David Beckham Says His Netflix Docuseries ‘Beckham’ Helped Him Tackle ‘Mental Health Wounds’

The four-part Netflix special debuted in October 2023.
David Beckham Says His Netflix Docuseries ‘Beckham’ Helped Him Tackle ‘Mental Health Wounds’
Former soccer player and MLS team owner David Beckham speaks during an interview in the Manhattan borough of New York on Feb. 26, 2020. Carlo Allegri/Reuters
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Former English football player David Beckham has offered insights into his experience making his 2023 Netflix docuseries, “Beckham,” saying that the project was instrumental in helping him confront some of his most deep-seated “mental health wounds.”

“Reflecting on both the highs and lows of my life and career was—at times—mentally and emotionally draining,” Beckham, 49, wrote in a recent guest column published in The Hollywood Reporter on Aug. 21.
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