‘This is epic hypocrisy’: David Beckham’s friends snap back at model Vogue Williams after she called the ex-footballer ‘s***ebag’ over his £10m deal to face the Qatar World Cup
- Beckham was furious after the model criticized him for turning down the chance to visit Qatar in solidarity with her gay sister
- Beckham’s friends pointed out that Vogue Williams and her husband are boasting about a vacation to the Maldives, where it’s also against the law to be gay
- In January, a couple posted photos of themselves on the beach on Kuramathi Island
David Beckham is furious after model Vogue Williams criticized him for turning down a chance to visit Qatar in solidarity with her gay sister.
Ms Williams called the former footballer a “s***ebag” over his £10million deal to be the face of the World Cup in the country where homosexuality is illegal there.
Now Beckham’s friends are hitting back, pointing out that earlier this year Ms Williams and her husband Spencer Matthews boasted about a holiday in the Maldives, where it’s also against the law to be gay. Those who are can be jailed for six months.
In January, the couple posted photos of themselves on a beach on Kuramathi Island. Alongside a picture of herself and Mr Matthews – the brother of Pippa Middleton’s husband James Matthews – Ms Williams wrote: “This place is just stunning. I’ve always admired it from other people’s pictures. We finally did it ourselves!’
David Beckham (pictured left) is furious after model Vogue Williams (pictured right) criticized him for turning down the chance to visit Qatar in solidarity with her gay sister. Ms Williams called the former footballer a “s***ebag” over his £10million deal to be the face of the World Cup in the country where homosexuality is illegal there
Sources close to Beckham said: “This is epic hypocrisy. If someone seriously wants to take a stand against David, that’s one thing, but berating him when she’s happy to visit a country with the same laws for a sun vacation makes it all feel a bit rich.
“Vogue says she didn’t go to Qatar because her sister is gay, but she keeps posting glowing pictures from her amazing vacation to the Maldives.”
Mum-of-four Ms Williams also hosted an episode of BBC holiday show Getaways in which she traveled to Dubai, which is also a difficult place for members of the LGBTQ+ community to live. The rules there are less restrictive than in Qatar.
During the show, she described parts of the Middle East emirate as “an incredible experience”.
As revealed in The Mail on Sunday last week, Ms Williams told a podcast: “You know what? I was asked to go to Qatar. They invited me to the World Cup and to do all these influencing things and [I was like] “I’ll take my sister, my lesbian sister. How would that make you feel?’ They invited me and I said no, there was no way I would go there. Not as it is. Very disappointed.’
Today Beckham will watch the final between France and Argentina from the stands.
A spokeswoman for Ms Williams did not respond to a request for comment.