Transcribe of my question and reply from David Beckham on BBC Radio 2's Line Of Enquiry show broadcast on Christmas Day 2007.
Presenter Kate Thornton: Now we're going to take some more calls. This is Chris day, Chris you're through to David
Chris: Hello David, Hello Kate, Merry Christmas to you. David you're seen all over the world as a bit of a gay icon. How does this sort of make you feel and what qualities in your career sort of reflects your broad appeal?
Becks: Merry Christmas. Good question. I'm very honoured to be a gay icon. I'm a person that kids look up to, things like that, so I'm very proud to have the tag of, like you say, gay icon, so throughout my career its been great to have things like that. For me it's an incredible honor. Things about me? I really don't know. I think it's better for other people to say things like that but I don't know maybe it's that I like to look after myself. I like to look smart, look presentable most of the time. I don't know maybe there's that
Presenter: Why do you think David is a gay icon Chris?
Chris: I think it's for those reasons. You always look good David, you're always well turned out. Immaculate, and I think you're a great sort of role model for boys and men all over the world and I think it's great in this day and age of you know, what's going on with the world, to have someone to look up to. I was going to say, I think your look and fashion style is kind of legendary now isn't it?
Becks: Thank you for that. It means a lot.
Presenter: It must make getting dressed in the morning a bit pressured though?
Becks: You know it doesn't really take much to get me dressed in the morning though. I'm literally, in America, I'm just shorts, T-shirt, flip-flops so it's just aaah... I must admit though if Victoria's listening, she'll probably turn round and say the truth which is that I actually get my outfit ready the night before.
Presenter: Do you?Becks: yeah I do
Presenter: Is that because you're organised, a bit kind of controlledBecks: I'm very organised and very controlled. I need to go to bed at night knowing what I'm going to wear the next morning
Presenter: yeah?
Becks: yeah
Presenter: Well I guess that reflects your state of mind. Thank you very much for your call Chris.
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- Chris Day
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- My career in horticulture began when I left school in 1979 and joined Rochford’s Houseplants as an apprentice. After completing college in Lancashire, I embarked on a career in the retail world spending over 12 inspiring years at All-In-One Garden Centre near Rochdale. A career change in 1994 took me into gardening journalism and broadcasting, initially working as a sub-editor on Amateur Gardening, before launching Gardens Ideas magazine as well as editing Water Gardener and the garden website Gardening365. I continue to contribute to a host of consumer and in recent year’s trade publications as well as co-authoring a book. Over the past four years, I’ve returned to the garden centre trade as Plant Publicity Manager at Buckingham Garden Centre & Nurseries. We are developing the website and the social network sites as this is important in linking the two. I would describe myself as a hands-on gardener with a passion for plants, I really enjoy sharing my knowledge and I’m a contributor to local BBC radio for over 22 years. I've been involved as a judge from 2008-2010 in the prestigious Horticulture Week Retail Awards.
Tuesday 8 January 2008
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