Orlando Bloom has been appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.

The Hollywood actor was given the title today (12.10.09) by the United Nations Children's Fund in recognition of his work and commitment to the rights of children around the world.

David Beckham is having elocution lessons to make his voice deeper.

The British soccer star has decided to join his wife Victoria and have intensive voice coaching to improve his accent and deepen his high-pitched tones because he thinks it will help him get more work when his sports career is over.

David Beckham says becoming a father made him less selfish.

The soccer star - who has three sons, Brooklyn, 10, Romeo, seven, and four-year-old Cruz with wife Victoria - admits he was self-obsessed before the birth of Brooklyn in March 1999 but now his children come before anything.

Victoria Beckham is being bribed to return to the U.K. by her husband David. The soccer star is reportedly so desperate to leave Los Angeles and move back to England, he has promised the singer a luxurious fashion wing at their Hertfordshire mansion - nicknamed "Beckingham Palace."

A source told Britain's Daily Star newspaper: "David is desperate to lure Victoria back to England. He's very honest with her about his ambitions. These include his dream of being the most-capped player in the history of English football."

David Beckham's children don't understand why he stars in underwear adverts. The soccer star's sons - Brooklyn, 10, six-year-old Romeo and four-year-old Cruz, his children with wife Victoria Beckham - struggle to understand why their father is happy to pose in the raunchy Armani pictures, which famously see him lounging around in tight, white underwear.

David said: "When they first saw them, they were like, 'Daddy, why are you in your underwear so everyone can see?' They don't mind. If they were older they'd be embarrassed, maybe."

Victoria Beckham is "embarrassed" by her husband's recent behavior. The former Spice Girls star is planning a series of high-profile interviews in a bid to improve the image of her and soccer star spouse David Beckham after fans of his soccer team Los Angeles Galaxy turned against him.

David has had a series of heated arguments with supporters of the American club after returning from his temporary spell at Italian side AC Milan.