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Beckham's new tattoo

The Manchester United player has had his wife's name emblazoned on his left forearm in Hindi script.

It follows a tattoo of his son's name, Brooklyn, carved onto his lower back in gothic letters and a guardian angel on his shoulders.

The new tattoo was first seen in public on Saturday when the couple attended a birthday party for Victoria's sister, Louise, at a London club.

Accuracy

The star explains the origins of the tattoo in his new video, The Real David Beckham, says The Mirror.

"I wanted a new tattoo for ages but we agreed it would look tacky if I had Victoria just in English," he is reported as saying.

The newspaper quotes an Asian language expert, Avi Misra, who praised the accuracy of the tattoo.

But the Daily Mail claims the Manish Tayal of the National Hindu Students' Forum has criticised the calligraphy of Beckham's tattooist, spotting two inaccuracies.

The tattoo is not a direct translation of Posh Spice's name - it does not exist in Hindi - but instead breaks down the four distinct sounds of her name and translates them into the Hindi language.