Sir David's love for countryside shines through

SIR David Beckham has credited director Guy Ritchie for helping him “fall far deeper in love” with the countryside.

- LAUREN DEL FABBRO

The former England captain and businessman, 50, known to regularly document his life in the Cotswolds, joined Country Life magazine to guest edit a one-off edition published today, revealing his favourite view, best-loved recipe and his relationship with the countryside.

Sir David told the magazine, which is published from Bath: “(My) earliest memories of doing anything in the countryside are when I was a cub, then a scout and we used to go camping in Epping Forest.”

Speaking about Wiltshire landowner Ritchie, he said: “He’s a modern-day caveman, who has made me fall far deeper in love with the countryside and helped me to understand it even more than I did before.

“Sometimes, we sit for hours around a fire, just the two of us, and talk late into the night.”