Michael Parkinson’s iconic ‘Golden Balls’ interview with David and Victoria Beckham

The Independent

It was the interview with chatshow legend Michael Parkinson that Victoria Beckham let slip her ‘Golden Balls’ nickname for husband David.  In 2010, the famous couple revealed all to Parkinson about how David had transformed his image after being sent off at the 1998 World Cup.  Parkinson asked: “Do you think David has a better public persona and image than you have?”  Victoria replied: “I think he does have now, but I don’t think he did have a few years ago  She then accidentally let slip her chosen nickname for her husband, as she said: "David is - I call him Golden Balls!"  Parkinson replied: “That’s a good one!”

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00:00 -I think he does have now.

00:01 I don't think that he did a few years ago.

00:03 And I think that sometimes, when you can get down and think,

00:06 "Oh, God, why don't people understand me?

00:08 Why are they saying this? Why are they saying that?"

00:10 What better person to look at than my own husband

00:13 to see how somebody can turn all that around?

00:15 I mean, David is, uh -- I call him Golden Balls, you know?

00:20 Now, because -- I mean --

00:23 You know, because now --

00:27 -Golden Balls, Beckham, eh?

00:31 It's a good one, that one, isn't it?

00:32 -That's gonna be --

00:33 I know, that's one of those things I shouldn't have said.

00:37 -I mean, when you were interviewed the last time,

00:40 you said that Victoria's got this wonderful capacity

00:42 for putting her foot in it.

00:43 I mean, do you say to her, when she's coming on tonight,

00:45 "Look, for God's sake, you know..."

00:46 -I always say it to her. -You do, do you?

00:48 -She just doesn't listen. -No.

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