Fans defend David Beckham after he is trolled for kissing daughter on the lips

Fans of soccer player David Beckham have rushed to his defense after some people questioned a photograph of him kissing his daughter on the lips.

Taking to his Instagram Stories, the former England team captain shared some adorable family snaps with his 64.7 million followers, that showed him and nine-year-old daughter Harper spending time together at an organic farm in Gloucestershire.

The finished result was a stunning autumnal wreath, and the pair posed for a lovely daddy-daughter picture together.

However, another shot of the two which was later shared by David's wife, 46-year-old former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham, caused a stir on social media.

Sharing a couple of cute snaps with her 28.7 million followers, Posh Spice posted a photo of proud father David kissing Harper on the lips - captioning the post: "The best daddy".

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Unfortunately, the fact that David, 45, was kissing his own daughter on the lips caused a backlash from some of Victoria's followers.

"Adore your family, but never understood those parents' kisses on the lips. Still the best family," one Instagram user wrote.

Another simply typed: "Don't kiss baby on lips," followed by several thumbs down emojis.

And a third wrote: "Please stop kissing kids on the lips!!!!"

The images were later shared by UK publisher OK! Magazine, who asked its Twitter followers: "What do you think about kissing kids on the lips?"

Fortunately, many of Beckham's fans rallied behind him and saw nothing wrong with a father kissing his daughter on the lips.

Journalist Niall Paterson responded to the story, writing: "Not the type of story I usually comment on, but I'm getting scunnered on David Beckham's behalf - stop shaming fathers for being affectionate with their kids."

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And Outlander actor Steven Cree tweeted out in support of Beckham, writing: "I think it’s severely f***ed up that you are even posing this as a question.

"The fact that David Beckham was pilloried for this is a disgrace. If you think it’s wrong he kissed his beloved 9 year old daughter on the lips I would I suggest you have serious problems."

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Another Twitter user blasted Beckham's critics, writing: "What the crap is wrong with people having an issue with David Beckham kissing his daughter on the lips....!

"It's the innocence of being a parent... I think it says more about the people uncomfortable about this than it does about the action of a devoted father!!"

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