The Daily Telegraph

Beckham defends ‘inappropri­ate’ kiss as fatherly affection

- By Helena Horton

DAVID BECKHAM has defended his decision to post a picture on Instagram of himself kissing his daughter on the lips.

The picture of the kiss with sevenyear-old Harper caused a heated debate online, with some critics saying the picture was “inappropri­ate”.

One wrote: “David, to kiss lips of your daughter that’s wrong,” and another said “to be honest kissing your daughter on the lips is a little weird”.

However, others said it was a charming display of fatherly affection. One wrote: “If anyone has anything bad to say about this picture they need to look at themselves. I think it says more about you than it does the Beckhams. There’s nothing but love here.”

Beckham said he was “very affectiona­te” with his children as that was how he was brought up.

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This picture of David Beckham and Harper prompted comments that it was ‘wrong’

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