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- David Beckham is showing off his gardening skills in a hilarious Instagram video taken by his wife, Victoria Beckham
- The former soccer player shared footage of his family’s sprawling gardens at their home in the Cotswolds in England
- Victoria teased that her husband’s carrots were “embarrassing” in the sweet video
David Beckham is giving fans an adorable glimpse into his home life with wife Victoria Beckham — and showing off his gardening skills in the process.
On Saturday, June 21, the former soccer player, 50, shared some footage on Instagram of his family’s sprawling gardens at their home in the Cotswolds in England — and made Victoria, 51, laugh from behind the camera as he revealed the fruits (or rather, vegetables) of his labor.
“I’ve been waiting for a while for this,” David began the lighthearted video, digging through a wooden garden box. “A carrot.”
“OK, let’s see it,” Victoria said.
“I really hope it’s good,” the Manchester FC alum continued, preparing to harvest a carrot.
David then pulled his vegetable from the ground, revealing an unusually short carrot that had split into two ends.
The couple immediately began to crack up, as Victoria joked, “That’s so disappointing.”
“Oh my god, that’s embarrassing,” she ribbed again, as David looked at his harvest.
Alongside the video, the retired soccer star wrote in the caption: “Exciting day today in my veggie garden, CARROTS 🥕 but not exactly what I expected but to be fair it had Lady Beckham laughing 😆 @victoriabeckham sorry about my carrot 🥕.”
In a few other videos and photos shared on Victoria’s Instagram page, the couple showed off David’s other harvests, including some onions, zucchini (or “courgettes,” as the British couple calls them), beans and more.
Finally, the fashion designer shared a photo of her husband proudly standing in front of his garden, as the sun set behind him.
David has posted frequently about his newfound passion for gardening and beekeeping in recent months. In a lighthearted video shared on his Instagram account in April, Victoria filmed her husband of 25 years as he knelt in the backyard of their home to pick some white radishes and began to joke with him.
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“I think the radishes might be ready,” David said, wearing a gray T-shirt, khaki shorts, nude-colored socks, white sneakers and an orange beanie.
“You look nice,” Victoria told her husband as he picked the vegetables.
“I look nice? No, I look a state,” he joked back.
His wife was ready with the perfect quip: “You know you’re married to a fashion icon, right?”
Also on Saturday, David shared some birthday wishes for his friend Prince William — just days after he was named for knighthood by King Charles on June 13. The former athlete posted a pair of throwback photos on his Instagram Stories in honor of the Prince of Wales turning 43 on June 21.
“Happy Birthday Prince William x,” David wrote over a 2010 image of himself and William in Johannesburg, South Africa.
David followed up the post with another “happy birthday” message, a red heart emoji and a fitting sticker of a British flag — all of which he paired with a photo of himself and William shaking hands at the EE BAFTA Film Awards in February 2024.
Following the announcement of his knighthood last week, David shared a photo on Instagram from a lunch with his mother, who joined him in London during what he called their first meeting “since the news” on June 16.
“Mum cried when she arrived, cried during lunch and cried when I was leaving x special moment for us all ❤️,” David wrote alongside an Instagram selfie.
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