Overview

• Jeremy Clarkson texted Sir David Beckham “you better f***ing not” after Beckham said he’d celebrate his guest-edit appointment with a pint of Stella.
• Beckham has been confirmed as guest editor of Country Life’s October issue, where he will feature favourite recipes, craftspeople and rural champions.
• Since retiring, Beckham has embraced country living in Oxfordshire through beekeeping, vegetable gardening and regular visits to Clarkson’s Diddly Squat Farm Shop.
• Clarkson, who launched Hawkstone brewery with John Hornby in 2021 and later purchased The Farmer’s Dog pub, insisted any celebratory drink should showcase his own beer.
• Beckham received his knighthood earlier this month, marking a major milestone ahead of his debut editorial role.