David Beckham’s secret smoking vice

[cigarros]

DAVID BECKHAM is today exposed as a secret smoker - who sneaks into his garden for a crafty cigar after wife POSH BARRED him from lighting up in their LA mansion.

The ex-SPICE GIRL, 35, was forced to ban him because he has acquired a taste for luxury hand-rolled Cubans while in America.

Last night a family friend said of the England soccer icon, 34: "He loves the taste. I think he likes the image too. Lots of Hollywood stars smoke them."

The revelation comes barely a week after the superstar - who now plays for US team LA Galaxy - was pictured using an asthma inhaler.

Becks - famed for keeping himself superfit - has told friends it was nothing to do with his smoking. He was said by the pal to mistakenly see cigars as LESS harmful than ciggies.

The chum admitted: "It's strange to see such an athlete as Becks smoking. But he doesn't have any other vices.

"Of course, he only smokes the best - they're usually fifty-dollar-a-pop Cohibas."

His secret craving echoes the lyrics of the Spice Girls hit Wannabe - in which they sang: "I really really really wanna zig-a-zig-ahh."

But Victoria - who famously used to smoke cigars HERSELF - does not want him puffing away in front of sons BROOKLYN, ten, ROMEO, seven, and CRUZ, four.

Becks is believed to have begun smoking soon after arriving in LA - where Cuban cigars are seen as a forbidden pleasure at glitzy parties.

They are outlawed under the US trade embargo on the island's communist regime.

A friend of Becks said: "The smoking is just his way of relaxing as he nears the end of his career. There is no doubt he is very fit for his age and takes exceptional care of himself."

The star's spokesman tried to play down his love of cigars, saying it was "not true" to describe him as a smoker.

The aide claimed: "He may have had a puff on a cigar once or twice in the past to make a celebration but that is it."

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[dicko]

good on him

[Shelby07]

He was said by the pal to mistakenly see cigars as LESS harmful than ciggies.

Well, let's see. Maybe he thinks that because they are!!

The chum admitted: "It's strange to see such an athlete as Becks smoking.

http://www.cigaraficionado.com/Cigar/CA_Ar...22,1564,00.html

"...they're usually fifty-dollar-a-pop Cohibas."

If he was a real pal he'd tell Beckham about this place.

[cigarros]

[samb]

Oooooooo, its just so shameful to smoke cigars.

[Ellery]

I guess when you've got money like him, 50$ a cigar isn't too bad.

[Jesuscookies]

Oh boy more attention for the elite ****** bags of the world. Who gives a ****. I hope he chokes on his "$50" Cohiba.

Sorry... Just had to vent, nothing personal, but it is complete waste of bandwidth.

[Shelby07]

Oh boy more attention for the elite ****** bags of the world. Who gives a ****. I hope he chokes on his "$50" Cohiba.

Sorry... Just had to vent, nothing personal, but it is complete waste of bandwidth.

Vent away. I think you have a lot of company.

This piece had nothing to do with Beckham. It had everything to do with how evil smoking is. I doubt if Beckham pays $50 for a cigar. It just shows how willing the news is to print anything that comes out of anybody's mouth, no matter how ignorant they are.

[KB24]

Nothing against Beckham, but what are the chances he is smoking fake cubans? The only reason I ask is because a couple years ago I bought some cigars from a guy out here in Hollywood that works in the movie industry and they were as fake as could be. I was new to the world of cigars at the time and a bit naive but this guy told me he sells to "tons of A-List celebrities and athletes."

How do I know they were fake you might ask?

1. He gets the boxes shipped in from his family in Cuba that send the boxes over in large crates.

2. The boxes were wrapped in plastic to protect them during the shipping process. The machine that does the wrapping according to him was very expensive for his family to purchase in Cuba but worth it to protect the product.

3. Each box, no matter the size or vitola was $400, but for me because the guy knows my dad, he would go down to $350.

Just makes me wonder how many celebrities and athletes think they are smoking real cigars and really aren't?

-Patrick

[thechenman]

Nothing against Beckham, but what are the chances he is smoking fake cubans? The only reason I ask is because a couple years ago I bought some cigars from a guy out here in Hollywood that works in the movie industry and they were as fake as could be. I was new to the world of cigars at the time and a bit naive but this guy told me he sells to "tons of A-List celebrities and athletes."

How do I know they were fake you might ask?

1. He gets the boxes shipped in from his family in Cuba that send the boxes over in large crates.

2. The boxes were wrapped in plastic to protect them during the shipping process. The machine that does the wrapping according to him was very expensive for his family to purchase in Cuba but worth it to protect the product.

3. Each box, no matter the size or vitola was $400, but for me because the guy knows my dad, he would go down to $350.

Just makes me wonder how many celebrities and athletes think they are smoking real cigars and really aren't?

-Patrick

I would hazard to guess a whole hell of a lot.