David Beckham's jungle trek mocked after 'army' of helpers reveal

DAVID Beckham has been mocked for posing as a fearless explorer when he had a squad of helpers to support him.

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TV viewers ridiculed his documentary Into The Unknown, which saw him trek into the Amazon jungle.

He was shown sleeping among spiders and snakes and meeting remote tribes accompanied by two mates.

But the 5million audience noticed other people straying into shot, while the credits suggested he had a large back-up team.

There was at least one survival guide, a medic, a translator and a five-strong production crew.

Viewers were also convinced they had spotted a security guard and a stylist in the background.

Marc McElroy tweeted: “I hope he’ll be okay with just the support crew, medics, film crew and billions of dollars.”

While Ryan Aitken wrote: “I wonder what size the crew is? I’m counting 4, 5, 6, 7…”

Henry Waghorn added: “He’s hardly David Livingstone. He’s brought everyone along apart from Posh.”

And Dunc mocked: “Into the ‘unknown’, I don’t think so!!!”

The BBC confirmed there was an executive producer, a producer, two camera operators and a sound expert.

It added that a medic and a translator were also in the Amazon for “health and safety reasons”.

Beckham’s spokesman said there was a production crew and an Amazon guide.