Football legend David Beckham’s hairstyles are arguably iconic, but his latest haristyle generated attention for all the wrong reasons on Saturday via Daily Mail.
The former Manchester United and England midfielder was visibly fuming after almost scalping himself while attempting a DIY buzz-cut with a pair of clippers.
Beckham, had attempted to ditch his conventional short-beck-and-sides in favour of the shaved look he famously debuted at the height of his footballing glory in 2000.
However, the former footballer came a cropper after the head fell from his clippers mid-shave, leaving him with a glaring bald patch on the top of his head.
Having already shaved much of his hair to a fine stubble, the mistake left Beckham with few options, and nothing to conceal the exposed patch of skin. Worse, he was given little sympathy from wife Victoria, who appeared to revel in her husband’s misfortune by sharing a video of his uneven buzz-cut with Instagram followers.
‘It does not look good,’ she admits as a crestfallen Beckham reluctantly shows her the bald patch. ‘I’m going to always be honest with you – it looks terrible.’
Beckham has sported the buzz-cut on numerous occasions since debuting the look during a Premier League match against Leicester City more than 20 years ago.
During a recent interview with former teammate and best friend Gary Neville for the Overlap podcast, the retired footballer even admitted it was his favourite hairstyle.
‘I always like the skinhead,’ he said. ‘I always loved the skinhead, because it was easy and you didn’t have to do anything with it.’
Ahead of his milestone 50th birthday in May, Beckham launched a new fundraising appeal for UNICEF’s work to support vulnerable children.
