Having grown up in Chingford, Essex, his mum, Sandra, was a hairdresser and his dad, Ted, was a kitchen fitter. With a modest upbringing, football was his passion. And so suddenly getting a footballer's salary was a novelty – and David liked to spend.
"I like nice stuff," he says, proving his love of fashion and watches superseded meeting Victoria. His former teammate, Phil Neville, says: "David used to get his salary on a Friday and then spend it on Saturday – all. And then spend the next five days waiting for his next salary to get him to get the jeans to match. That was him. Have money, spend it."
David also admits that he signed a contract with Adidas for £50,000 and straight after, he "went and bought an M3 [car] for £50,000."