ed westwickGossip Girl star Ed Westwick has revealed he was rendered speechless when he met David Beckham recently.

The British-born actor was a fan of the footballer in his Manchester United days so found it difficult seeing him in the flesh.

He told Reveal magazine recently: “I was at this ball in New York that was so grand David Bowie was sitting at the next table and shook hands with George Clooney.

“Then I went to the toilet and there was David Beckham. I couldn’t say anything, I just ran out.

“A friend tried to persuade me to say, ‘Hello,’ but I couldn’t do it. It was ridiculous.

“But I had a Beckham shirt when I was a kid and he was the one I watched growing up.”

He added: “There have been a couple of times now that I’ve been in the same room as him, but I just can’t go up to him. I can’t do it.”