David Beckham might have to start going to the gym more often after his three-year-old daughter told him he was “chubby”.

Appearing on this Friday’s Graham Norton Show on BBC One, Becks said he only goes to the gym occasionally now, adding: “I got out of the bath the other day and Harper said, ‘You’re so chubby, but I still love you’.”

David Beckham and daughter Harper
David Beckham and daughter Harper (Jason DeCrow/AP/Press Association Images)

The former England football captain admitted injuries had started to take their toll towards the end of his career.

He said: “That last six months was tough on my body – you get certain aches you weren’t getting when you were 21 years old and I was waking up every morning really sore.

David Beckham on Graham Norton's show with Hugh Jackman and Noel Gallagher
David Beckham appeared on Graham Norton’s show with Hugh Jackman and Noel Gallagher (Jonathan Brady/PA)

“That’s when I realised it was the right time to stop. I didn’t want to be one of these players that continue and people start saying, ‘Maybe he’s getting a bit old’.

“I was honoured to end my career on a high, but the one thing I do miss is playing for England. Every time they play it really gets to me.”

:: See the full interview on The Graham Norton Show on BBC One at 10:35pm on Friday February 27.