David Beckham, who has donned the role of sporting idol, pin-up, doting dad, Olympics ambassador, has now turned into a tourist guide.
The footballer has drawn up his top ten hot spots for visitors’ heading to Britain for the London 2012 games, including locations he enjoys visiting with wife Victoria and their children. The former England soccer captain recommends a visit to his preferred pie and mash shop, which offers a basic meal for as little as 3.50 pounds. Beckham, who grew up in Essex but whose family members had previously lived in the East End, recommends the traditional Cockney grub as ‘an insider’s tip for a real East London food experience’ and exhorts one and all ‘you’ve got to try pie and mash.’ He singles out Tony Lane’s pie and mash shop in Waltham Abbey, Essex, as ‘a favourite’. Despite being based in Los Angeles since 2007 when he moved there to play for