David Beckham will give his fans a deeper insight into his struggles with OCD in his new Netflix documentary. The former Manchester United footballer will appear in a multi-part series which is set to be released later this year and the first clip was played during a Netflix See What’s Next event this week.
According to Metro.co.uk, the streaming giant was granted intimate access to the sporting legend as the first clip saw David discussing his cleaning routine while standing in the Beckham family's London mansion.
When the camera crew enquires as to why the kitchen is so spotlessly clean David, who is married to former Spice Girl Victoria, explains: "I clean it so well, I’m not sure it’s actually appreciated so much by my wife, in all honesty. The fact that when everyone’s in bed I then go around, clean the candles, turn the lights on to the right setting, make sure everywhere is tidy."
READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community
The former England captain has previously been open about his OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder), which is described by the NHS as a "mental health condition where a person has obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviours."
In the first look clip seen by the press at the recent Netflix event, David, 47, explains that he takes particular issue with the candles: "I clip the candle wick, I clean the glass, that’s my pet hate, the smoke around the inside of a candle… I know, it’s weird."
Victoria, 48, is then heard telling the crew: "He's just so perfect,' before telling David he is 'appreciated'. But he jokes to the production team: "Don't believe that for a second. She sounds so sarcastic when she says it."
David has spoken openly about his struggles with OCD over the past two decades. Back in 2006, he told the Daily Mail how he would count clothes and place magazines in straight lines and symmetrical patterns. And he added that one of the reasons why he keeps having tattoos is that he is addicted to the pain of the needle.
"I have got this obsessive compulsive disorder where I have to have everything in a straight line or everything has to be in pairs," David said at the time. "I'll put my Pepsi cans in the fridge and if there's one too many then I'll put it in another cupboard somewhere.
"I've got that problem. I'll go into a hotel room. Before I can relax I have to move all the leaflets and all the books and put them in a drawer. Everything has to be perfect."
Netflix confirmed last July that a docuseries starring the sportsman was in the works. It will explore David's working class beginnings in East London to becoming one of the most recognisabl athletes of all time with never-before-seen personal archive footage from the last forty years as well as interviews with David himself and his family and friends.
READ NEXT:
- Molly-Mae Hague had 'meltdown' during first job after birth as she shares real reason for quick work return
- Gemma Atkinson shares moving tribute 21 years after her world was 'shattered'
- Michelle Keegan given 'all the 10s' as she wows at Netflix event while some say 'it's sad'
- ITV This Morning viewers say its a 'tragedy' as they gush over Josie Gibson's appearance
- Molly-Mae Hague told 'get used to it' as she makes observation on first holiday with baby Bambi
