Despite rumours of tensions between former BFFs Victoria Beckham and Katie Holmes, David Beckham has nothing but praise for Katie and husband Tom Cruise and insists that as keen as Tom is to promote his religion generally, the subject of Scientolgy has not come up for decision between them.

David told Arena magazine recently: “They are amazing people who are just so positive about life and they have been great to us.”

“We respect their religion. We respect everything they do and believe in.”

“But they have never turned around to us and said, ‘You have to be a part of this’, because that’s not what they’re about. It’s never been about that.”

“There’s been nothing shoved down our throats because friends don’t do things like that.

He added that he is also close to Jennifer Lopez‘ husband Marc Anthony: “We talk about all sorts. What’s happening that week, that day. What Jennifer’s up to, what Victoria’s up to. I speak to him at least three or four times a week.”