David Beckham: “I am proud to be part of the Jewish community”

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The football legend talks about his grandma's chicken soup, wearing a kippah and his childhood in East London. "Work hard. Be humble. Go with your gut and have the right values.”


Producer Ben Winston,, a long-time friend of Beckham interviewed him and asked the question on all our lips: “How Jewish are you?”

Beckham responded “My grandfather was Jewish on my mum’s side. So I do have a real connection. My grandfather always made sure that we kept up with certain traditions and whenever I used to go to barmitzvahs and weddings he made sure I wore a kippah. I used to see my grandma preparing the chicken soup and the matzah balls and the latkes. It was always about the family coming together so I’m part of the community, which I’m proud of.”

Ben tested David out on the bracha for bread and he finished it off perfectly in Hebrew. He can come to my house for Shabbat dinner any time.

He painted a warm picture of life as a young boy at home in Leytonstone with his “working class” parents, making tea for his hairdresser mum’s clients and explaining that his dad, who was a gas fitter, was a massive Man United fan. “My dad was always pretty hard on me as a kid, and I’m glad. He’d always pick on the things I wasn’t doing right, or I didn’t do enough of. I used to probably end up in tears every time I got in the car after a game. Whether I played good or bad, he’d always tell me the things I should be doing. But when I became a professional footballer and had difficult moments the only way I got through them was because my dad was so hard on me. And I’m thankful for that. There was so much love within our family and our family home.”

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