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Zoe Delaney

Cruz Beckham pays homage to dad David as he strips to his pants and reveals tattoos

Cruz Beckham has landed his very own magazine cover, and paid tribute to his famous father in the process.

The youngest son of David and Victoria Beckham is the latest face of i-D magazine 's Spring issue - stripping down to his pants and showing off a couple of sneaky tattoos for his debut cover shoot.

Cruz, who turned 17 on Sunday, sported a a pink buzz cut for The Out of Body issue's topless shoot, and dropped his Balenciaga jeans to reveal a pair of bright white Sunspel boxers to the cameras.

As the famous teenager and i-D shared snaps from the shoot on Instagram on Monday, fans - and mum Victoria -couldn't help but notice to resemblance between the celebrity offspring and dad David, 46, back back in his magazine cover heyday.

Cruz Beckham mimicked dad David Beckham for his debut magazine cover shoot (mirror.co.uk)
Posh Spice caught onto the homage, sharing several side-by-side snaps on her Instagram page (mirror.co.uk)

"Feels so weird to see David Beckham’s kids posing like David Beckham," one fan observed underneath the promo snaps.

"Yes especially seeing as he is recreating an image his Dad made at 22.. and he is 16," another weighed in with, as a debate arose regarding whether Cruz is too young to pay homage to his dad.

Posh Spice herself posted the cover to her own Instagram Stories too on Monday, captioned the upload: "Big first day as a 17-year-old! @cruzbeckham for @i-d, so proud!"

Cruz admitted in the interview he intended to pay homage to his dad in the snaps (mirror.co.uk)

The fashion mogul then went on to share a series of side-by-side shots of Cruz's shoot alongside topless snaps of dad David posing for a magazine called Arena Homme Plus in 2000.

In the collection of pictures, it's clear to see Cruz's big photoshoot took direct inspiration from the former Manchester United player.

"He learned from the best," the proud mother told her 29.5million Instagram followers.

In the accompanying interview, it's revealed that "Cruz feels older than his sixteen years (seventeen by the time the magazine hits newsstands), and he’s starting to find his feet" in the world, as he begins to embark on his career.

David often posed in his boxers for shoots back in the day (Handout)

"It was one of my first ever shoots – a proper shoot! It was fun," he remarks in the chat with the magazine.

Quizzed about whether he's perfected his own "signature smize" yet, the teenager confesses mum Victoria's love of the camera helped prepare him for the shoot.

"I think so, yeah! Every holiday we go on, my mum takes hundreds of pictures," Cruz replied.

Laughing, he added: "It’s really annoying but I think that’s taught me quite a lot!"

Elsewhere in the interview, Cruz explains how he initially pursued a career in football - like former England captain David - but eventually returned to his first love, music.

Discussing his budding music career, the star explained how he has been learning to master several musical instruments - and confessed his very own celebrity crush.

"I’m really into Billie Eilish," Cruz revealed to i-D.

"I love her music, I love her style and I’d love to take her on a date."

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