David, Victoria Beckham contract coronavirus after partying in the US: report

The couple was apparently in the States to celebrate son Brooklyn Beckham's 21st birthday

The latest celebs to have contracted the coronavirus are David and Victoria Beckham. According to The Telegraph, the celebrity couple secretly battled Covid-19 after catching it partying in the United States.

Several relatives and staff members also came down with the killer bug following the launch of the former England football team captain's new club. Tests later confirmed the couple’s diagnosis.

A friend of the duo confirmed the same and shared, “It was an absolute nightmare scenario. David was on duty for his club Inter Miami, and Victoria and the family flew down to support him. They attended a couple of swanky networking events as David had promotional duties, and were shaking hands and kissing fans and various club dignitaries. They then flew back to London, and were whisked straight to their Cotswolds mansion.”

The source said the couple celebrated Brooklyn’s 21st before a short trip back to the States, this time to Miami.

When they returned, the source went on, “David started to feel ill and then Victoria developed a sore throat and high temperature. At the same time, several of their team including drivers, bodyguards and assistants fell ill — a couple of them very badly so. Victoria really panicked and made the whole family quarantine rigidly for more than two weeks. She was utterly petrified they might be super-spreaders and did all she could to minimize all future risk. Not only was she poorly in bed, but she was also completely panicked. It was a rough few weeks.”

After making full recoveries, the couple checked in regularly with their team. They are understood to have sent “care packages” to at least two staff members who were particularly badly affected. A spokeswoman for David and Victoria declined to comment.

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