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Move over, Posh and Becks – we’re all about another football-and-singer power couple.
Meet Vietnam’s Lê Công Vinh and Thủy Tiên, who have charmed the nation’s public and commanded headlines for nearly two decades, thanks to both their stellar talents and enduring romance.
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The couple met by chance in 2008, at a photo shoot for a teen magazine in Vietnam, when Lê was at the height of his career and Thủy Tiên was still an emerging pop singer. Vietnam Net reported that they fell head over heels for each other at first sight – just like Posh once confessed to Today about her husband too. They kept their relationship low profile for a year to enjoy their romance in private, away from paparazzi cameras, Thủy Tiên explained to Dan Tri in an interview. When they finally went public, the news made waves in local media for months.
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In 2014, a year after having their first child, the couple got married in an extravagant and widely broadcast ceremony that was attended by more than 1,000 guests, according to Zing News. Lê and Thủy Tiên used all their wedding gift money – worth roughly US$87,000 – to fund their subsequent charity activities, reported Thanh Nien.
As husband and wife, they continued to achieve new career milestones, raise a family and accumulate a massive fortune. They often shower each other with lavish gifts worth thousands of dollars. Doi Song Phap Luat lists cars, smartphones, jewellery watches and designer handbags as just a few of the presents they’ve exchanged.
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But beyond their fancy lifestyle, they are also known for being a strong couple who support each other’s careers and who shares ups and downs together, according to various Vietnamese media outlets. To many, their glamorous and aspirational love story is something out of a fairy tale.

When ESPN once asked Lê for his opinion on the Posh and Becks comparisons, which are rampant across Vietnamese media, he commented, “My wife is a singer who is very well-known in Vietnam, though our life is very different to that of David and Victoria.” That said, Lê and David Beckham both went from rags to riches – Lê’s modest childhood has been documented in publications like Ghien Bong Da – thanks to their dazzling football skills. However, Lê added, “I don’t like it when people make that comparison about us. My name is Lê Công Vinh, not David Beckham. But it’s OK. I can’t complain.”
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Thủy Tiên, meanwhile, has been compared to Victoria Beckham not only for her marriage, but because of her impressive singing career and other successful ventures. Thủy Tiên has also modelled, appeared in films and signed brand endorsements, reports Ngoi Sao.

Nowadays, the celebrity couple are mostly engaged in charitable activities. Thủy Tiên has raised millions of dollars for various social causes, touching plenty of lives. For example, she raised and distributed US$8 million to flood-stricken victims in remote and underdeveloped provinces in central Vietnam in 2020, reported Sao Star.
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Over the past few months, the Vietnamese public has been outraged by accusations against some Vietnamese celebrities – including Thủy Tiên – for potentially misusing charity funds and having questionable motives behind their charitable acts. Thủy Tiên responded by publicly releasing documentation of exactly where her US$8 million flood relief donations went, according to Sao Star.
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Just like David and Victoria Beckham’s successful careers with Manchester United and the Spice Girls, Lê and Thủy Tiên are local sports and singing legends
Known for their fairy-tale romance and luxurious lifestyle filled with gifts of supercars, watches and handbags, the couple has also donated millions to charity



The Vietnamese power couple definitely have the storybook romance, successful careers and massive fortune to match their Western counterparts, but what do they think about the comparisons?
