David Beckham has gained millions of fans across different parts of the world for his talent as a football player. But beyond his professional career as a soccer player, David is adored for being a devoted husband and father. Apart from giving his wife and children all the love in the world, he has also proven himself as someone who would do everything to protect his children.
David, a famous English soccer player, has been happily married to his wife Victoria (nee Adams) of the girl group Spice Girls for almost two and a half decades now. Since then, they have been gifted with four children: their eldest, Brooklyn Joseph, followed by Romeo James, Cruz David, and their only daughter Harper Seven.
The eldest of their children, Brooklyn, has been showing off his photography skills for a few years and making a name for himself. And like many fathers and sons, David and Brooklyn share a likeness, with Brooklyn looking like the spitting image of his father.
The family would move around a lot in the first decade of Brooklyn’s life, going from Manchester to the south of England, to Madrid, Spain, to Los Angeles, California, before eventually settling back in the UK in London in 2013. The constant moving around was due to David’s career as a professional soccer player, and as he changed clubs, his family moved with him.
But if there’s one thing David’s fans know too well about him, it’s that he is one of the most loving fathers out there. He makes sure to always spend time outside with his children whenever he gets the chance.
In November 2019, he shared a photo of Brooklyn and Harper enjoying some doughnuts together.
“Donuts for days … Fun with the kids as always,” he said.
David Beckham, Victoria Beckham, Romeo Beckham, Cruz Beckham, Brooklyn Beckham (2012), (Dave M. Benett/Getty Images Entertainment via Getty Images)
While David loves all of his children equally, fans can attest that he is very protective, particularly of his only daughter. When his only daughter came into their lives, he couldn’t hide the fact that he was over the moon about her arrival.
As if it isn’t obvious enough that Harper is a daddy’s girl, his lovely daughter surprised him with matching hoodies from one of his favorite shows – “Friends.”
“Happy Sunday … How You Doin ? @friends. Harper Seven knows how much I love ‘Friends’ so surprised me with my hoodie this morning,” David said.
In June 2022, they flew to Italy to spend time together and have some father-daughter bonding. He uploaded a video of him and Harper enjoying some gelato together at nine in the morning, proving that he occasionally spoils his daughter from time to time.
“Ssssssshhhhhhh don’t tell mummy 9 AM Gelato,” he wrote in the caption of his post. “Sorry mummy @victoriabeckham ❤️ creating special memories with #HarperSeven,” he added.
In another photo shared on a local travel guide page called Visit Italy, David and Harper can be seen riding a gondola in Venice, Italy.
But as early as 2012, Harper has already been subjected to various hurtful comments against her, particularly about her body and weight.
“I hear poor little Harper Beckham is already too fat to wear her Mother’s clothes,” one person said.
“LMAO! Look, I know that fat babies are healthy babies, but you really gotta be careful or you’ll end up with a Harper Beckham situation,” another person commented.
In October 2017, Harper once again became the target of harsh comments because of her weight.
“She is massive, bigger than her mum! That child needs to lose weight!” one commenter said.
Romeo Beckham, Harper Beckham, David Beckham (2015), (Jeff Vespa/Getty Images Entertainment via Getty Images for Burberry)
“Harper is 6 which is long past time to have baby fat,” another person remarked.
Naturally, David and Victoria got furious over the fat-shaming their daughter had received from people online. Victoria got worried because she didn’t want her daughter to get too much conscious of the way her body looks.
“Victoria was shocked and disgusted by the comments over her little girl,” an insider told the Daily Star. “It really upset her and she would hate for Harper to ever read comments like those and become obsessed about her body image.”
Meanwhile, the insider revealed that David was fuming mad because of the comments, prompting him to almost address it on social media. But David was told not to so as not to encourage trolls from further commenting on the issue.
“David was fuming and wanted to post something about it on social media but was told not to as it may encourage the trolls,” the insider remarked.
Perhaps this is the reason why David constantly takes his daughter on dates.
While Harper doesn’t have official social media accounts yet, Victoria admitted that a part of her is concerned knowing bashing is prevalent on social media – especially since her daughter is at an age where changes in her body are slowly taking place.
“Harper isn’t on social media, so we don’t have to worry about that just yet. But seeing how cruel people can be, yes it really does (concern me),” she told Vogue in an interview back in July 2022.
“She’s at that age where her body is going to start changing, but it’s about making sure that we communicate a lot as a family and she surrounds herself with nice friends. But it is quite terrifying, I can’t lie,” she added.
David Beckham (2022), (Chris Jackson/Chris Jackson Collection via Getty Images)
Harper Beckham, David Beckham (2023), (Darren Gerrish/WireImage for Victoria Beckham via Getty Images)
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