Beckham named People magazine’s ‘sexiest man alive’.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Despite his nearly two decades as an international sex symbol, British soccer star David Beckham says he’s still flattered to be named People magazine’s 30th-anniversary Sexiest Man Alive. “It’s a huge honor,” the 40-year-old Beckham told the magazine, which announced its choice on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” on Tuesday night. “I’m very pleased to accept,” he said.The retired soccer star, husband and father of four is gracing our annual cover this week, and above, you can get a sneak preview of what you’ll be seeing in the issue (we’ll break it down for you: lots of extreme sexiness). But the H&M intimates model’s son Brooklyn, 16, is the one giving him the hardest time about the title. “He didn’t really believe it at first,” Beckham says. “But I’ve kind of been pushing it to him a little bit more just to let him know that’s still up and running.” Of seeing their dad on huge billboards wearing nothing but his skivvies, “it kind of slightly embarrassed them at the time,” Beckham shares.
Beckham was declared “sexiest man alive” by People magazine on November 17, 2015, joining an elite club including last year’s winner, Chris Hemsworth, and a handful of other above-average men. But these days, his brood – which in addition to Brooklyn, includes sons Romeo, 13, and Cruz, 10, and daughter Harper, 4 – “stands and takes selfies next to their dad in his underwear. By the time Beckham’s identity was divined, the audience knew he was a married athlete with children, had an accent and two tattoos, had never been to jail, and yes, formerly sported a man bun. The award, which is in its 30th year, has previously gone to Bradley Cooper, Matt Damon, Harrison Ford, Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise and Mel Gibson, among others.
