David Beckham feared stalker after she sent ‘chilling’ letters to his homes promising to come and visit

David Beckham has spoken out about his fears as his household was focused by a stalker (Image: Getty Pictures)

The previous Manchester United and England star, 47, was focused by Sharon Bell, 58, between July and November final 12 months.

Westminster Magistrates’ Court docket heard how she despatched letters earlier than attending the Oxfordshire and west London houses of the footballer and his spouse, former Spice Ladies singer and designer Victoria Beckham, 48.

‘It made me frightened about what she would do subsequent,’ mentioned ex-AC Milan and LA Galaxy midfielder Beckham, in an announcement learn out by prosecutor Arizuna Asante.

Bell despatched a handwritten letter to Beckham’s Oxfordshire house on July 5 final 12 months telling him she deliberate to attend the property days later.

It learn: ‘I've received your tackle from a detective company, I hope you don’t thoughts. I've emotions for you, David.’

Bell repeatedly wrote letters addressed to the Beckham’s houses and mentioned she had ‘emotions’ for David (Image: Reuters)

The letter went on: ‘Victoria owes me some cash, David, as she mentioned she’s been robbing my checking account for years, which isn’t very good. I might recognize it if she wasn’t there.’

The courtroom heard Bell was ‘persistent’ when she arrived on the property on July 9 however left after being instructed by safety it was the mistaken tackle.

One other letter was despatched to the Beckhams’ house in Holland Park earlier than Bell turned up in particular person on September 9.

‘Please be there, in any other case somebody will go to the press and say you each have my roll numbers. Now that wouldn’t look good, wouldn't it, as you've got an OBE,’ the letter mentioned.

The girl accused Victoria of ‘owing her cash’ (Image: FilmMagic)

‘You mentioned if I write to you first and I’m unarmed (which I can be) then I can are available in for a chat and a tea (Earl Gray is my favorite tea). I actually wish to chat to you, so please can I are available in for a chat?’

The letter additionally made reference to the house of tv presenter Richard Madeley, and mentioned: ‘I can't have a go at you.

‘I simply wish to discuss to you. You owe me that, David (PS I wish to be with you when you have got mind surgical procedure to provide you a couple of new mind cells) and your buddy Tom Cruise has actually upset me, David.’

Beckham instructed of his concern over her escalating’ behaviour (Image: Getty Pictures)

She claimed Cruise had ‘completed some horrible issues to me.’

In a 3rd letter despatched in October, Bell mentioned: ‘I do love you and have completed since we have been kids.’

Beckham mentioned he had by no means met Bell and instructed of his concern about her ‘escalating’ behaviour, which he felt was changing into ‘erratic and unpredictable.’

‘I felt just like the language within the letter was escalating and changing into extra emotional and threatening in the direction of me and my household and this frightened me,’ he mentioned.

The footballer mentioned he was changing into frightened about his household (Image: Getty Pictures)

‘The letters have been changing into more and more threatening and clearly the feminine knew the place I lived.’

Bell, of Boundary Manner, Watford, was charged with stalking however didn't face a prison trial as a result of she has a psychological dysfunction.

District Choose Michael Snow mentioned he was happy she had carried out the prison conduct and made an order to detain Bell, who appeared in courtroom by video-link, underneath the Psychological Well being Act.

He referred to the ‘relatively horrifying thought’ of her researching Beckham’s tackle and the ‘chilling phrases’ utilized in her letters.

‘He grew to become frightened for the security of his household, caring to what Ms Bell would possibly do subsequent,’ the choose added.