United Kingdom, March 31 -- Rebecca Loos has claimed she "never lied" about her supposed affair with David Beckham.

The 46-year-old former model has always insisted that she and the footballer, 49, had a fling in the early 2000s shortly after he married Spice Girl Victoria Beckham, although he has always denied it and she has now insisted that was a "very brave" thing for her to do.

Speaking on '60 Minutes Australia, she said: "In my opinion, it was a very brave thing to do to go up against them.

"I have stuck to the truth. I've never exaggerated. I never lied about a single thing.

"Why? Because I'm going up against the strongest, most powerful couple in the media who have all the money in the world for the best PR, the best lawyers. ...