Steve Bruce has promised his wife Janet he will go on a diet after unflattering paparazzi pictures of him on a Barbados beach were publicised . The Hull manager says he was 'disappointed ' that the pictures were published and that he was baffled that anyone would be interested . Steve Bruce was looking larger than life after being snapped holidaying in Barbados with Alan Shearer . Bruce has promised his wife Janet he will slim down after seeing the unflattering snaps . Bruce was baffled that anyone would be interested in pictures of a 55-year-old on a beach . ' I do n't think too many 55-year-olds look that good on a beach do they , ' he said , 'but I have promised my good lady I will go on a diet . 'So watch out - I 'm going to turn into the horriblest , most awkward b******d you have ever come across . ' I have had some letters saying it 's nice to see someone relaxing in their own skin - not many mind ! ' Bruce also had an appetite for the debate about how Premier League clubs should do more to bring through English talent . FA chairman Greg Dyke recently outlined new proposals , including increasing the number on homegrown players in a squad of 25 to 12 , in effort to improve the national team . And Bruce agreed with Dyke , before going on to question how his former club Manchester United , along wide Liverpool and Manchester City , recruit players . Bruce fells his former club Manchester United should do more to produce young English players . He said : 'It is a great debate . We have the Premier League which is a wonderful spectacle but we have to find a way to produce young players and we have one or two , but we would like a lot more . 'One thing that is staggering over the last 20 years is that we have invested millions in academies but are we producing enough players ? 'When you look back , where are they ? It is a hell of a debate . For me personally , we miss children playing football at school . 'If you are going to do a job properly , you have to look at the football club as a whole and see if we can produce a younger player . '
Steve Bruce has promised wife Janet to go on a diet and lose some weight . The former England captain is currently in the middle of his first season as manager at West Ham United after taking over from Sam Allardyce.