Rebecca Loos, David Beckham’s ex-personal assistant, is scheduled to appear on Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins this week and is speaking out about her alleged affair with Beckham once more.
More than two decades have passed since Rebecca Loos first claimed she had an affair with David Beckham, but it still remains one of the most explosive celebrity scandals of the early 2000s.
Rebecca, a former glamour model and Beckham’s personal assistant in 2003, is making a TV comeback on Channel 4 this week as she takes part in Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins. Like all the recruits, Rebecca faced a grilling in the show’s Mirror Room. Jason Fox and Chris Oliver questioned her motives for being on the show before asking how she felt about her affair with Beckham now she’s had the time to reflect on it.
“It felt unjust that my life was pretty hell and his (Beckham’s) life kept going and kept blossoming. I’ve been accused of being a liar. I’ve had a lifetime of opinions around me, I’ve definitely developed thick skin.
“I think the public opinion now has softened, at least from what I’m gathering since the documentary came out with the Beckhams a couple of years ago. I think it is now because thanks to social media, there is a whole different following out there, which it’s a double-edged sword.”
The drama began in 2003 after Beckham had just completed a high-profile move from Manchester United to Real Madrid, a career-defining transfer that promised fresh footballing glory in Spain.
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Rebecca Loos, 26, who was hired as a personal assistant to help the Beckhams settle into Spanish life, joined the move.
Beckham and Loos were photographed leaving a Madrid nightclub together in September that year. Both parties remained silent as soon reports of an affair started to circulate.
However, when Loos sold her story in a exclusive interview with News of the World in April 2004, everything changed. She claimed that the couple had been romantically involved for four months. We just connected, she said, explaining why she made the alleged fling. It was noticed by others. She claimed that David told her, “Why don’t we just lose the rest and why don’t we just go back together,” after explaining that the idea of group drinks at the hotel was floated after a night out.
When I looked at him, I was shocked and taken aback. In a joke, I said, “**** off.” However, there was a look and I was standing before him. One of the women we were with apparently sat between us and me. I think David and I had a great time chemistry.
She explained why she agreed and that she was concerned about putting her job on hold because she knew he was a married man. “I believe David and I had a great relationship because we were acting so poorly and he is a married man,” he said. I then realized what he had asked of me, so I made the decision to ask him again. We exchanged a glance, paid the bill, and then left. He felt the same way about me and I could not wait to be by himself. After dropping the other two people off in the car, we returned to the hotel and began to kiss passionately… It was pretty amazing, like magnets.
Beckham reaffirmed his commitment to his wife Victoria and issued a strong denial of the allegations. In a statement made at the time, he said, “I am very happily married. My wife and my two children are wonderful.
However, harm had been caused. Victoria, who had stayed in England during Beckham’s first season at Madrid, was the subject of speculation as to their relationship. She later described that time as “the most unhappy time of my life.”
Loos reportedly received a sizable sum of money for her reporting, including a Sky One television special. Later, she claimed that because of “better it comes from me,” she went public.
The Beckhams never directly sued Loos, but in 2006, after filing defamation claims against News of the World, they settled in a confidential manner. Beckham has consistently refuted these claims.
In 2023, Netflix’s Beckham docuseries reignited interest in the alleged affair. Though Loos is never mentioned by name, the show offers emotional testimony from both David and Victoria about the strain the scandal caused.
David acknowledges that this was the most difficult time for him. That was incredibly challenging for us to go through.
In March 2025, Loos re-emerged on 60 Minutes Australia to reaffirm her version of events. “I’ve never lied about a single thing,” she insisted. Now living in Norway, Loos explained how the experience impacted her mental health and why she chose to speak out again: “I’m going up against the strongest, most powerful couple in the media. All I had on my side was the truth.”
Admitting she knew he was a married man and that she was worried about jeopardising her job at the time, she shared her reason for agreeing. In an interview for Sky TV she said: When I looked at him, I was shocked and taken aback. In a joke, I said, “**** off.” However, there was a look and I was standing before him. One of the women we were with apparently sat between us and me. I think David and I had a great time chemistry.”
Starting on August 3rd, Channel 4 will start broadcasting or live streaming of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins every Sunday and Monday at 9pm.
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Source: Mirror
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