Posted by Adam

Thursday July 9, 2009

Tom Cruise has had a huge influence on David Beckham‘s life since he arrived in Los Angeles with his family, according to an unauthorized book about the British soccer hunk.

The book claims Beckham talks to Cruise “most days of the week” — taking advice on everything from his Hollywood lifestyle to which physical therapist to use.

But David — who is married to former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham — refuses to join his pal’s beloved Scientology, according to the New York Daily News.

“It’s something I respect, because Tom’s explained to me and Victoria what it’s all about. But he’s never turned around and said, ‘That is what you should be doing,’ because he would never do that,” David says in the book.

“He and Katie have their beliefs … but me and Victoria have also got our own.”

Cruise was also a big influence on Becks’ decision to move to LA Galaxy after the pair struck up a friendship in 2003, the book claims.

The tome also tells how the footballing superstar named his young son Cruz after his close friend Cruise.

“I must admit, when [Victoria and I] met Tom, I remember turning around to Victoria and saying, ‘Cruise is a great name, but we could spell it different,” Beckham said.

“And also, living in Spain, Cruz is spelled the way it is in Spanish. So that’s why we got it.”

The book, titled The Beckham Experiment, is pieced together from interviews with Sports Illustrated magazine.

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