David Beckham has admitted he didn’t realise how ‘strong’ his wife Victoria was until they got married.

The football legend, 48, tied the knot with the singer-turned-fashion designer in 1999 after two years of dating.

Speaking on This Life of Mine with James Corden, David revealed that he ‘really fancied’ her at the time, even though he ‘didn’t know’ who she really was until their relationship progressed.

Speaking on SiriusXM’s show, he said: ‘I really just fancied her. I did. I just fancied her.

‘I didn’t know what she was like as a person. I just actually fancied her like most people did at that time, and I didn’t know who I was marrying [or] who I was going to be with for the rest of my life.

David Beckham admitted that he didn’t realise how ‘strong’ his wife Victoria was until they got married

The football legend, 48, tied the knot with the singer-turned-fashion designer in 1999 after two years of dating (pictured 1998)

‘I didn’t realise what a strong woman she was, and that is what really attracted me to her more than anything.’

While David thinks Victoria – the mother of his children Brooklyn, 25, Romeo, 21, Cruz, 19, and 12-year-old Harper – is ‘beautiful’ and ‘sexy’, his heart lies with her caring side.

He admitted: ‘I like a strong woman, and I like the fact that she works hard. I like the fact that she’s a great mum.

‘I like the fact that she looks after me sometimes, most of the time, and you know, we’ve created this life with four amazing children, which are the most important things in our life, so that’s why I chose Victoria… the way that she kind of runs the family.’

The retired footballer will forever hold the Spice Girls song Say You’ll Be There in his heart because the music video first attracted him to Victoria, now 49.

He said: ‘It’s my favourite because it was the song that was on the TV when I was sat in my room with Gary Neville and it came on the telly and that was when I turned around to Gary and said, ‘I’m gonna marry that one in the short black dress.”

It comes after David spent weeks supporting his wife through Paris Fashion Week with a broken foot as she showed the world how truly strong she can be.

David was ever the gentleman as he held an umbrella to protect his wife from the rain as they stepped out in Paris earlier this month.

Speaking on This Life of Mine with James Corden , David revealed that he ‘really fancied’ her at the time, even though he ‘didn’t know’ who she really was until their relationship progressed

While David thinks Victoria – the mother of his children Brooklyn, 25, Romeo, 21, Cruz, 19, and 12-year-old Harper – is ‘beautiful’ and ‘sexy’, his heart lies with her caring side

He helped the ex Spice Girl, as they headed for a family dinner just 24 hours after her successful show fashion week show in the city.

Despite still hobbling on crutches, after suffering an ankle injury during a recent gym work out, Victoria cut a chic figure in all black.

She sported a tailored blazer and wide-legged trousers while shielding her eyes behind a pair of oversized shades.

Meanwhile David was equally suave in a navy suit which he layered over a matching polar neck sweater.

Following the show David couldn’t contain his pride for his wife as he took to Instagram to share his love for the fashion designer.

He gushed that he was ‘so proud’ of Victoria after she failed to let her injury or protestors spoil her big night.

David wrote: ‘So proud of you for many reasons but this season threw a lot at you and again you just did what you do best. we love you @victoriabeckham’.

Despite her ankle injury and the show being invaded by Peta protestors, she continued to enjoy her big night by her husband and children Brooklyn, 24, Cruz, 19, and Harper, 12.

In a jokey snap, David gave Victoria a piggy-back while holding a bottle of champagne as Victoria thanked him for his support, while making reference to her injury.

She wrote: ‘Always supporting me (literally) I love you so much x Kisses x’.

In a jokey snap, David gave Victoria a piggy-back while holding a bottle of champagne as Victoria thanked him for his support, while making reference to her injury