David is clearly a man of fewer words, though when he does open his mouth, he too is funny, even sly. “How did you two meet?” someone asks.

“She stalked me,” he replies as his wife arches her eyebrows. A moment later, in a low tone, he admits, “I fancied her.”

The Beckhams do a highly airbrushed, sexually charged spread for W magazine. They look hot but where’s the chemistry? Bring back Brangelina!