was primarily to promote Victoria Beckham’s debut solo album, VB, the Spice Girl brought her husband along for the ride. He so impressed the audience with his natural diplomacy, describing the German team coach Rudi Voller as “an excellent professional, a great guy and a great footballer”, that when the couple left the stage, they were given a standing ovation. And it wasn’t just his tact that got the Germans talking, either.
The shaven-headed soccer god, who had two tramlines etched into his scalp, was wearing tens of thousands of pounds’ worth of diamonds, putting his wife’s jewels firmly in the shade. The most dazzling of them was a timepiece by Franck Muller, whose limited-edition creations are thought to cost around £50,000. To complement his watch, Becks sported platinum and diamond cross earrings, and the engagement ring that his wife bought him from Van Cleef and Arpels in January 1998.
Victoria, whose solo career has had a faltering start so far, was wearing a £10,000 pendant – a good luck gift from David as she prepared to release her solo single – made up of a jewelled panther climbing over her diamond-encrusted initials. The singer’s new haircut, a short bob, showed off an impressive pair of diamond studs in her ears.
She told the programme’s host that her husband was handy with a vacuum cleaner and did not baulk at changing Brooklyn’s nappies, while admitting that she didn’t really shine at housework. Then Victoria did what she does best, and performed the song, Not Such An Innocent Girl.
With his country's win over Germany last month, and its subsequent inclusion in next year's World Cup, David has shown just how marketable he is. The soccer ace has just signed a three-year deal with a computer game firm to develop David Beckham Soccer, which will give fans the opportunity to train like him, play like him, and even "be him".
The star said: "I love computer games, but it will be odd playing a game with my image on screen. No one would be prouder than me if I can pass on a few tips."
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