Beckham has ‘galloping’ dyslexia

VICTORIA BECKHAM has disclosed she is a “self-diagnosed dyslexic”, saying the condition “doesn’t run in our family, it gallops”.

The fashion designer and former Spice Girl also spoke of her pride at building a brand that is not a “vanity project”, as she shared details of life in one of Britain’s most famous families.

In an interview with the Financial Times, she said her three sons, Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz, each used to have football contracts with Arsenal because of their talent, but had given up despite fearing they would let down their father, David Beckham, the former England footballer.

Asked whether she was ambitious for her three sons and her daughter, Harper, Beckham disclosed: “Dyslexia doesn’t run in our family, it gallops.”

Brooklyn, 20, is working on his photography, the newspaper reported, 16-year-old Romeo is training to be a professional tennis player, 14-year-old Cruz is a performer, and Harper, seven, is “a real little tomboy”.

“All three boys used to have contracts with Arsenal,” Beckham said. “They were going to be footballers so they were signed at a very young age.

“Brooklyn was the first to say that he didn’t want to play any more. And then Romeo decided he didn’t want to do it either. I remember Romeo sitting in the bath getting really upset, saying, ‘I don’t want to let Daddy down’. So I told him, ‘Daddy just wants you to be happy’. And now he’s playing tennis. Every day.”

Appearing on The Graham Norton Show last year, David Beckham said: “Harper is playing [football] every Sunday and loves it. The boys don’t play and it’s heartbreaking.

“They have a talent but it’s down to Harper now. I get very enthusiastic when watching her.”

‘All three boys had contracts with Arsenal. They were going to be footballers, so signed at a very young age’