FOOTBALL icon David Beckham has stripped off topless to celebrate turning 50.
Posing for the cover of Men’s Health, David Beckham has shown off his ripped body while working out in a series of hunky snaps.
David Beckham is the cover star of the new Men’s Health issue[/caption]
Stripping off to show off his hunky body, David proudly displayed his abs ahead of turning 50[/caption]
Speaking to the magazine, David lifted the lid on his marriage to Victoria and how they workout together several times each week[/caption]
David also spilled on how his looming 50th birthday doesn’t bother him[/caption]
The former professional football player has even lifted the lid on his workout routine as he prepares to turn 50, while spilling details about his gym sessions with wife Victoria.
In May, the father-of-four will turn 50 years of age – but despite the milestone birthday creeping up on him, David seems unfazed.
Speaking to Men’s Health amid his cover interview, David said turning 50 doesn’t bother him.
On celebrating his birthday, he told the magazine: “Doesn’t bother me one bit.
“People are asking me about it gently, like it should be a big issue. It’s not something that I’m worried about, as long as I’m fit and healthy and my family are healthy, that’s all I care about.”
He went on to add how he’s “really happy” and feels content with his business and “amazing family”.
David also boasted about how his body is “feeling better than it has done for a long time” before revealing his secret to feeling so good is playing padel three times a week and working out every day.
Lifting the lid on his marriage to Victoria, whom he has been wed to since 1999, David gave fans an insight into what they’re like together out of the public eye – and in the gym.
David Beckham and Victoria Beckham have been married since 1999[/caption]
The couple workout in the gym together several times each week[/caption]
David spilled how Victoria doesn’t always listen to their personal trainer though[/caption]
“I’ve been trying to get Victoria to work out with [personal trainer] Bob [Rich] for years, and she finally agreed to adjust her workout,” he told the magazine.
He explained how they now train together five or six days every week – and he loves it.
“I love training with Victoria. I give her a lot of grief. We both give each other plenty of grief,” he said before making a revelation about his famous wife.
“She’s not very good at listening to Bobby,” he said.
“She does her own thing. She’s not great at taking a rest.
“He’ll get her to have 90 seconds rest and she’ll be ready to go after 25 seconds.”
What do David Beckham’s tattoos mean?
Hands
Starting with the hands, and David Beckham has the word “Love” inked across the top of his left hand, with a swallow on either side.
This is joined by the numbers 723, a combination of the shirts he famously wore for Manchester United and later Real Madrid.
On his little finger, he has the year he was married.
Becks also has a small female-stick figure designed by his daughter Harper.
The devoted husband has “Posh” tattooed on a finger as a nod to wife Victoria Beckham’s Spice Girls nickname.
Arms
Becks has two sleeve tattoos on both his arms with the centrepieces paying tribute to his marriage to Victoria.
The most famous of his body art comes in the shape of her name along the inside of his forearm, which is inked in Sanskrit.
Both Posh and Becks have Hebrew tattoos, which they got to celebrate their sixth wedding anniversary.
The matching tatts translate to, “I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine”.
Meanwhile, Becks also has a separate rose inking on his left arm to mark the couple’s tenth anniversary.
Neck
One of Beckham’s most famous tattoos is on his neck, which is a gothic style cross and wings.
It is symbolic of to his religion and acts as a protective guardian of his son Romeo, whose name is tattooed just below the angel wings.
Beckham also has the name of his daughter, Harper, on the side of his neck.
This was later updated to include the words “Pretty Lady”, to mark her fourth birthday.
Back
Beckham’s back tattoos serve as tribute to his sons.
He has angel wings at the top as a sign of protection for them.
Becks has both his eldest on Brooklyn, and his youngest son Cruz’s names inked across his back.
Body
Beckham has a large chest tattoo that is an image of himself as Jesus, with three cherubs representing his sons, Brooklyn, Romeo, and Cruz.
The footy ace also has a vertical tattoo down his left side in Chinese symbols – this translates as “Death and life have determined appointments”.
Paying homage to his father, he has an inking of a ship at full mast – which is identical to the same one his dad has.
Also in the interview, David spoke of how it is “painful” seeing his children move out of their family home.
“We’ve gone from having four in the house to one. What I would give to have that back and be able to walk in, moaning to them about it [wet towels on bedroom floors]!”
But he did add how his sons often go to the pub with him, which has softened the big adjustment.
The full interview with David Beckham can be read in the April issue of Men’s Health UK, on sale from March 4.
David is dad to four kids[/caption]
David and Victoria share Brooklyn, Cruz, Romeo and Harper[/caption]
The family are all very close[/caption]
