In 2015, David Beckham took to Instagram to debut a special addition to his ever-growing collection of ink: The word “Buster” with a small heart underneath, which he revealed is dedicated to his firstborn son Brooklyn. “I’ve always called Brooklyn ‘Buster’ since the day he was born,” David explained in the caption of his post. “Love you Bust.”
It’s the second known tattoo David has dedicated to Brooklyn after getting his son’s name inked on his lower back in 1999, following Brooklyn’s birth, per Men’s Health. Since then, David has added the names of his two other sons, Cruz and Romeo, to his back as well, along with a guardian angel to watch over his three boys. “I like the feeling that [my] boys are with me even when I’m away from home,” he said in his autobiography (via Beckhams’ Tattoos). “There’s a guardian angel there, too, looking after them.”
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David has also honored Brooklyn, Cruz, and Romeo with a chest tattoo featuring an image of three cherubs lifting Jesus from his tomb, per the Daily Mail. The soccer star explained: “Obviously the cherubs are my boys. My thought of it is, at some point, my boys are going to need to look after me and that’s what they’re doing in the picture.” David has several tattoos dedicated to his only daughter, Harper, as well. These include her name on his neck — underneath the words “Pretty Lady” — and a stick drawing of Harper on his right palm, per Men’s Health.
