David Beckham poses drenched and shirtless for Elle magazine - picture
Published May 28 2012, 13:17 BST | By Mayer Nissim
David Beckham has posed shirtless for Elle UK magazine.As previously announced, the footballer became the first male coverstar of the magazine to mark the London 2012 Olympic Games.
© Elle / Doug Inglish
"David Beckham is a national hero," said Elle editor in chief Lorraine Candy.
"He is an icon and Elle is known for featuring icons on its cover. This is a first for us on the newsstand and I believe he is loved by men and women alike.
"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."
The full feature appears in the July issue of Elle UK, on sale Wednesday, May 30 in two different covers.
Behind-the-scenes images of the shoot had been teased earlier this month.
David Beckham is a national hero? In the same way that Cheryl Cole is the Nation's sweetheart? He kicks a ball around a field; hardly makes him Winston Churchill, does it.
May 29th 2012 at 10:01am
Beautifully immaculately gorgeous! Oh how jealous some people can be!
May 28th 2012 at 9:20pm
Just because I don't like tattoos, doesn't make me jealous. I don't like olives either, but not because I secretly harbour jealousy for them. It IS actually possible not to like someone or something without jealousy being involved.
May 29th 2012 at 10:03am
Whats with the eyebrow !
May 28th 2012 at 6:31pm
Couldn't they have picked an actual Olympian for the Olympic edition.
May 28th 2012 at 6:18pm(+1 like)
Why a hero? Has he fought for his country? The word hero should be kept for our soldiers x their families!
May 28th 2012 at 6:01pm
Oh dear.
May 28th 2012 at 6:22pm(+1 like)