David Beckham loves Lego toys and says they help him calm down

• David Beckham may be a world-class soccer star, but he’s still a Lego geek at heart.
• The former England captain has spoken many times about his love for brick toys.
• His former teammate Ben Foster once revealed that Beckham would relax with a Lego set in his room after training.

David Beckham may be a world-famous soccer star known for his iconic fashion looks, but most people don’t know that he’s a huge fan of Lego.

In 2020″The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” Beckham elaborated on his love of plastic brick construction toys.

„I love Lego,” Beckham told host Jimmy Fallon. „This was before I had kids. I grew up building Lego when I was eight or nine, and really, I just kept doing it.”

His obsession with Lego toys runs so deep that his wife Victoria finds him still awake in the wee hours of the night, piecing together the Lego models he has created for the children.

„Victoria always laughs at me,” said the former footballer. „She’ll come down at 2 in the morning and I’ll try to finish one more piece.”

The 48-year-old recalled how his wife used to troll him on Instagram for his amusement, even though he took it seriously.

„She posted something the other day. I think she said — because it was 11 years and up — and she was like, 'Really? You’re still up at 2 in the morning, 11 years-and-up on Lego?'” Beckham told Fallon. Calms me down.”

This isn’t the first time Beckham has flaunted her love of Lego toys. In 2007, the former Manchester United player documented his journey to create the 4,000-piece. Lego replica of Disney castle To his daughter Harper.

As it turns out, Beckham got into his Lego hobby when he was still an active footballer.

In July, his former England teammate, Ben Foster, exposed him Internet Beckham often relaxes with a Lego set in his living room.

„He would bring Lego sets and stuff to England,” Foster said. „So he’ll go to his room and do Lego all night long. It’ll cool him down a lot. He’ll just sit there and do his Lego set and have a good time.”

In 2014, Beckham said The Times Lego building was „therapeutic.”

„What would I like to do if I wasn’t a footballer? I love drawing cartoons and building Lego with my sons,” Beckham told The Times. „I know it’s not a profession, but I want to do it.”