Tom Cruise has enlisted the help of buddy David Beckham in a bid to lose the weight he has packed on in recent months.

At the suggestion of wife Katie Holmes, Tom is following D.B’s strict diet plan and exercise regime to rid him of his new paunch

“Tom had been steadily gaining weight. He didn’t notice it at first, but then he developed quite a paunch. He hated it when pictures started appearing of him with a belly and love handles. He turned 46 this summer and he’s got a 29-year-old wife and a young family, so he wanted to get back in shape.”