The BBC has announced today that David Beckham will replace Jonathan Ross as the Friday night chat show host.Ross hosts his last show next Friday (16th July) before he leaves the BBC after 10 years of employment.
For Beckham this will be the first step away from football and into a lucrative career in the TV industry. A move he has been craving and working on for some time.
Sources in the US of A say that since he has been based in the States he has had his head turned away from football by his celebrity friends. His latest injury, which forced him out of England’s World Cup squad, is thought to have been the final straw for the 43 year old winger. Our sources say that during a dinner with Robert Downey Junior, Calista Flockhart and Scary Spice he bemoaned the current state of English football and declared his interest in the Hollywood industry. It is believed that it was Downey Junior, a close friend of Ross, who first suggested to Beckham to take the place of the outgoing TV host.
After many meetings and screen tests the suitably impressed BBC executives offered him a five year contract to host the Friday evening chat show.
Rumours that his wife is to replace the popular musical foursome Four Poofs and a Piano are as yet unfounded.
Story by Dennis Birdcamp.
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