'I was obviously trying to impress her':
David Beckham reveals he wooed wife Victoria by donning a pair of TINY trunks while on their first holiday
He is now a bona fide swimwear designer after launching his new line for Swedish high street giant H&M earlier this week.
And David Beckham has revealed a pair of tiny trunks played a part in his wooing of now wife, Victoria, during their first ever holiday.
The retired football superstar revealed he wore a pair of 'really small' Gucci shorts during the couple's inaugural sunshine break in the attempt of impressing her with his perfectly gym-honed physique.
Hunk in trunks! David Beckham has revealed a pair of tiny trunks played a part in his wooing of now wife, Victoria, during their first ever holiday
Speaking to GQ magazine, he said: 'When I first started going out with Victoria and we went away for the first time I remember I took a pair of small, tight, dark blue Gucci trunks with me - I was obviously trying to impress her.
'They were really small, but they worked!'
David, who has children Brooklyn, 15, Romeo, 11, Cruz, nine, and two-year-old daughter Harper with Victoria, also revealed made a number of celebrity friends including Tom Cruise and Eva Longoria while living in the US when he played for Los Angeles Galaxy.
The ultimate showbiz couple: The retired football superstar revealed he wore a pair of 'really small'
Gucci shorts during the couple's inaugural sunshine break in the attempt of impressing her with his perfectly gym-honed physique
But when he came face-to-face with Hollywood legend Jack Nicholson while watching an LA Lakers basketball game he found himself lost for words.
Quizzed on whether he's ever felt star-struck, he added: 'I think when I ran into Jack Nicholson in a toilet.
'We were at a Lakers game in the Staples Centre and he went to walk in the toilet as I was walking out. He turned to me and said, "Alright David?" I was blown away by the fact he even knew who I was!'