I am Obsessed And i guess he is too

BECKS: MY OCD HELL EXCLUSIVE ACE SPENDS HOURS TIDYING
By Lara Gould Tv Reporter
DAVID Beckham has revealed he is suffering from obsessive compulsive disorder - the complaint which sparks bizarre and repetitive behaviour.

The England captain admits he can't control his need to constantly clean and organise things.

It makes him arrange cans of drink, clothes and magazines in straight lines and symmetrical patterns.

Becks said his wife Victoria, 31, thinks he's a "weirdo" because of his strange rituals.

The 30-year-old soccer hero says he has kept the disorder secret from his Real Madrid team-mates.

But he has told how he was ruthlessly mocked by former Manchester United team-mates - including best pal Gary Neville - over his behaviour when he was there. Talking about his illness for the first time, he said: "I've got this obsessive compulsive disorder where I have to have everything in a straight line or everything has to be in pairs."


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He also told how he is addicted to the pain of having tattoos.


Becks said his OCD even affected how many cans of cola he can keep in the fridge at his £4.5million Madrid home.


The star explained: "I'll put my Pepsi cans in the fridge and if there's one too many then I'll put it in another cupboard somewhere. I've got that problem."


Asked by TV interviewer Tim Lovejoy if he had tried to break the cycle of behaviour, Becks replied: "I would like to. I've tried and can't stop." Three years ago soccer star Paul Gascoigne revealed that he too suffered from OCD. Gazza said at the time: "I need help. My house has to be spotless at all times. It drives me mad."


Dad-of-three Becks says his OCD affects him when he travels.


He added: "I'll go into a hotel room. Before I can relax I have to move all the leaflets and all the books and put them in a drawer. Everything has to be perfect."


He then told how former United team-mates Ryan Giggs, Nicky Butt and Gary and Phil Neville played tricks on him.


Sitting at a table in a restaurant during the TV interview, the star arranged glasses on a table in straight lines as he spoke.


He said: "At United the lads all knew about it. I used to be sat in my room. Knocking on the table, he added: "There used be a knock on the door like that and Scholesie, Buttie and Giggsie and Gaz (Gary Neville) and Phil (Neville) would come in the room and sit down.


"I thought they were just coming in for a chat. But then they'd go out of the room and I'm thinking: 'Something's different here.' And then all the magazines would be all wonky."


Waving his arms around, he added: "They'd have been in my wardrobe and all my trousers and my shoes would be all over the place like this. It was a joke with them."


The midfield ace, who joined Real Madrid in July 2003, added: "They haven't found out about it yet at Madrid, which is a good thing."


OCD affects one in 60 Britons. It is defined as causing "recurrent obsessional thoughts or compulsive acts".


Becks spoke about his struggle with the illness for the first time in an interview to be screened on ITV1 before this summer's World Cup. In the interview, Becks - nicknamed Goldenballs - also revealed how he enjoys the pain of getting tattoos.


The star has more than 12 images, including the names of his three sons - Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz - plus a guardian angel on his back and a flying crucifix on his neck.


He admits he is addicted to going under the needle. But he said his wife has begged him to stop.


Becks said: "Funnily enough, and I know it sounds weird, but I actually enjoy the pain.


"But I wouldn't just go and have something done that doesn't mean anything. It's either something to do with my family or something that I believe protects my family or myself.


"Victoria's not keen on me having many more but they are addictive."


In the past it has been suggested Becks suffers from OCD, although he has never spoken about it publicly.


It was once revealed the superstar, due to play against Barcelona last night, wore white clothes to match his all-white furniture.


It also emerged he spent hours straightening the furniture and worrying whether the contents of his fridge were in perfect formation.


Wife Victoria has said in the past: "Everything has to match in the house.


"If there are three cans of diet Coke, he'd throw one away rather than having three because it's uneven."