David Beckham may be one of the best footballers in the history of English football, but he's also got a penchant being on-screen. Of course, he's quite often on TV to speak on sporting occasions, but he's no stranger to a cameo - after all, 2002 film Bend It Like Beckham was literally about him (although he never actually filmed any scenes for it.)
More recently, he's pulled some strings with his film director pal Guy Ritchie and had cameos in both his films The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and King Arthur: Legend of the Sword - and let's not forget his hilarious promo clip for Deadpool 2 last year.
So when photos emerged of Becks on the Stockport set of the hugely popular TV show Peaky Blinders, which is set to return later this year, fans went crazy at the prospect of David Beckham starring in an episode of the upcoming series.
The official Instagram account for the show couldn't resist a quick snap with the sporting legend, sharing a photo of David with show creator Steven Knight and the caption, 'Creator Steven Knight shows @DavidBeckham around the #PeakyBlinders set.'
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1 of 9Swipe through to see which Netflix shows you can look forward to in 2019...
2 of 9The Umbrella Academy
Based on a popular, award-winning comics and graphic novels, The Umbrella Academy follows forty-three babies who are inexplicably born to random, unconnected women. Seven of the children are adopted by Sir Reginald Hargreeves, a billionaire industrialist, however as teenagers the family becomes fractured.
3 of 9Star Trek: Discovery Season 2
Star Trek: Discovery is back for another series! The first season of Star Trek: Discovery featured a new ship, new characters, and new missions, while staying true to the original franchise.
4 of 9The Rain Season 2
The first season of The Rain was released earlier this year and has been so successful it's back once again in 2019. The Rain is set six years after a brutal virus carried by the rain wipes out almost all humans in Scandinavia. However, two Danish siblings have survived and emerge from the safety of their bunker to find all remnants of civilisation gone.
5 of 9Our Planet
Our Planet was filmed over four years, and combines the spectacular photography of Planet Earth with an unprecedented look at the planet's remaining wilderness areas and their animal inhabitants.
6 of 9Nightflyers
Based on a short book, set in the future, Nightflyers follows a crew of explorers on a journey on the most advanced ship in the galaxy, The Nightflyer. As they near their destination, they discover their ship might actually be taking them towards deadly and unspeakable horrors!
7 of 9ELITE Season 2
ELITE returns for another season in 2019. Following the children at Las Encinas, the best and most exclusive school in Spain, in the first season viewers got to see what happened when three working class kids were admitted to the elite school after their academy was destroyed by an earthquake.
8 of 9Disenchantment Season 2
From the creator of The Simpsons, Disenchantment returns for a second season. This adult animated comedy fantasy series was super popular earlier this year and will return for Netflix in 2019.
9 of 9Stranger Things 3
Another popular Netflix series that we can look forward to next year is Stranger Things 3. Not a huge amount is known about the plot for the upcoming series, however the Duffer Brothers confirmed it would be set in now 1985, now reconfirmed in the teaser trailer. Stranger Things Season 3 returns to Netflix in the summer 2019, in the meantime you can watch Seasons 1 and 2 of the hit show on Netflix.
Of course, fans of both Becks and Peaky Blinders went mad for the snap, and couldn't help but be drawn into the idea of a Beckham cameo in the show. Many took to the comments section on Instagram to express their disbelief, with one writing, 'Is this for season 5?' and another added, 'Put him in an episode!'
David himself also posted the photo to his Instagram Story, as well as another which saw him watching some filming going on with the caption, 'Big thanks to creator Steven Knight and the crew for looking after me. Excited for season 5.'
However, David's reps have sadly denied any whiff of a cameo rumour, telling the Manchester Evening News that he was only on the set for a tour. Darn.
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