Football legend David Beckham, 49, was in town last week (Nov 7) to attend an event organised by Marina Bay Sands.
The Sands Global Ambassador was invited as a guest speaker for MBS’ unveiling of their new brand and vision campaign, ‘Above Beyond’.
Few were lucky enough to see Becks walking around The Shoppes at MBS during his visit, and as it turns out, a group of MBS employees had the opportunity to meet him up close.
Last weekend, Xiaohongshu user Evelyn posted a video of the star with the caption: “I had a chance encounter with David Beckham in the company canteen. Seems like all my luck for this year was reserved for this moment!”
Evelyn and her co-workers had no idea they were going to run into Beckham that day.
She recalled: “This afternoon, I was having lunch and chatting with my colleagues at the staff canteen as usual. Suddenly, an angmoh person walked in. I looked up and saw that he was looking towards my direction. A good five seconds passed, and I was stunned for a moment, thinking to myself “Who is this person?”. I totally didn’t realise it was David Beckham!”
She said she did not expect such a “big shot global superstar” to appear in the canteen. “He might have wondered ‘Why does this woman not recognise me’!” she joked.
Excitement came over Evelyn when she was finally able to react. She rushed forward to shake Beckham’s hand, adding that she was “very overwhelmed” and “extremely fortunate” to meet him.
“He’s super handsome, and he has a very modest smile too!” she gushed.
Evelyn’s clip saw Beckham taking the time to greet and shake the hands of the people who had gathered around him as he made his way through the room.
We don’t know about you, but meeting Beckham would definitely make our whole work year.
Photos: Evelyn/ Xiao Hong Shu