Beckhams pose for raunchy photoshoot

David and Victoria Beckham have posed for their raunchiest ever photoshoot as they bid to break America.

The couple adorn the cover of fashion bible W magazine, with Posh Spice in a skimpy mesh swimsuit and her footballer husband showing off his heavily tattooed torso.

But it is the nine-page photo spread inside that will really raise eyebrows. One shows David reclining on a bed naked but for a pair of tight white briefs.

Another features Victoria in provocative pose, staring moodily into the camera and stripped down to her underwear.

Others see the couple kissing and David helping Victoria into, or out of, her suspenders.

The pictures in the August issue of W were shot in Spain by top photographer Steven Klein.

The magazine says the pair are “determined to become the new American idols”.

With England star David preparing to make his debut for football team LA Galaxy, the photoshoot is the first stage in the US launch of ’Brand Beckham’.

Next week NBC air fly-on-the-wall documentary 'Victoria Beckham: Coming To America', chronicling her move to Los Angeles.

It was intended as a six-part reality series but has been cut to just a one-hour special.

There is little interest in soccer in the US and showbiz observers are divided over whether the couple can make it big.

But Victoria is determined to join the Hollywood A-list and already counts Tom Cruise and wife Katie Holmes as close friends.

The American public will soon get a reminder of Posh’s pop career when the Spice Girls tour kicks off with three US dates this December.