BECKS SNAPS; Star loses rag as fan tries to take his photo.

Byline: By Donna Watson

DAVID Beckham snapped when a fan tried to take his photogaph during a shopping trip.

The England skipper shouted: 'Don't take any pictures of me,' as he browsed for clothes in Manchester.

Dressed in designer jeans and a Beanie hat, the 29-year-old lost his rag as he strolled round the Adidas store, which had closed to the public.

He had spent several minutes dodging photographers after taking a break from his England duties.

One onlooker said the Real Madrid star went 'ballistic' when he spotted a fan trying to catch him on camera.

Just hours earlier, he had told his team-mates to be on their best behaviour as police confirmed they were investigating Wayne Rooney for an alleged assault during an incident at a nightspot.

Beckham's outburst follows his revelations he had been considering his future in Spain after paparazzi took photographs of his children.

Following his warning to the England team to behave, he went out alone in his blacked-out Hummer H2.

He headed to the city's Triangle shopping centre, where 100 fans gathered outside to get a glimpse of their hero.

One onlooker said: 'Becks was strangely very camera shy.

'It's not like him because he accepts he is in the limelight.

'But he was determined no one was going to get his picture - even though he was on his own.

'He was browsing at the shop and trying outfits on when he spotted someone trying to take his photograph.

'He just went ballistic and was yelling at people not to take his picture and completely lost his cool. It was incredible.'

In the past, Beckham has capitalised on his friendly public persona, which has won him millions in product endorsement deals.

In 2003-2004, he earned an estimated pounds 40million, which was more than any other star in the country.

Adidas - whose shop Beckham was spotted in - pay him pounds 4.3million to promote their sports gear and Predator football boots.

Becks gets pounds 1.4million from Vodafone and appeared in TV and cinema ads which saw him happily posing with fans for camera phone snaps.

He makes more from endorsements than he does on the pitch. His combined salary for Real Madrid and England earns him pounds 5million a year.

#A punter has placed a pounds 1 bet at odds of 10,000/1 that Beckham will sign for Third Division East Stirlingshire. But Warren Lush, for Ladbrokes, said: 'I won't be losing any sleep on Beckham going to Firs Park.'

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