'It was a circus.' Victoria Beckham has opened up about the 'unhappiest time' in her life.

Victoria Beckham has opened up about the "unhappiest time" in her life - the period of her husband David Beckham's alleged affair with Rebecca Loos.

In 2004, five years into the Beckhams' marriage, Loos worked as his assistant while he was playing for Real Madrid in Spain. After leaving the job, she gave an interview to the News of the World claiming they'd had a four-month affair.

At the time, David called the story "ludicrous" and said the "simple truth" was that he was "very happily married".

"I have a wonderful wife and two very special kids. There is nothing any third party can do to change these facts."

In a new four-part docuseries titled Beckham, Victoria spoke candidly about that moment - which she called the "unhappiest time of [her] life" - stating that their relationship was on the rocks and they spent time apart.

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"100 per cent, it was the hardest period for us. Because it felt like the world was against us, and here's the thing - we were against each other if I'm being completely honest. I can't even begin to tell you how hard it was. How it affected me," she said.

"It was an absolute circus. It's really entertaining when the circus comes to town - unless you're in it. Did I resent David? If I'm being totally honest, yes I did. It was probably, if I'm being honest, the most unhappy I've ever been in my entire life."

Victoria said that coping with the affair rumours was challenging, but she did "internalise a lot of it". 

Despite the allegations being towards David, Victoria said she was the one who often copped the most negative press.

"I on the other hand more often than not, I was the villain," she told the docuseries. 

David said he was relieved they made it through the "pressure" of the time and recalled his anguish about hurting her, saying it felt like "drowning".

"There was some horrible stories that were difficult to deal with. It was the first time that me and Victoria had been put under that kind of pressure in our marriage," he recounted.

When asked how they managed to survive the rocky period, David replied: "I don't know."

"I don't know how we got through it in all honesty. Victoria is everything to me. To see her hurt was incredibly difficult. But we're fighters, and at that time we needed to fight for each other and fight for our family. What we had was worth fighting for. Ultimately it's our private life."

David and Victoria Beckham in the documentary. Image: Netflix.

Ahead of the docuseries release, director Fisher Stevens explained the awkwardness of having to ask the Beckhams about problems in their marriage.

"It wasn't pleasant, but we got into it," Fisher told The Sunday Times.

"For me, I approached it as: 'How did your marriage stay together?' and you'll see how he responds."

Producer John Battsek added that nothing was off-limits.

"They were both signed up to telling us whatever we wanted to know. I'm sure you'll say: 'Of course you would say that.' But they were. There was no: 'You will not ask that or do that. Fisher and I thought that might be the case, but we were clear from the start that we would only do this if we could go in any direction we wanted. And we did."

In other moments from the series, the Beckhams discussed meeting for the first time and how they instantly 'fancied' each other.

David recalled telling teammate Gary Neville about how he planned to marry Victoria after seeing the Spice Girls' 'Wannabe' video.

"I turned round to Gary and I said, 'See that one there, I'm gonna marry that one'... we're laughing and joking, I'm like, 'No, I'm gonna marry that one. The posh one the one in the black dress'."

In another, Victoria recalled giving birth to their third son, Cruz, only to be told David was doing a photoshoot with Beyoncé and Jennifer Lopez.

Responding to a newspaper headline from the time about how she felt, she said: "Posh was pissed off!"

The docuseries, from Academy Award-winner Fisher Stevens, chronicles David Beckham's life and career, from his working-class beginnings to becoming the most famous footballer in the world - and marrying a Spice Girl, of course. 

It features interviews from Gary Neville, Sir Alex Ferguson, Mel C and more.

Beckham is streaming on Netflix now.

This article was originally published on October 4, 2023, and has since been updated with new information.

Feature Image: Getty.

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