David Beckham Jumped Out of a Hotel Window, Did the ‘Walk of Shame’ While Spice Girls Were Touring, Says Victoria

The fashion designer said her future husband missed his soccer practice as the result of his night out

Dave Benett/Getty; Karwai Tang/WireImage Victoria and David Beckham in 1999 and 2025
Dave Benett/Getty; Karwai Tang/WireImage Victoria and David Beckham in 1999 and 2025

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  • Victoria Beckham recalled a funny story of her now-husband, David Beckham, doing a “walk of shame” early in their romance
  • She said the retired soccer star had to jump out of a window at her hotel while she was on tour with the Spice Girls
  • The fashion designer also claimed that David had to miss his soccer practice as the result of his escapades

If you wanna be her lover, you might have to jump out of a window.

Victoria Beckham is opening up about her early romance with now-husband David Beckham, including one comical moment when the former soccer star had to do a walk of shame after spending the night with her while she was on tour with the Spice Girls.

“He fitted in so seamlessly, you know, with the other girls,” she said of her former bandmates Melanie Brown, Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton and Melanie Chisholm on the Oct. 22 episode of the Call Her Daddy podcast. “I remember being on tour, doing a show in Manchester, sneaking him into my room, and literally the following morning, David having to jump out the window and do the walk of shame.”

John Giles - PA Images/PA Images via Getty Victoria Beckham and David Beckham share their engagement news in 1998.
John Giles – PA Images/PA Images via Getty Victoria Beckham and David Beckham share their engagement news in 1998.

The fashion designer said the experience impacted David’s soccer practice the following day.

“[He had] to skip training because of the blisters on his feet because he literally has to do the walk of shame in his clothes from the night before,” Victoria recalled, laughing. “But he fitted in with the other girls and they loved him right away. And he’s so comfortable in his own skin.”

Franziska Krug/Getty Victoria Beckham, Emma Bunton, Mel B, Geri Halliwell and Mel C at the MTV Europe Music Awards in 1997.
Franziska Krug/Getty Victoria Beckham, Emma Bunton, Mel B, Geri Halliwell and Mel C at the MTV Europe Music Awards in 1997.

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She said that her husband was never intimidated by her success, even when they began her romance when she was more famous.

“He’s always been so supportive of me,” she shared. “You know, when I was on tour, he’d be there and he’d be standing at the side of the stage watching. And, yeah, that was never he was never insecure about anything like that.”

Karwai Tang/WireImage Mia Regan, Romeo Beckham, Cruz Beckham, Harper Beckham, David Beckham, Victoria Beckham, Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz Beckham in 2023.
Karwai Tang/WireImage Mia Regan, Romeo Beckham, Cruz Beckham, Harper Beckham, David Beckham, Victoria Beckham, Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz Beckham in 2023.

As for rumor surrounding their marriage and relationship struggles, Victoria said that she and David have gotten through it all by standing by one another’s side.

“Do you know we’ve had so much thrown at us? And we were talking about it because we’ve recently celebrated our 26th wedding anniversary,” she mused. “And by the way, people said it wouldn’t work. Twenty six years. We’ve had so much so much thrown at us, and we’ve always just been there together and just ridden the storm, ridden the damn storm.”

Victoria and David tied the knot in 1999. They are parents to sons Brooklyn, 26, Romeo, 23, and Cruz, 20, and daughter Harper, 14.

“I love you Mrs Beckham for many reasons, for being my wife, for giving me 4 beautiful children, for making my vitamins each day & for bringing [your] story to life,” David wrote in an Instagram post on Oct. 9. “I’m very proud of the journey you have been on and continue to go on and to show people the struggles that helped get you here. You should be very proud.”

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