He was accused of pretending to cook the family’s Christmas dinner as a chef was caught on camera in the background as he carved the turkey.
But on Friday, David Beckham, 44, took to Instagram to demonstrate his impressive culinary skills as he made steamed dumplings to celebrate Chinese New Year.
The football star shared a professionally-made video of himself creating the popular dish, and showed off his knowledge of Mandarin as he wished his followers a Happy New Year.
Chef Beckham! On Friday, David Beckham, 44, took to Instagram to demonstrate his impressive culinary skills as he made steamed dumplings to celebrate Chinese New Year
The video began with the footballer picking up small round pancake skins and then placed pre-prepared filling in the centre of each with a teaspoon.
David then moistened the edges with water, before carefully folding the dough in half and pinching the sides together with his fingers.
At this point the father-of-four stood back looking fairly impressed with his handiwork, before placing his dumplings into a traditional circular bamboo basket and onto a pan.
Finally, the sports star placed the cooked dumplings into a large white bowl and decorated his creation with cucumber slices.
Slick: The football star shared a professionally-made video of himself creating the popular dish, and showed off his knowledge of Mandarin as he wished his followers a Happy New Year
Getting stuffed: The video began with the footballer picking up small round pancake skins and then placed pre-prepared filling in the centre of each with a teaspoon
Careful: David then moistened the edges with water, before carefully folding the dough in half and pinching the sides together with his fingers
David then picked up some chop sticks and turns to the camera to say: ‘Xīnnián kuàilè’ (新年快乐), which means ‘Happy New Year,’ in Mandarin.
The footballer continues in English, saying: ‘I’m making dumplings to celebrate Chinese New Year.
‘Wishing you and your families well,’ he signed off, before tucking into a dumpling and smiling into the camera.
David captioned the video: ‘Wishing you all a Happy Lunar New Year. I must say I am quite proud of my first attempt at making dumplings! #lunarnewyear.’
Steam time: David placed his dumplings into a traditional circular bamboo basket and onto a pan to steam
Finishing touches: Finally, the sports star placed the cooked dumplings into a large white bowl and decorated his creation with cucumber slices
Impressive! David then picked up some chop sticks and turns to the camera to say: ‘Xīnnián kuàilè’ (新年快乐), which means ‘Happy New Year,’ in Mandarin
Yummy! ‘Wishing you and your families well,’ he signed off, before tucking into a dumpling and smiling into the camera
His culinary video comes a month after fans posited that he may have pretended to cook his family’s lavish Christmas dinner, after a chef was spotted in the background.
The football star, could be seen proudly carving the bird in a video posted by wife Victoria but was called out by one follower who joked that the chef must have noticed David was ‘doing it wrong.’
Of course David and Victoria are no stranger to having their meals cooked by private chefs, with the fashion designer admitting in the past that she is a ‘hopeless cook.’
Really? David’s culinary video comes after he was accused of pretending to cook Christmas Dinner from eagle-eyed fans, after one spotted a chef in the background as he carved the bird
Hard at work: In a video posted by Victoria, David appeared to be proudly carving the turkey at his family’s Cotswolds manor
Grand: Victoria is no stranger to documenting her lavish lifestyle, and the designer said in 2013 she has a private chef as she’s a ‘hopeless cook’ (pictured with sister Louise at Christmas)
In the video, David appeared to display the results of hours of hard work in the kitchen as he carved the bronzed turkey.
But after Victoria shared the post, one fan took to Twitter to point out that they could see two chefs in the background, with one in the kitchen still making food.
Victoria and David are no stranger to documenting their lavish lifestyle, and the designer has previously said she has a private chef as she’s a ‘hopeless cook.’
In 2013 the star told Vogue Australia: ‘I don’t want people to think I’m moaning. I wake up every morning and think how lucky I am. I’m like a child. I need to know exactly where I’ll be and what I’m going to be doing.
‘Some days are better than others, but right now I feel guilty because I’m working instead of putting Harper to sleep.’