The premiere of David Beckham’s four-part Netflix documentary attracted star names from football and beyond, a decade on from his final appearance for Paris Saint-Germain
In the first episode of the new Netflix documentary ‘Beckham’, Gary Neville compares David and Victoria Beckham to King Charles and the monarch’s first wife Diana.
It’s clear Neville isn’t thrilled by the comparison, but he recognises it as apt. The Beckhams were a couple whose fame went beyond their individual fields and crossed over into a more vague concept of celebrity, and the turnout at the premiere of the documentary only serves to emphasise that.
There aren’t too many footballers who would be able to attract the likes of Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour to such an event, even during their playing days. That Beckham is able to do so some 10 years after retirement, not to mention having Wintour speak in the documentary itself, demonstrates how he remains a big draw even now.
Wintour is far from the only big name in attendance from outside football. The presence of documentarian Louis Theroux gives some idea of the kind of crowd the Curzon Mayfair has attracted, while TV personalities Jack Whitehall and James Corden have accepted invites, as has singer Jess Glynne.