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| Cover boy Beckham, the king of cling: Elle's first ever solo male cover star sets temperatures soaring in shirtless shoot |
Fixing the camera with his trademark brooding stare, David Beckham is no stranger to posing for high-fashion magazines.
The 37-year-old sportsman, clad in a simple grey t-shirt, scowls artfully as one hand comes to rest on his carefully coiffured hair.
While in another picture, Beckham shows off his finely-honed body and ‘six pack’ as he strides out of a pool - complete with soaking wet jeans.
The father-of-four, who plays for LA Galaxy, declared last month that he was ‘honoured’ to have the ‘really exciting’ opportunity to be on the cover of July Elle.
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| Cover star: David Beckham has become the first man to appear solo on the front of Elle UK magazine |
‘Anyway, who doesn’t want to see a picture of one of the world’s most handsome men on the front cover of a magazine? It will be a collector’s issue.’
Beckham’s appearance had certainly got the staff at Elle hot under the collar as the front cover was heavily promoted.
The magazine put out a video clip of the sportsman’s cover shoot, with the words ‘Prepare Yourself’ emblazoned over his crotch.
In screenshots taken from the video, Beckham stood shirtless by a pool with a towel stretched behind him and playfully threw punches at the camera.
Beckham is well known for being stylish - but is as equally well known for his sartorial disasters.
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| What were you thinking? Beckham says he 'can't believe' he wore some of his previous attire |
He admitted earlier this year: ‘Me and Victoria wore matching black leather outfits once.
‘They were Versace. But that’s one when I look back and am like,
‘What were we thinking?’ ‘We laugh about that one. I remember that it’s really good until you do it as a couple.
‘I look back on some stuff and think I can’t believe I actually wore that.
‘I have no regrets, though - I knew at the time it was good.’
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| Beckham, pictured with daughter Harper, has recently vowed to stay in America for the sake of his family |
Describing his signature style, Beckham said earlier this year: ‘British gentleman. At my age, now, my style has gone that way; the way I dress, my hair.
‘I just think it’s a great look for a man. For me, the English gentleman look is a nice suit, nice tie, nice shoes - and I think long johns underneath.’ However, after a series of provocative photo shoots, he admitted: ‘My naked days are over.’
The full feature with David Beckham appears in the July issue of ELLE UK, on sale Wednesday 30th May
