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Rebecca Loos (born June 20, 1978 in Madrid, Spain) is a former personal assistant to David Beckham. In April 2004, she revealed that she had had an adulterous relationship with him.

Career

The daughter of a Dutch diplomat and an English mother, Loos claimed that she became an "alternative wife" to Beckham after his move to Real Madrid. As Victoria Beckham remained in England to further her music career, she claims that she stepped in to help run his life and that this led to the affair. The claim generated a huge amount of publicity in the tabloid press, launching Loos's career as an ephemeral celebrity.

In 2004 she presented a programme on Dutch television together with Gerard Joling, a singer who represented Holland at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1988. Her appearance was unsuccessful and short-lived, partly due to the strength of her English accent when speaking Dutch. She failed to attract the ratings producers had hoped for and was dropped from the show.

In October 2004, she appeared on The Farm, a Channel 5 version of the RTE show Celebrity Farm. At one point she was famously given the task of masturbating a pig and collecting its semen. The broadcast of this provoked controversy, attracted complaints, and generated extra publicity for Loos, who made tabloid headlines once again as a result.

The incident was viewed by some commentators as an example of the depths to which would-be celebrities would go for public exposure, and the lengths to which the producers of reality television would go to humiliate them to satisfy the interests of viewers (see also I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!). It was also borderline bestiality. Even the RSPCA weighed in on the controversy, claiming that the incident, and indeed the whole series, was evidence of an unnatural interest in the sexual aspects of farm animals.

In 2005 Loos appeared on the ITV reality show Celebrity Love Island

Personal life

Shortly after the newspaper coverage of her relationship with Daid Beckham, Loos came out publically as a bisexual, saying "I am indeed bisexual and have been ever since I was a teenager" (The Observer).

In 2005, in protest at America's laws on Gay Marriage, Loos "married" famous fashion model and lesbian Jenny Shimizu for the TV Power Lesbian UK [1]. It was broadcasted as "Power Lesbians" on LOGO which profiled successful lesbians in Los Angeles. The two shared a relationship for a period afterwards.

In January 2006, she appeared in the Dutch edition of Playboy magazine.

In April 2006, she appeared in the Belgian/Dutch version of the reality show Temptation Island.

On April 23, 2006, she ran the Flora London Marathon for the British Red Cross.

External links

Article in the Sunday Mirror, 11 April 2004: an example of the media storm which surrounded Loos
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When Hello means Bi for now in The Observer
Rebecca's Gallery (mild nudity)

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 <!-- Unsourced image removed: [[Image:Becca-loos.jpg|left]] -->'''Rebecca Loos''' (born [[June 20]], [[1978]] in [[Madrid]], [[Spain]]) is a former [[personal assistant]] to [[David Beckham]]. In [[April]] [[2004]], she revealed that she had had an [[adultery|adulterous]] relationship with him.
+==Career==
-== Early career, scandal ==
 The daughter of a [[Netherlands|Dutch]] diplomat and an [[England|English]] mother, Loos claimed that she became an "alternative wife" to Beckham after his move to [[Real Madrid]]. As [[Victoria Beckham]] remained in England to further her [[music]] career, she claims that she stepped in to help run his life and that this led to the affair. The claim generated a huge amount of publicity in the [[tabloid|tabloid press]], launching Loos's career as an ephemeral [[celebrity]].
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 The incident was viewed by some commentators as an example of the depths to which would-be celebrities would go for public exposure, and the lengths to which the producers of [[reality television]] would go to humiliate them to satisfy the interests of viewers (see also ''[[I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!]]''). It was also borderline [[bestiality]]. Even the [[Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals|RSPCA]] weighed in on the controversy, claiming that the incident, and indeed the whole series, was evidence of an unnatural interest in the sexual aspects of [[livestock|farm animal]]s.
+In [[2005]] Loos appeared on the [[ITV]] reality show ''[[Celebrity Love Island]]''
-She also came out publically as [[bisexuality|bisexual]], saying "I am indeed bisexual and have been ever since I was a teenager" (''[[The Observer]]'').
+==Personal life==
+Shortly after the newspaper coverage of her relationship with Daid Beckham, Loos came out publically as a [[bisexual]], saying "I am indeed bisexual and have been ever since I was a teenager" (''[[The Observer]]'').
-In [[2005]] Loos appeared on the [[ITV]] reality show ''[[Celebrity Love Island]]'' and married famous fashion model and [[lesbian]] [[Jenny Shimizu]], whom she met filming the ''Power Lesbian UK'' hour long program (broadcasted as "Power Lesbians" on [[Logo (TV channel)|LOGO]] which profiled successful lesbians in [[Los Angeles]]).
+In 2005, in protest at America's laws on [[Gay Marriage]], Loos "married" famous fashion model and [[lesbian]] [[Jenny Shimizu]] for the TV '''Power Lesbian UK''' [http://www.divamag.co.uk/diva/features.asp?AID=287]. It was broadcasted as "Power Lesbians" on [[Logo (TV channel)|LOGO]] which profiled successful lesbians in [[Los Angeles]]. The two shared a relationship for a period afterwards.
 In [[January]] [[2006]], she appeared in the Dutch edition of ''[[Playboy (magazine)|Playboy]]'' magazine.