11 February,2011 06:52 AM IST | | Agencies
He is one of the world's biggest stars, used to having his every whim cateredu00a0 for by aides.
However, former England football captain David Beckham yesterday showed he toou00a0 could do something for others when he helped a stricken driver.
Beckham has been training with Premier League team Tottenham Hotspur and livingu00a0 at the luxurious Beckingham Palace home, Hertfordshire.
Beckham helped a man whose car had broken down after a session at the club
En route to Tottenham's training ground in Essex yesterday, he saw a Nissan Primera had broken down on a busy roundabout.
The 35-year-old pulled over in his car and went to help the stricken driver,u00a0 Paul Long, a photographer.u00a0
The star's Good Samaritan moment came to light when Long rang presenteru00a0 Richard Bacon during his Radio Five Live afternoon show yesterday.
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Long explained, "I work from home as a photographer so I take the kids tou00a0 school."
He added, "I had two kids in the back. Some people were getting a bit angry. But no one stopped [to help] for 10 minutes.
Then this car pulled over in lay-by and I saw this figure wearing a hoodie step out. As he came nearer, it became clear it was David Beckham."
"I was so shocked I just said, 'You're David Beckham." He nodded and when I asked for help, he did."
Afterwards, an indebted Long said, "Thanks David - I love you."
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Last night, a spokesman for Beckham confirmed the incident had taken place butu00a0 declined to comment further.u00a0
No Facebook
A day after Michelle Obama said that she did not want her daughters on Facebook, Beckham said that his sons were also not a part of the social networking site.
