Cruz Beckham’s topless photoshoot for 17th birthday slammed as ‘disturbing’ by fans

Cruz Beckham has stirred up a bit of controversy this week with a new magazine photoshoot where he posed topless in his underwear.

The youngest son of Manchester United legend David Beckham and fashion designer Victoria Beckham featured in i-D Magazine’s spring issue, where he was seen sporting pink hair, tattoos and grills.

He was also topless and in his underwear in some of the photos.

Mum Victoria revealed on social media that the shoot was a tribute to his dad, with her sharing side-by-side look-alike snaps of David posing for magazine Arena Homme Plus in 2000 when he was twenty-five.

She captioned the photos: “Big first day as a 17-year-old! @cruzbeckham for @i_d, so proud”.

Over on her Instagram Stories, Victoria added: “He learned from the best.”

However, Cruz’s photoshoot didn’t sit too well with some fans online, who slammed the seventeen year old posing half clothed as ‘disturbing’ and ‘creepy’.

One person questioned on Twitter: “Are we all going to pretend that Cruz Beckham posing in his underwear on a magazine as a sixteen year old is totally normal?”

Another noted: “I can’t be the only one uncomfortable with 17-year-old Cruz Beckham thirst trapping and stripping to his boxers and showing off abs for a mag front cover?!”

A third wrote: “An under 18 year old in his underwear with a tattoo shame kids aren’t allowed to be kids anymore.”