Victoria Beckham's picture of her kissing her daughter on the lips has caused a bit of a stir, with some on social media claiming to be weirded out by the photo.

To mark her daughter's fifth birthday, the singer and fashion designer posted the adorable snap of herself and Harper on Instagram, while dad David posted his own photo.

Social media being social media, a few people deemed Victoria's photo "controversial" and even "disgusting".

One commenter spluttered: "You're not supposed to kiss [your] children on the lips."

Digital Spy has reached out to Victoria Beckham's representatives for comment on the "backlash".

Victoria has also received a wealth of supportive and positive messages on the picture too, with many praising the picture as "beautiful".

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One person wrote: "I kiss my children in the lips all the time, it is a perfectly normal, innocent, pure action of love not anything inappropriate."

In support of Victoria, a number of parents have now posted pictures of themselves kissing their children on the lips:

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