David Beckham finds his wife Victoria “sexy” because she is such a good mother.

The couple – who married in 1999 – have four children Brooklyn, 13, Romeo, nine, seven-year-old Cruz and 10-month-old Harper together and the soccer star particularly loves the way his ex-Spice Girl spouse always puts their kids first.

He said: “She’s a great mum. Everything revolves around the children, as busy as she is, and that’s what I love her for. Well, there are many other things that I love her for, but being an amazing mother is a very sexy quality and an adorable quality.”

David and Victoria renewed their wedding vows four years ago and the sportsman admitted he planned the whole ceremony as a surprise – and even chose a dress for the fashion designer to wear.

In an interview with the UK edition of Elle magazine – which has made the sportsman its first ever male cover star – he said: “The most romantic thing I’ve ever done was probably when we renewed our wedding vows. It was a whole surprise, Victoria knew nothing about it. I had it all organized. I told her we were going out for lunch and I packed her bag.

“I had a dress ready for her to change into on the plane. I picked the dress. I picked everything. It was just a simple white Dolce & Gabbana dress I think.

“This is going back a few years, when I was playing in Spain. So then we renewed our vows, flew on to Paris and had a night in Paris.”