David Beckham has jokingly suggested Ben Stiller is trying to steal his crown as the Sexiest Man Alive.
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The retired sports star was handed the coveted honour by People magazine last week, but has claimed Ben's on-screen alter-ego Derek Zoolander is trying to knock him off his perch.
David, 40, took to his Instagram account to post a picture of Ben on the front of the magazine and captioned it: "'I'm barely a week into my reign and already this man is trying to steal my thunder AGAIN @peoplemag #sexiestmanalive #bluesteel. (sic)"
The Brit's quip came shortly after Ben sent him a picture of the humorous cover, with the caption: "Hey @DavidBeckham remember when u were so mad about this?? Lol #ThrowbackMonday (sic)"
Meanwhile, David's wife Victoria - with whom he has sons Brooklyn, 16, Romeo, 13, Cruz, 10 and daughter Harper, four -said recently that the former soccer star is "very romantic".
She shared: "David is very romantic and we regularly do lovely things to surprise each other.
"The first time I met David, nearly 20 years ago, we were at a football match. After the game all the other players were having a drink with their friends and David was standing with his mum and dad and his younger sister Joanne. Family is important to him."
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