David Beckham Reflects on His Iconic 2000 Buzz Cut: ‘Never Did It to Create Attention’

David Beckham is getting candid about one in all his most buzzed about hair adjustments.

The Netflix docuseries Beckham delved into a number of components of the previous soccer participant’s life — together with the dramatic story of what occurred behind the scenes when he bought a buzz lower in 2000.

“I had a hairdresser on the time known as Tyler. I stated to him, ‘I’m gonna lower my hair’ and he was like, ‘Are you positive? You actually need to do this?,’ ” Beckham defined within the third episode of the docuseries. 

He stated his Manchester United Coach Sir Alex Ferguson confronted him in regards to the change forward of their match towards Leicester Metropolis in March 2000. “And [Ferguson] stated, ‘David take the cap off.’ And I stated, ‘No.’”

“Stubbornness,” Ferguson recalled. “After which I stated, ‘Oh properly.’” 

When Beckham debuted his new buzz lower on the sphere through the sport, the commenters famous, “the blonde locks have gone” and “the sight of the skinhead will take a little bit of getting used to.”

Although the previous soccer participant famous: “I by no means did it to create consideration. I’m not that particular person.”

Regardless of his intentions, the brand new hairdo — alongside along with his continued success on the sphere — drew numerous consideration from his followers throughout the U.Ok. Lots of of followers wished to see his new search for the primary time and photographs confirmed them standing in lengthy traces for an autograph. 

“When David Beckham shaved his head, I actually thought a member of my household had died. As a result of my cellphone went off.” stated James Clarke, a Manchester paparazzi. “The panic in individuals’s voices that this… We haven’t bought it documented but.”

He famous that it grew to become an enormous popular culture second within the U.Ok., as different males and even his younger followers have been hoping to grow to be identical to him.

“Actually children, ‘I need to be David Beckham, I need to shave my head. And colleges have been having to jot down in, ‘No shaving of heads,’ “ Clarke stated.

Victoria Beckham, 49, recalled within the docuseries that her husband shaving his head was a second the place he “begins going from a boy to a person.” 

“And it is solely pure that you simply’ll begin flexing your muscle groups proper? And don’t all children insurgent towards their mother and father?,” she stated, alluding to Sir Alex’s function as Beckham’s secondary father determine.  

The total docuseries goes over the legendary athlete’s story, which is damaged into 4 components and advised via various views. It additionally consists of interviews along with his mother and father, former teammates and Ferguson.

“He was so open,” stated director Fisher Stevens about Beckham. “He is like, ‘I am prepared. I need to inform my story earlier than another person does.’ After which I began doing analysis and I used to be like, ‘Jesus, this man’s life is nuts. Nuts.’ I had no concept.” 

Beckham is now streaming on Netflix.