David Beckham might have to start going to the gym more often after his three-year-old daughter told him he was “chubby”.
Appearing on this Friday’s Graham Norton Show on BBC One, Becks said he only goes to the gym occasionally now, adding: “I got out of the bath the other day and Harper said, ‘You’re so chubby, but I still love you’.”
The former England football captain admitted injuries had started to take their toll towards the end of his career.
He said: “That last six months was tough on my body – you get certain aches you weren’t getting when you were 21 years old and I was waking up every morning really sore.
“That’s when I realised it was the right time to stop. I didn’t want to be one of these players that continue and people start saying, ‘Maybe he’s getting a bit old’.
“I was honoured to end my career on a high, but the one thing I do miss is playing for England. Every time they play it really gets to me.”
:: See the full interview on The Graham Norton Show on BBC One at 10:35pm on Friday February 27.
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