Beckham named ultimate Valentine's Day date

Retired soccer star David Beckham has topped a new UK poll to find women's dream dinner companion on the most romantic day of the year, scoring 18% of the vote.

Bradley Cooper

Bradley Cooper 14%, Ryan Gosling 13% and Tom Hardy 8% were also in the running to be crowned the celebrity most likely to set women's hearts aflutter on February 14.

Meanwhile, 22% of men would like to be wined and dined by 'This Morning' presenter Holly Willoughby, with her girl-next-door charms proving more popular than runners up Kelly Brook, Megan Fox and Jennifer Lawrence.

Holly Willoughby

It also appears looks aren't everything, since 64% of survey respondents would choose conversation over good looks in their dream date.

The toptable Valentine's survey of 2,000 adults was carried out by OnePoll between 3 February and 5 February 2014.