Tonight, Rudy Reyes will whip a new group of celebrities into shape as Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins returns to our screens.
Lucy Spraggan, Louie Spence, Adebayo “The Beast” Akinfenwa, and many more are all set to take on the challenge.
Yet there’s one contestant who’s sure to draw the audience’s eye more than the others. We’re talking about Rebecca Loos.
The 48-year-old is, of course, well known for being a former glamour model and a reality TV star.
Yet she first came to attention back in 2004 when she alleged that she’d had a four-month affair with David Beckham while she was working as his personal assistant.
David and Victoria denied the allegationscalling them ludicrous, but that didn’t stop the story from propelling Rebecca to international fame. So with that in mind, here’s everything you might need to know about the model turned yoga teacher.
Who is Rebecca Loos?
Former TV star Rebecca Loos rose to fame after claims she had an affair with David.
The now mum-of-two is a former glamour model who was born in Spain but gained Dutch citizenship through her father, a Dutch diplomat.
Rebecca has previously appeared on the likes of The Farm, Extreme Celebrity Detox, Temptation Island and The X Factor: Battle of the Stars, as well as appearing on the cover of Playboy.
She now lives a very different life, having met her husband, Sven Christjar Skaiaa, while filming 71 Degrees North, as he was a medic on the show.
The pair married in 2012 and went on to have two sons, and now live in Norway, where she works as a yoga teacher.
Did David Beckham have an affair with Rebecca Loos?
In 2004, Rebecca claimed she had an affair with David after working as his personal assistant.
She told Sky that he was an ‘amazing lover’ and that they ‘couldn’t keep their hands off each other’.
She said, according to reports: ‘We were just locked into each other all night, conversation-wise, other people noticed… we just connected.
‘I think the chemistry between David and me was so strong… people were aware and they weren’t very happy.’
‘He knows how to please. He’s not afraid of a woman’s body. He seems to know what he’s doing,’ Rebecca added to Kay Burley.
In 2021, Rebecca recalled telling her story to Closer magazine, saying: ‘I just felt the need to be truthful.
‘Whether you’ve done something that’s right or wrong, it was kind of just eating me up. I was living a lie and keeping secrets.
‘Max Clifford [former celebrity agent] said to me he’d negotiate an exclusive with the newspaper and that if I was willing to tell absolutely all the juicy details, then I would get up to five or six hundred thousand pounds. Ridiculous money.’
‘People said I was mad. Who was this guy? I hardly knew him, what on earth was I doing? But look at everything I have now, I am so happy. I have no regrets, I am so happy with my life now,’ she later told The Daily Mail.
‘But many people are so afraid of change. Change is good, change is how you learn, people should just f**king go for it.’
She continued: ‘I like the way my life has taken me. If I hadn’t been famous, I would not have been invited on the TV show where I met my husband, Sven and had my lovely boys. I would not have had the life I have now.’
Talking about the affair scandal, Rebecca added: ‘I took a lot of wrong decisions, and got talked into a lot of things. Of course, if I could go back in time, I might change some things, but wouldn’t everyone? I have no regrets.’
What have the Beckhams said about the affair rumours?
David has always denied the scandalous rumours, calling them ‘ludicrous’.
In a statement when the allegations first arose, the then 28-year-old said: ‘During the past few months, I have become accustomed to reading more and more ludicrous stories about my private life.
‘The simple truth is that I am very happily married. I have a wonderful wife and two very special kids. There is nothing any third party can do to change these facts.’
Victoria didn’t address the claims at the time, but in a 2007 interview, she said: ‘I’m not going to lie. It was a really tough time.
‘No one said marriage was going to be easy. Yes, there have been bumps along the road.
‘But the fact is we’ve come out of everything we’ve been through stronger and happier.’
In later years, David was accused of having affairs with model Sarah Marbeck and beautician Danielle Heath, all of which were denied by statements released on behalf of the Beckhams.
Is Rebecca Loos related to Piers Morgan?
After hitting the headlines, it emerged that Rebecca was actually related to broadcaster Piers Morgan – they’re second cousins.
‘I’ve met him a few times over the years, mostly at showbiz parties, where he’d be like, ‘Hi, cuz,’ but I’ve not seen him for years,’ she told OK!
When writing about his most shocking personal revelation, former Good Morning Britain presenter Piers told The Independent: ‘Two days into the David Beckham/Rebecca Loos scandal, I discovered she was my second cousin. And I had even apparently danced with her at a family wedding in Madrid.’
Hilariously, despite their relation, she refused to sell him the story.
Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins begins tonight on at 9pm on Channel 4.
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