Looks like David Beckham’s harshest critic is his 3-year-olddaughter. The 39-year-old, who is married to Victoria Beckham, is most certainlyknown for his toned, sculpted physique that can be seen on billboards and ads inH&M briefs.
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While appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Wednesday, the dad of fourtold the host that his youngest Harper thinks he has packed on a few pounds.After Jimmy joked that the former soccer player didn’t look so great and jokinglycalled him fat, David replied, “Funny you should say that.”
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He continued, “My little girl turned around to me the other day –I had just bathed her and I’m toweling her down and she said, ‘Daddy, I loveyou so much but I don’t like you, you’re so chubby.’ I mean, I didn’t think I was.”
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Seems Harper isn’t the only one embarrassed by her pops. Even hissons Brooklyn, 15, Romeo, 12, and Cruz, 9, go to extreme measures to avoidbeing seen with him. Romeo, who has modeled for Burberry has entered the phase of being too cool for dad. "He's 12 and he's juststarted,” David said. “As soon as I takehim into school I go to kiss him and he turns his cheek, so I will then pickhim up and give him a bear hug and kiss him in front of his friends.”
Hisoldest son also tries different tactics. “And then my eldestBrooklyn, who’s 16 in March, he says, ‘Dad, park around the corner.’ And thenhe gets out and walks around to the school…” David stated. “I’m drivingaround, and I open the window and say ‘Brooklyn, I love you.’ Obviously, itdidn’t go down so well.”
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Not all is lost though, his wife of 15 years thinks he is awinner. He gushed, “Victoria did have to remind them the other day that they actuallydo have quite a cool dad.”
For now, David who was in Los Angeles promoting his new TheHaig Club whiskey enjoys being the family taxi driver. “To be honest, it’sgreat. I’ve been playing football for the last 22 years, not always with thefamily of course, I traveled a lot,” he explained. “It’s nice to be home andspend some time with them and be a taxi driver.”
We’re sure they'll let him keep the meter running!
