He’s arguably Britain’s best-loved sporting heartthrob.

And David Beckham smouldered as he showed off his rippling muscles in a sexy new Instagram snap on Tuesday.

The former footballer, 49, went shirtless under a smart black velvet blazer as he revealed his toned physique.

The dapper jacket which was teamed with matching trousers was worn open to show of his many intricate torso tattoos.

He sported his usual handsome facial hair and had his blonde locks gelled back to perfection.

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David Beckham smouldered as he showed off his rippling muscles in a sexy new Instagram snap on Tuesday

In the post to promote his fragrance range he penned in the caption: ‘Black tie anyone ? #DavidBeckhamFragrances.’

His fans were quick to show their appreciation for the post as they commented: ‘Crikey I just spat my tea out’,

‘Wow!!!! Must be all of the gardening!’,

‘Good morning to us all’, ‘I’ll have what Victoria’s having…’, ‘Good Lord!’

David a shared a video to celebrate the first ever International Day of Play with UNICEF as he kicked a football around with children.

It comes after over the weekend David treated himself to a can of Stella while gardening at home. He is brand ambassador for the beer.

The sportsman artfully placed the drink on his fence as he shared his newfound journey into gardening.

Fans have begged the BBC to give him his own gardening show and branded him a ‘human golden retriever’ after he gave an insight into life at home.

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His fans were quick to show their appreciation for the post as they commented: ‘Crikey I just spat my tea out’

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David a shared a video to celebrate the first ever International Day of Play with UNICEF as he kicked a football around with children

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He captioned the post: ‘Today I’m celebrating the first ever International Day of Play �� Play has always been a special way for me to create lasting memories with my children and the children I’ve met around the world with @unicef’

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‘Play isn’t just about fun… it helps children to learn, build resilience and grow in confidence. Join me and UNICEF in celebrating the power of playtime ⚽�� #InternationalDayofPlay’, he added

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It comes after over the weekend David treated himself to a can of Stella while gardening at home. He is brand ambassador for the beer

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Fans have begged the BBC to give him his own gardening show and branded him a ‘human golden retriever’ after he gave an insight into life at home

Fans adored the gardening content, and took to the comment sections to share their appreciation

On Saturday, David shared a video of him planting a Queen of Sweden rose shrub, as his wife Victoria, 50, gave him words of encouragement.

The star sportsman’s fans were quick to give him pointers on where he was going wrong, prompting him to share another video the next day planting a second rose shrub – and thanking supporters for their tips.

The videos wracked up over one million likes, as people hailed the star the ‘gardening influencer we never knew we needed’ and shared their desire for him to get his own TV show.

Taking to social media on Saturday, David shard his debut gardening post, with a collection of clips filmed by Victoria.

‘He does love a spot of gardening,’ Victoria could be heard saying.

‘Do you think that’s deep enough?’ David asked, before Victoria replied: ‘Looks it. I mean I’m not really the one to ask. Try it.’

In a second clip, David held up the plant and said: ‘Queen of Sweden, English shrub rose. Should it not be English rose shrub?’

The next video saw him struggling to get the plant out of the pot he had bought it in, with soil crumbling everywhere.

‘There we go, some action,’ Victoria said. ‘Oh it’s crumbling.’ David then patted down the soil around the plant before saying: ‘By the way, that’s impressive.’

‘It is impressive,’ Victoria replied. ‘Very impressive.’

The next day, David shared another video, this time filmed by himself, in response to those from the day before.

He said: ‘After my slightly amateur attempt at planting my shrubs yesterday, I took some advice of a few people that commented on my slightly amateur plating and trying to get my Queen of Sweden out the box. And guess what? They were right. Let’s see.

David then started banging the sides of the new plant pot before lifting out the rose shrub. ‘Who knew?’ he said to the camera. He then planted the rose shrub before patting it over with soil.

David added: ‘Who knew it was so easy to get the Queen of Sweden out the box?

‘Thank you everyone. Isn’t it always nice to be kind. Happy Sunday. At least I’ve got socks on, not barefoot.’

Fans adored the gardening content, and took to the comment sections to share their appreciation.

They wrote: ‘He’s like a human version of a golden retriever,’;

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In a second clip, David held up the plant and said: ‘Queen of Sweden, English shrub rose. Should it not be English rose shrub?’

From football to plants: David Beckham plants Queen of Sweden Rose

‘Up next on BBC four, Gardening with Becks,’; ‘Can we have a reality show of you and Victoria just gardening,’;

‘David Beckham gardening is my new favorite content on social media. Thank you for sharing, being positive, and making the world a better place,’;

‘We like the Barefoot Gardener sounds like a movie title,’; ‘A David Beckham gardening show would be a hit!’;

‘It’s like a glimpse at the TV Gardening series that no one knew they needed,’; ‘David Beckham is the garden influencer we never knew we needed,’;

‘@davidbeckham we need a gardening show, you’d ace it❤️,’; ‘@gardenersworldtv please do an episode with David Beckham.’