David Beckham: Netflix show helped me forgive myself

David Beckham said making his blockbuster Netflix documentary was like therapy. (Image: Getty) David Beckham has revealed he spent almost three decades hiding the pain he suffered from his darkest career moments for club and country. But making his blockbuster Netflix documentary was like therapy and helped him come to terms with his past heartaches.

The football and fashion icon – whose performances both on and off the pitch were always front-page news – said he only truly faced his demons when speaking about his life for the show, nominated at next month’s Emmy Awards. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.createElement('script');el.

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