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Josh Widdicombe says Bukayo Saka should have asked David Beckham how he sleeps at night instead of for a photo-Rachael O'Connor-Entertainment – Metro
Josh wasn’t exactly won over by the moment.
Josh Widdicombe says Bukayo Saka should have taken the opportunity to ask David Beckham ‘How do you sleep at night?’ WireImage)
Comedian Josh Widdicombe has given his two cents on a viral moment between England stars Bukayo Saka and David Beckham, and it’s not exactly warm and cuddly.
The former Manchester United superstar shared a cute moment with current England squad member Saka this week when he visited the England team’s training grounds.
Despite being a legendary footballer himself, with England ready to face off against France in the quarter-finals this Saturday, Saka was visibly starstruck to meet Beckham.
In a moment caught on video, Saka nervously approached Beckham on the field and sheepishly asked for a photograph, to which he dutifully obliged.
While plenty of people went wild for the cute interaction, there remains controversy around Victoria Beckham’s husband’s involvement as Qatar ambassador.
He is believed to have signed a multi-million dollar deal with the country despite its human rights abuses, homosexuality being illegal, and the deaths of migrant workers who built the infrastructure for the tournament.
Fans went wild for the sweet video of Saka asking Beckham for a photograph (Picture: Sky)
Josh commented on the moment on the latest episode of the award-winning The Last Leg (Picture: Getty Images)
It led to comedian Joe Lycett pretending to shred £10,000 as the footballer did not respond to his pleas to back out of the deal, as well as other celebrities coming out to voice their disappointment with the LA Galaxy player.
Now, on Friday’s episode of The Last Leg, comedian Widdicombe gave his opinion on the footballer.
After the show aired the cute clip of Baka asking Beckham for a photo, he said drily: ‘He should have asked him “How do you sleep at night?”‘
Beckham’s reported multi-million pound deal has led to anger among some, as he had previously been an ally to the LGBT+ community (Picture: The FA/The FA via Getty Images)
Later in the show, the panelists revealed their choices for 2022’s D*ck of the Year award, and at first it appeared Josh was ready to take another dig at Beckham.
He said his nomination was ‘previously a hero to millions and represented everything good about football,’ but has since taken millions from Qatar.
However he then revealed his nomination was the World Cup mascot, La’heeb – to which Carr asked: ‘What is that, is that the ghost of dead migrant workers?’
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Beckham’s most public decrier, Lycett, recently revealed Beckham’s team got in touch with him after the £10,000 stunt, but said he wasn’t ‘allowed’ talk too much about it.
The Last Leg airs Fridays at 10pm on Channel 4
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