New Zealand Woman’s Weekly 2046

They have conquered the football field, the fashion runway, and now the Beckhams are taking on the streaming world. It has been almost 30 years since a young David Beckham, 45, started his football career, now Netflix is set to bring us inside the soccer superstar’s rise to fame and give an intimate peak at one of the most famous families in the world. The Beckham clan has reportedly signed a $31m deal with the streaming giant for a fly-on-the-wall documentary that will feature never-before-seen footage from his childhood growing up in East London, to home videos from family birthdays and Christmases, as well as “some hilarious insights into David and Victoria’s early dates”, a source shares. David and Victoria, 46, have been tabloid fodder since they first got together…

They have conquered the football field, the fashion runway, and now the Beckhams are taking on the streaming world. It has been almost 30 years since a young David Beckham, 45, started his football career, now Netflix is set to bring us inside the soccer superstar’s rise to fame and give an intimate peak at one of the most famous families in the world. The Beckham clan has reportedly signed a $31m deal with the streaming giant for a fly-on-the-wall documentary that will feature never-before-seen footage from his childhood growing up in East London, to home videos from family birthdays and Christmases, as well as “some hilarious insights into David and Victoria’s early dates”, a source shares. David and Victoria, 46, have been tabloid fodder since they first got together in 1997. Their…

Along with ‘unprecedented’ and ‘kindness’, there’s another word that has marked 2020: pivot. Many people and businesses have had to change the way they normally do things in order to keep making money and adjust to the radical changes the coronavirus, lack of travel and moving in and out of lockdowns have brought about. And this is exactly what our fabulous cover star Peta Mathias has had to do. Like many, she was looking forward to the year ahead, but her life was turned upside down. Not one to shy away fr om a challenge, she purchased a tripod and started making videos from her home about anything fr om food and fashion to books! She has some gr eat plans for the future and is a true inspiration. You…

Along with ‘unprecedented’ and ‘kindness’, there’s another word that has marked 2020: pivot. Many people and businesses have had to change the way they normally do things in order to keep making money and adjust to the radical changes the coronavirus, lack of travel and moving in and out of lockdowns have brought about. And this is exactly what our fabulous cover star Peta Mathias has had to do. Like many, she was looking forward to the year ahead, but her life was turned upside down. Not one to shy away fr om a challenge, she purchased a tripod and started making videos from her home about anything fr om food and fashion to books! She has some gr eat plans for the future and is a true inspiration. You…

‘I like working. It makes me happy. I don’t know how people can retire. It would drive me bonkers’ In another life, around about now, Peta Mathias would be on her way back from northern India, after leading one of her famous culinary tours. This ought to have been the end of another busy season, guiding her clients around places she loves – Puglia in southern Italy, the Basque region of Spain, Marrakesh – having spent the rest of the European summer in her beautiful house in Uzès, France. “It was going to be one of my best years ever,” says Peta, wistfully. “All my tours were full, my cooking school had lots of bookings, my house rentals in Uzès were going well. Then suddenly it was all gone, literally…

‘I like working. It makes me happy. I don’t know how people can retire. It would drive me bonkers’ In another life, around about now, Peta Mathias would be on her way back from northern India, after leading one of her famous culinary tours. This ought to have been the end of another busy season, guiding her clients around places she loves – Puglia in southern Italy, the Basque region of Spain, Marrakesh – having spent the rest of the European summer in her beautiful house in Uzès, France. “It was going to be one of my best years ever,” says Peta, wistfully. “All my tours were full, my cooking school had lots of bookings, my house rentals in Uzès were going well. Then suddenly it was all gone, literally overnight.” Celebrity foodie Peta…