David Beckham was recently mistaken as actor Ricky Gervais while working out at the Soul Cycle gym in Los Angeles. The former footballer reportedly didn’t take the comparison too well because he stormed out of the gym furious.

Beckham was at the gym talking to a trainer when someone reportedly accidentally mistook him for “The Office” star because of his English accent. Soon, people crowded around him, asking for his autograph. According to an eyewitness, Beckham was happy to oblige with the autograph signing even as others were congratulating him for Gervais’ nomination as host of next year’s Golden Globes awards ceremony.

“David was very friendly with the first few people in line who were saying things like, ‘Hey, Ricky’ and ‘Would you mind signing this, Ricky?’” the eyewitness told the Daily Star.

However, Beckham soon lost interest with the well-wishes and stormed out of the gym. The eyewitness claimed he was clearly unimpressed being associated with Gervais, who is much older than him, not to mention that they don’t have the same physical build.

“But it swiftly became clear that he was well and truly pissed off at being mistaken for a guy who is quite a lot older than him and, with the best will in the world, will never be in the same sort of physical shape. In the end, he stormed off to the changing rooms with a bright red face and a very angry expression, refusing to talk to anyone else at all,” the source further told the Daily Star.

The 40-year-old was reportedly further called by Gervais’ name when he left Soul Cycle. Another eyewitness told the publication that a few people had gathered outside the gym after being notified through calls and texts about the actor's presence.

“They were under the impression he was Ricky Gervais too and he had to run the gauntlet of more ‘Ricky’ calls before he roared off in his car,” the source revealed to the Daily Star.

It’s reportedly understandable why people would mistake Beckham as Gervais since the pair now sports the same patchy beard and both have English accents. Mirror UK even commented about Beckham looking so much like the comedian during the former's appearance at ITV’s “This Morning” back in 2012. The site provided a photo comparison to prove their similarities.

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