Mass killer Anders Behring Breivik told a friend he wanted to be “like David Beckham”.

Three former friends told his trial on Tuesday that the Norwegian fanatic thought of himself as a “metrosexual” because he wore make-up.

They also revealed that he had plastic surgery to make his nose look more “Aryan” and said they had speculated about his sexuality.

One of the friends, who have been allowed to remain anonymous, said: “He used make-up, powder, those kinds of things, and he explained that as being ‘metrosexual’. He made reference to David Beckham being that at the time.”

Another friend said: “Some people thought he had turned gay and… he cut out his friends because he did not want to face it.”

Breivik, who killed 77 people in a bombing and gun attack last year, claims he had an operation on a broken nose following a fight with a Muslim gang.

But his friends couldn’t recall any such brawl.

A friend said: “I remember that Anders wanted to reduce the size of his nose for reasons of vanity.

“This was a cosmetic procedure. I remember that he was very focused on his appearance. He didn’t try to hide it. He said he had an Arab’s nose.: – Daily Mail