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Australian Formula 1 star Oscar Piastri has had a hilarious exchange on social media with his mum and Ferrari star Charles Leclerc ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix.

This coming weekend, the eighth F1 event of the year takes place in Monte Carlo, and Piastri will be looking to continue his excellent form.

In the days before the Chinese Grand Prix, the 23-year-old revealed to the world that he had Chinese heritage and lightheartedly said the race would be a home event for him.

On Tuesday he took to social media to joke that he was hoping to make the upcoming Monaco GP a home race too.

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Oscar Piastri joked that he was searching his family tree to find any trace of Monegasque roots ahead of the upcoming Monaco Grand Prix

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Monegasque driver Charles Leclerc offered to adopt the Australian if needed

‘Searching my family tree to find any trace of Monegasque roots,’ he posted on X.

Ferrari driver Leclerc, who is a native of Monaco, had a solution for the Aussie.

‘I can adopt you if needed,’ he replied.

Oscar’s mum, Nicole Piastri, who is known for her cheeky sense of humour, fired back at Leclerc, writing: ‘I have some questions @Charles_Leclerc’.

Piastri missed out on his first visit to a Formula One podium this season after Max Verstappen raced to a hard-earned victory in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix on Sunday.

The Red Bull maestro was forced to hold off Piastri’s McLaren teammate Lando Norris in a dramatic conclusion to Sunday’s race at Imola, winning by just 0.725 seconds.

Piastri, who eventually finished fourth after a frustrating day trying to get past a couple of Ferraris, would have been left wondering what he could have achieved if he had been able to get a clear tilt at Verstappen.

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Piastri’s mum, Nicole Piastri, had a few questions for Leclerc about adopting her son

Unfortunately for the Melburnian, he never got the chance after having to start fifth on the grid following his penalty from stewards after his brilliant second-placed finish in qualifying on Saturday.

Piastri, who had been relegated for obstructing Kevin Magnussen’s Haas in qualifying, had been faster than Norris all weekend, yet his English teammate still nearly followed up his maiden victory in Miami with a late charge on Sunday.

‘I think it’s shown we can definitely take the fight to them,’ said Piastri, brushing aside any personal disappointment.

Leclerc was third at the Italian team’s atmospheric home track, 7.916 off the pace, but still doing enough to keep Piastri at bay.

Piastri’s Australian colleague Daniel Ricciardo, in his RB, could finish only 13th, three places behind his teammate Yuki Tsunoda.

Norris, who had cut the gap to just 1.1 seconds going into the final lap, was left reflecting on his near-miss with the observation: ‘It hurts me to say but one or two more laps I think I would have had him.

‘It would have been beautiful, but just not today.

‘But we are at a point now where we can say we are in the position with Ferrari and Red Bull. We have to get used to it. We are fighting for first and second now.’

Victoria and David Beckham attended the red carpet event for his Netflix series last night where it takes a look at his footballing career and relationship with Victoria.

Victoria Beckham has opened up for the first time about the “media circus” surrounding her relationship with David Beckham and his alleged affair in 2003.

 

During the highly anticipated Netflix series, David spoke about how his marriage to Victoria came under enormous pressure after he was accused of having a fling while playing in Spain.

Victoria also speaks out for the first time and claims it was the hardest time in her life and “the most unhappy I’ve ever been”.

In emotional scenes in the documentary, Victoria said: “It was the hardest period because it felt like the world was against us.

 

“Here’s the thing — we were against each other if I’m being completely honest. You know, up until Madrid sometimes it felt like us against everybody else but we were together, we were connected, we had each other.

 

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Victoria Beckham claims ‘I resented him’ after David’s alleged 2003 ‘nightmare’ affair (Image: NETFLIX)

 

“But when we were in Spain, it didn’t really feel like we had each other either. And that’s sad. I can’t even begin to tell you how hard it was and how it affected me. It was a nightmare.

“It was an absolute circus — and everyone loves it when the circus comes to town right? Unless you’re in it.”

When asked whether she “resented” David, Victoria explained that she did and explained how she “internalised” the trauma in order to support her husband.

“If I’m being totally honest, yes I did. It was the most unhappy I have ever been in my entire life. It wasn’t that I felt unheard because I was always mindful of the focus that he needed.”

 

Victoria Beckham claims ‘I resented him’ after David’s alleged 2003 ‘nightmare’ affair (Image: GETTY)

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The woman whom David was accused of having an affair with is not named in the four-part documentary, but headlines from the time are shown with one reading: “Sex with Becks.”

 

David also becomes emotional when recalling the tough time in their marriage and says: “There were some horrible stories which were difficult to deal with.

“It was the first time that me and Victoria had been put under that kind of pressure in our marriage.”

When asked how they survived, David explained that they felt like they were not “losing each other” but still felt they were “drowning” as more headlines were made.

“It’s our private life. There were some days I thought, ‘How am I going to go to work? How am I going to go on that training pitch and look as if nothing is wrong?’ I felt physically sick every day when I opened my eyes. How am I going to do this?”

Model and fashion designer Victoria Beckham, who has four children, marked Anti-Bullying Week with a heartfelt post on Instagram and posed with her only daughter, Harper.

Victoria Beckham has shared an emotional Instagram post to mark Anti-Bullying Week, saying that she was “bullied a lot at school.”

Posing in an embrace with her daughter Harper Seven, she penned: “BE THE KINDEST IN THE CLASSROOM!

“I’m so proud to raise a strong and caring daughter!

 

“Growing up I was bullied a lot at school, and I often tell Harper how important it is to be kind and call out if anyone is ever being bullied – especially if there’s ever another little girl on her own in the playground, because that was once her mummy!

 

“This #AntiBullyingWeek it’s so important to not be silent if someone is alone or being bullied. xx Kisses #HarperSeven I love you so much xx.”

 

Many of her 32 million followers couldn’t help but react in the comments section for her brave words.

One person wrote: “Its so lovely to see you’re raising your daughter like a Normal 12 year old and not like a tik tok wannabee queen.”

A second commented: “Brilliant message and with this year’s slogan for anti bullying week being ‘use your voice’ it’s more important than ever that we raise kids not to be bystanders.”

A third typed: “What an amazing young lady to stand up to bullies. The world needs more of people like you.”

 

 

 

Victoria and the rest of the Beckham clan (Image: Getty)

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Victoria and her husband David have recently lifted the lid on their private lives in a new Netflix documentary.

The four-part Netflix series, which was released on October 4, teases a rare insight into who David Beckham actually was before he experienced football stardom.

The documentary also explores his marriage to model Victoria and some of their most difficult experiences.

David Beckham has admitted he and wife Victoria have wondered how they have survived 27 years together given all that they have been through.

The former Manchester United and England footballer, 49, said they both became ’emotional’ watching the recent documentary series about him.

He said that despite all the ‘ups and downs’ in his life he is grateful they are still happy as it approaches their silver wedding anniversary in July.

David said: ‘That’s one of the things we both, me and Victoria, probably both get emotional about, and after watching the documentary after everything was over and we watched it finally, that’s the one thing that we looked at each other and was like, “I don’t know how we got through the last 27 years, but we did and we have an amazing family, amazing business and we’re happy.”

‘And yeah, of course, when you’re with someone for that amount of time, of course you have your ups and downs, everybody knows that and at the end of the day we were lucky because we had each other at those moments.

David Beckham has admitted he and wife Victoria have wondered how they have survived 27 years together given all that they have been through

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The former Manchester United and England footballer, 49, said they both became ’emotional’ watching the recent documentary series about him

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He said that despite all the ‘ups and downs’ in his life he is grateful they are still happy as it approaches their silver wedding anniversary in July – pictured 2004

‘You know, she was a Spice Girl, I was playing for Manchester United, and even when we were going through the difficult times, we actually had each other to feed off and that was the best part.

‘Obviously we were 21 and 22 when we met. We got married when we was 23 and 24 and we had our first son when I was 23, so as soon as we had our first son, Brooklyn, that also added another layer to the family and our responsibilities then were to our son.’

David told the latest edition of the SmartLess podcast, which goes on general release on Monday, May 20, that he is ‘so happy’ at where his life is now.

David is busy pursuing his business interests with fashion and beauty brands as well as being part-owner and President of MLS football club Inter Miami after a glittering career as a player.

He explained: ‘I’m so happy. I am very happy because I feel very blessed to have had the career that I’ve had and played for the teams that I have and experienced that.

‘And the one thing that I always wanted for me, I was lucky I met Victoria when I met her because I always wanted to have kids young.

‘I always wanted to have kids that lived through my career with me and I was lucky the three boys all lived through most of the teams that I played for and that, for me, was a really important part of my life.’

David was asked on the podcast – hosted by Hollywood actors Jason Bateman, Sean Haye and Will Arnett – about his recent Netflix documentary series, with Ozark star Jason asking him what part he was most excited for people to learn about him.

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He said: ‘The one thing that we looked at each other and was like, “I don’t know how we got through the last 27 years, but we did and we have an amazing family, amazing business and we’re happy” – L-R Brooklyn, Harper, Cruz, Victoria, Romeo

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He continued: ‘Obviously we were 21 and 22 when we met. We got married when we was 23 and 24 and we had our first son when I was 23, so as soon as we had our first son, Brooklyn, that also added another layer to the family and our responsibilities then were to our son’

He replied: ‘To be honest I was nervous about the whole thing, you know? When I retired eight years before, or 10 years before, it was actually 10 years, they wanted me to do it there and then and I wasn’t actually ready to look back, I was ready to jump into something else, which was the club in Miami.

‘But then about two years out from my 10-year retirement anniversary, we started to discuss and talk about it and think, “OK, maybe this is the right time.”

‘In all honesty, one of the reasons why I wanted to do the documentary was for my family. I wanted them to have something all in one place for them to watch and for them to look back and reminisce. And that’s what really we created.

‘You know, there was a hell of a story there from the upbringing, to the different clubs that I played for, to the ups and the downs and my career was always kind of a rollercoaster, but obviously I was very lucky to be as successful as I was because of the team that I played for and the team-mates that I had.

‘In all honesty, I’m shocked with the reaction to the documentary, I can’t believe the reaction that we’ve had to the documentary.’

Meanwhile, in a fun revelation in the interview, East End London-born David also revealed he has been teaching his only daughter Harper, 12, Cockney rhyming slang.

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London-born David also revealed he has been teaching his only daughter Harper, 12, Cockney rhyming slang, he said: ‘Victoria would kill me if I was trying to teach her those kind of words and things – she wouldn’t be happy’

He said: ‘My daughter started trying to ask me some slang the other day. She was like, “Dad, you always talk about these slang words as a Cockney.”

‘And I was like, “OK” – because I don’t really want her to start talking slang in all honesty – so I was like, “So Harper, you’ve just run up the Apple and Pears.”

‘And she was like, “What do you mean?” I was like, “That’s what it is, stairs – you’ve just run up the apple and pears.”

‘Victoria would kill me if I was trying to teach her those kind of words and things – she wouldn’t be happy.’

David Beckham has confessed he sparked an argument with the director of his Netflix documentary when he interrupted an interview with his wife.

The 49-year-old former footballer and his 50-year-old wife, Victoria Beckham.

 

Starred in a critically panned documentary series about their gilded lives that was streamed via Netflix last October.

The four-part docuseries saw cameras enter the home of the fame-hungry family – who are said to be worth more than £340 million.

A ‘viral’ moment was born when Victoria sat on her luxury sofa to describe her working class upbringing.

Only for Dave to interrupt from the side of the room to demand she “be honest” about her upbringing.

 

The Spice Girl was then shamed into confessing her father drove her to school in a Rolls Royce – suggesting her childhood had been far from ‘working class’.

 

But now David has revealed that his intervention sparked a furious exchange with documentary director Fisher Stevens.

He explained that the camera team and crew believed David had left the propriety so they could film with Victoria – only for him to eavesdrop on their conversation from the kitchen.

OK! Magazine claims The Hollywood Reporter recorded a round table discussion with David, Fisher.

Documentary producer Josh Battsek and editor Michael Harte to reflect on their time putting the series together. David then reportedly explained that he had been in the kitchen when Victoria started discussing her humble upbringing.

 

He is reported as saying: “I put the set headphones on and all of a sudden I heard my wife go, ‘Well, we’re down to earth’. And I was like, ‘No, no, no’. As soon as I heard her say ‘We’re working class’, I stuck my head in and I was like, ‘Be honest’.” He then claimed that Fisher was “very angry with me over that” at the time.

The director himself is then quoted defending his irritation, explaining: “David was supposedly out and she could be free to say what she wants. And then he showed up and I was quite upset. I was like, ‘Get him out of here’ – but it actually turned out to be brilliant. It worked out. Thank God the cameraman caught David, and then Michael, I did say ‘I think we have some gold’.”

While the Beckham documentary series was enjoyed by some fans and spawned some meme-worthy moments, it has been roundly slammed as a soulless and shallow TV experiment. Deadline slammed the show – as well as other recent celebrity fronted docu-sereies – writing: “These examples support the argument that such documentaries are nothing more than sanitised PR exercises for the celebrities involved, who invariably also appear in the credits as ‘executive producer’.”

And The Mirror’s own review accused the show of “whitewashing” the named “Rebecca Loos out of the story”, observed: “I would be amazed if one single shot or anecdote has made the cut here that the Beckhams did not want you to see or hear” – and branded the show as nothing more than “marketing guff”.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have struck up an unlikely friendship with Michael Buble after the royal couple ditched David and Victoria Beckham.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are in Canada for a whirlwind three-day tour of Vancouver and Whistler for the One Year To Go celebrations ahead of the 2025 Invictus Games.

 

And on Friday, they hit the ice to try out a winter sport that will be included in the games for the first time.

Harry and Meghan were joined by Canadian crooner Michael Bublé and his wife Luisana Lopilato at the Hillcrest Community Centre in Vancouver as they tried out wheelchair curling.

The 39-year-old prince attempted the tricky sport alongside the Feeling Good hitmaker, and he was cheered on by the singer

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As well as Canadian Armed Forces veterans and former Invictus Games competitors.

At one point, Michael shouted, “Oh no!” as Harry missed another vital shot, while Meghan watched her husband on the sidelines alongside Luisana.

 

Their unlikely friendship began in 2015, when the Duchess of Sussex first met Michael at a dinner party hosted by her best friend Jessica Mulroney.

The singer is close friends with Jessica’s husband Ben, who is the son of former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, and Meghan attended the dinner party while filming Suits in Vancouver. She recalled meeting Michael in a post on her now-defunct website The Tig, and called the singer a “delightful guy”.

“This proud papa, husband to the lovely Luisana Lopilato, and certifiably delightful guy, makes for one hell of a dinner companion. But there’s this other thing about him that is perhaps worth mentioning. Oh right. He sings,” she wrote.

The couple’s friendship with Michael and his wife comes after it emerged David and Victoria Beckham have effectively ended their friendship with the Sussexes over a row about leaking stories to the press. According to the Mail on Sunday, the former England and Manchester United footballer is “absolutely furious” after it was suggested that he and wife Victoria had leaked stories about Meghan and Harry.

 

David and Harry struck up a close friendship when the former sportsman became an official Invictus Games ambassador, and the Beckhams were one of the many celebrity guests at Meghan and Harry’s wedding in 2018. Sources revealed that their friendship is now over after Meghan reportedly became concerned about “indiscretion” from the ex-Spice Girl, and accusations were thrown during a heated phone call between David and Harry.

Victoria Beckham has made her mark on fashion’s biggest stage as the designer created a jaw-dropping pink lace gown for Bridgerton star Phoebe Dynevor.

The 29-year-old strutted the Met Gala carpet on Monday in the see-through garment delicately accessorised with three-dimensional flower and butterfly appliques.

 

Keeping the actress’ covered with just a few well-placed blossoms.

The jaw-dropping look turned heads and perfectly met the Garden of Time theme for the evening, which honored the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s latest exhibit.

It highlighted rare and archival fashion, some of which has become so fragile it can no longer be worn.

Never one to shy down from a challenge, the rising designer was determined to work with archival lace for the Netflix star’s gown.

And revealed the tough painstaking process she had to go through to bring it all together.

Lifting the lid on the creation of Phoebe’s gown, the mother-of-four took to Instagram with some behind-the-scenes clips on Tuesday night, writing in the caption: “The ethereal silhouette was hand-crafted from archival lace, and embellished with over 300 lace appliqué flowers, hand-cut and hand-sewn onto a tulle base.”

The custom gown was evidently “fragile and delicate” but the designer was determined to bring in some stark lines in the silhouette in order to truly reflect the actress.

Victoria gushed over Phoebe dubbing her: “A classic English rose and a fearless actress with immense strength of character.”

Phoebe’s custom gown is the first fully custom Victoria Beckham item at the Met Gala and the Posh Spice star explained to Vogue that she wanted the dress to “be almost like an extension” of Phoebe herself.

Phoebe gently accessorised the look with some delicate silver jewellery and a light pink manicure.

The striker, who is world-class in his own right, has played with stars such as Jude Bellingham and Wayne Rooney for England.

At club level with Bayern Munich and Tottenham respectively, Jamal Musiala and Heung-min Son have been teammates of his too.

 

Countless other talents have also shared the pitch with him but, if the 30-year-old had the choice, it’s Beckham he’d love to star with.

Speaking to ITV Sport ahead of Bayern’s Champions League semi-final clash against Real Madrid, which is live on talkSPORT, he was tasked with answering a series of questions.

One saw Kane being asked if he could play with any other player from any era who would he go for, and he replied: “I think David Beckham.

“I was a big David Beckham fan, [the crosses] that’s what I mean, as a striker to play with Beckham must have been top draw.”

Had such a partnership ever come to fruition, then England fans could have been treated to potentially the greatest ever football duo.

Beckham is regarded as one of the best crossers and passers of the ball in the history of the game, assisting 267 goals in 724 appearances throughout his career.

Couple this with the 402 goals Kane has netted so far, then it’s a partnership that would undoubtedly cause nightmares for defences.

However, Beckham called time on his glittering career – one that saw him win six Premier League titles and the Champions League with Manchester United, as well as a LaLiga title with Real Madrid and a Ligue 1 crown with Paris Saint-Germain – in 2013.

This came just before Kane’s breakthrough season at Spurs, with the 30-year-old now regarded as one of the best strikers in the world.

Although Bayern have been underwhelming overall, the England captain has enjoyed an excellent debut season on a personal level in what has been his first campaign outside of his homeland.

Kane has scored 44 goals in as many appearances across all competitions for the German giants, assisting a further 11.

Bayern missed out on the Bundesliga title but Champions League glory is still up for grabs, which would see their star striker win the first major trophy of his career.

Had Kane been able to play with Beckham, though, there’s little doubt that he’d have accumulated many honours by now.

Planning documents reveal the family want to create an underground passage linking the family’s nine-bed Cotswold pad to their luxury car garage.

The couple can also enjoy a tipple as they also have plans for a wine cellar at the luxury mansion which already boasts a tennis court, tree house and extensive gardens.

Alongside this, the family have also asked the council to build a security hut just weeks after Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli was robbed at knifepoint at his North London mansion.

Alli suffered minor facial injuries after being punched in the face when two males broke in through a back entrance to steal jewellery including a number of expensive watches.

Amid the coronavirus outbreak and lockdown, David and Victoria are self-isolating in their Cotswolds family home with three out of their four children:

Romeo Beckham, 17, Cruz Beckham, 15 and Harper Seven Beckham, eight.

Their 21-year-old son, Brooklyn is currently holed up in New York with his girlfriend Nicola Peltz, 25.

In planning documents, David and Victoria’s planning agent said of the plans: “The proposed development includes a new basement cellar constructed beneath the extension to the existing garage outbuilding with a linked walkway.

“The basement cellar beneath is for storage of wine and the proposed use of the outbuilding is solely in association with the main dwelling house.

“It will improve security for the occupants of the property.

“The proposed [garage] extension adds three new bays to the existing garage outbuilding, increasing the building from four bays to seven.”

David and Victoria bought the site in Oxfordshire from Nicholas Johnston in 2016.

Mr Johnston is an old Etonian and an acquaintance of former Prime Minister David Cameron.

The property lies in a belt of celebrity country homes, where neighbours include Kate Moss, Jeremy Clarkson and Sir Patrick Stewart.

The family’s nine-bedroom barn conversion boasts rustic decor, a dining room with a long wooden dining table with leather-backed chairs and two chandeliers, and a spacious living room featuring hardwood floors, an open fireplace, exposed brick, and floor-to-ceiling windows.

Meanwhile, the kitchen is a classic country kitchen with wood and glass cabinets and is home to a wood-burning pizza oven.

The living room is outfitted with a glass-and-gold coffee table, a yellow velvet chair, leather benches, a gold candelabra, and a red rug.

Outside, there is a plunge pool and a fire pit for the family to enjoy.

The footballer’s local council will determine the plans in due course.

Representatives of David and Victoria Beckham declined to comment when approached by Express.co.uk today.

” Messi has brought Inter Miami  to a new level financially. We expect to earn at least 200 million USD this year.

Remember, this revenue number is really huge, in our context. is playing in a temporary stadium (Chase stadium has a capacity of just over 21,000 seats)”,

Xavier Asensi said in a recent interview with EFE news agency (Spain). Mr. Asensi,

along with David Beckham and Inter Miami co-owner, billionaire Jorge Mas, were the ones who participated in the deal to recruit Messi.

“With the arrival of Messi, we have moved from a budget of just over 60 million USD/year to about 125 or 130 million USD/year.

But accompanied by extremely large economic and media growth, especially explosive in 2023.

This growth is exponential with a series of deals from leading companies, giving us significant financial growth. We are very pleased with this sponsorship. It is not only a matter of quantity but also of quality,” Mr. Asensi expressed.

Messi’s presence has helped Inter Miami be sponsored by “big companies” such as Royal Caribbean and JP Morgan Chase. Most recently, the “giant” Visa also signed a long-term cooperation commitment with David Beckham’s football team as president.

“Inter Miami is still looking for big partners to take us to the next level. The effects Messi brings to the team are enormous, including influence on the field and financial aspects. This year, we expect to reach an unprecedented revenue level in the club’s history, more than 200 million USD,” Mr. Asensi shared.

“We are very happy with our current path, very proud of the team and all the work that is being done. We just need to keep improving. I worked at FC Barcelona for 11 years. years as commercial director.

However, with Inter Miami and Messi, I can reveal that the team has earned more money on the pre-season tour (2024) than any other club has ever earned before. All of that is thanks to the Messi effect. He changed the entire club and brought a huge change in MLS,” Mr. Asensi emphasized.