David Beckham Reflected on His ‘Love’ for His 88 Tattoos in Cut Scene from Doc, Director Says
David Beckham is getting candid about his ink. Although, he isn’t exactly sure how much he has.
The Netflix docuseries, Beckham, delved into several parts of the former soccer player’s life — with the exception of his love for tattoos, which the film’s director Fisher Stevens addressed in a cut scene.
“Well you guys can kind of see his tattoos. We did have a moment about tattoos that unfortunately we couldn’t fit in,” Stevens recalled. “At the time, I said, ‘How many tattoos do you have?’ He said, ‘I have 88.’”
He continued. “I said, ‘You know exactly?’ He said, ‘I think I have 88.’ ”
However, over the course of shooting the docuseries, Stevens said they discovered that Beckham had at least “six more” tattoos that he hadn’t included in his initial number.
“And I said, ‘Why David?,’ “ the director recalled asking about the reason behind the ink. “And he said, ‘I just like them.’ I go, ‘Is there some form of self-torture?’ And he said, ‘No, I don’t think so.’ I thought so.”
Just last month, Backham revealed he got the word “Posh” written in cursive inked in on the lower part of his middle finger, right next to the finger on which he wears a gold wedding band in honor of his wife, Victoria Beckham.
“I’ve just had ‘Posh’ done … any of the tattoos I’ve got are of the family,” he told The Sun.
David, 48, also has a “Victoria” tattoo on his arm as a tribute to his wife, plus the names of the four children he and the fashion designer share: Brooklyn, 24, Romeo, 21, Cruz, 18 and Harper, 12.
