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Michelle Cullen

Victoria and David Beckham face backlash over 17-year-old son's racy photoshoot

Victoria and David Beckham have faced backlash after sharing pictures of their 17-year-old son's latest photoshoots on social media.

Cruz Beckham took part in a photoshoot for i-D magazine just one day after his 17th birthday.

Proud of her son Victoria shared some of the snaps on her Instagram account, captioning the post saying: "Big first day as a 17-year-old! @cruzbeckham for @i_d, so proud".

The image showed Cruz pose for the magazine's "Out of Body" issue wearing white boxers and jeans pulled down to his ankles as he sat on a stool.

Cruz Beckham took part in a photoshoot for i-D magazine just one day after his 17th birthday (Instagram)

The teenager also sported pink bubblegum hair, silver chains, rings and earrings.

Fans pointed out the similarities of the cover shoot with that of David Beckham's cover for The Homme Plus magazine in May last year.

Both father and son were photographed by American photographer Steven Klein.

However, after posting the provocative images, the famous couple were met with criticism for allowing their teenage son to participate in such a shoot.z

Victoria Beckham took to her Instagram stories to compare Cruz' shoot to his father David's (Instagram)

One person wrote: "I don't wanna see a 17-year-old like that."

A second said: "Not a good message".

While a third wrote: "He's 17… why are his pants down?"

Others noticed that Cruz had tattoos commenting that his parents had broken the law by allowing him to have the artwork done as it is illegal to get tattooed before the age of 18 in the UK.

They said: "Nice to see his parents breaking the law by letting their son have tattoos under age".

Victoria Beckham took to her Instagram stories to compare Cruz' shoot to his father David's (Instagram)

Another wrote: "Tattooed at such a young age!!! Parenting skills".

However, despite the negative comments, Cruz revealed in the interview for the magazine that he would be pursuing a career similar to his mother rather than his father.

The teenager said he wishes to have a career in the music industry, a decision he made after considering following in his father's footsteps as a professional soccer player.

Cruz, who is a talented football player, won a contract with Arsenal football club but said his heart was set on becoming a musical superstar.

Victoria Beckham took to her Instagram stories to compare Cruz' shoot to his father David's (Instagram)

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