David Beckham gushes over son Brooklyn in touching Instagram post

The father-son duo took the snap while hiking in Los Angeles
Fatherly love: David Beckham with his son Brooklyn
Brooklyn Beckham/ Instagram
Emma Powell19 August 2015
The Weekender

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Former footballer David Beckham has posted a gushing post about his eldest son, Brooklyn.

David, 40, took to Instagram to upload a touching black and white image of himself hugging his 16-year-old son while hiking in Los Angeles.

He captioned the image: “Something tells me I love this not so little man so much ...... Growing up fast into a perfect gentleman and hiking buddy....

“I love you big boy.”

<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-version="4">&#13; <div>&#13; <div>&#13; <div> </div>&#13; </div>&#13; &#13; <a rel="nofollow" href="https://instagram.com/p/6jq1aCzWWL/" target="_blank" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-2917001-https://instagram.com/p/6jq1aCzWWL/" data-vars-event-id="c23">Something tells me I love this not so little man so much ...... Growing up fast into a perfect gentleman and hiking buddy.... I love you big boy </a>&#13; &#13; A photo posted by David Beckham (@davidbeckham) on <time datetime="2015-08-19T07:55:36+00:00">Aug 19, 2015 at 12:55am PDT</time>&#13; </div>&#13;

Brooklyn – who can be seen smiling in the snap as his father plants a kiss on his head also posted the image to his 3.9 million followers alongside the caption: “Like father like son@davidbeckham.”

The famous family are currently enjoying a summer holiday in Los Angeles and Brooklyn has been keeping his followers updated with their activities.

<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-version="4">&#13; <div>&#13; <div>&#13; <div> </div>&#13; </div>&#13; &#13; <a rel="nofollow" href="https://instagram.com/p/6eH36rxbG7/" target="_blank" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-2917001-https://instagram.com/p/6eH36rxbG7/" data-vars-event-id="c23">Making pizza with my little sister</a>&#13; &#13; A photo posted by Brooklyn Beckham (@brooklynbeckham) on <time datetime="2015-08-17T04:13:54+00:00">Aug 16, 2015 at 9:13pm PDT</time>&#13; </div>&#13;

Earlier this week he posted an adorable picture of himself teaching his younger sister Harper how to make a pizza.

He captioned the shot: "Making pizza with my little sister."

But he's also been spending time with a handful of his famous friends including Brad Simpson, James McVey, Connor Ball and Tristan Evans of The Vamps.

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