David Beckham as the world knows is a dedicated husband and father. The 47-year-old former football player has four children - Romeo, Brooklyn, Cruz, and Harper. And Beckham is often seen spending time with his children, as a family and individually.
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While most people would see Beckham as ‘the father of the year’, and find it enduring, some famous people beg to differ. Recently, a celebrity chef called out Beckham for his parenting style. And here is what went down.
Gino D’Acampo’s swipe at Beckham
In a recent interview with Giovanna Fletcher on her podcast, chef Gino D'Acampo had a thing or two to say about what parenting means to him. And he consequently took a jab at David Beckham’s parenting methods.
D'Acampo blamed Beckham for setting high expectations and standards for working dads. He said that Beckham’s approach to parenting puts pressure on other fathers. He also said that these expectations set by the Beckham family ‘ruined his life’.
Gino D’Acampo’s exact words
As per Birmingham Live, the Italian chef said:
I come from a generation where I used to see my dad in the evening Monday to Saturday, when we had dinner at the table, for about half an hour. And then I used to see him on Sunday.
He also said that working moms and dads are suffering on the inside due to the lack of spending time with their children. And it’s mostly not because they want to be with them, but they feel like they ought to be with them.
According to NY Breaking, D'Acampo said 'I blame David Beckham'. He then admitted:
Not literally because before David Beckham, dads, they used to go to work and they used to see the kids in the evening. Then he [David] came around, or people like him, and we started to have social media.
Sources used:
-Birmingham Live: 'Gino D'Acampo takes swipe at David Beckham over his parenting'
- Express UK: 'Gino D'Acampo 'blames' David Beckham for putting pressure on working dads 'Ruined my life''
- NY Breaking: 'Gino D'Acampo Hits Out At David Beckham For Putting Pressure On Dads To Spend More Time With Kids'
