Why Are Men Like David Beckham and Tom Cruise Having Botox?
Is it fragile masculinity and the pursuit of the elixir of youth?
David Beckham is perhaps the most iconic Brit of my generation.
The man got to play for the biggest soccer club in the United kingdom and also achieved a degree of success in Spain and Italy.
When he burst onto the scene in the late 90s, everything he wore and said made the headlines.
For those with very long memories, they will remember when Becks went to a film premier dressed in a sarong with his then girlfriend — Victoria Adams — who later became Mrs. Beckham.
When Becks rented out an 18th century castle to propose to the former Spice girl, the terrestrial news channels reported it as though it was a seismic global event.
And when he wore a cornrow to meet Nelson Mandela in 2002, there were no accusations of cultural appropriation from Black Brits.
An iconic scene in Love Actually sees Hugh Grant’s character reference David Beckham’s right foot and we can’t forget Gurinder Chadha’s Bend it like Beckham, which all but confirmed our man’s place in popular culture.
However irritating his off-pitch antics were, it was hard to question his ability to strike a ball and get his team out of great…