Cruz Beckham will return to school after successful debut single instead of becoming a full-time pop star

CRUZ BECKHAM isn’t ­packing up his pencil case for the pop world just yet.

Since the 11-year-old released his first single this week, all the talk has been about him taking over from mum VICTORIA as the family’s chart superstar.

But I can reveal that Cruz won’t be pursuing a full-time music career just yet and is going back to school.

A source told me: “Everyone has gone totally mad over Cruz’s little Christmas record. But that’s all this ever was — just a kid who loves to sing doing ­something for his local radio station’s charity.

“Cruz is intent on staying at school and being a full-time pupil, not becoming a pop star. Everyone got swept away on a wave of pushy parents, record deals and albums, but the truth is it’s so much more simple.”

Cruz’s charity song If Every Day Was Christmas has shot up the iTunes charts this week after he released it with help from JUSTIN BIEBER’s manager SCOOTER BRAUN and top ­producer Rodney Jerkins.

But for the time being, Cruz is focusing on his homework.

The source added: “There is no album or touring with Justin Bieber, as has been suggested.

“It’s just a one-off Christmas song.

“Cruz loves singing and as Scooter is a friend of DAVID’s, he offered for Cruz to hang out at Rodney’s house, skateboard with his kids and use the studio. But there is no pop masterplan. He is 11 and very much a little boy at school doing something cool and Christmassy for charity.”

On Thursday night, Scooter explained how it came about.

Speaking from LA, he said: “I’ve known Cruz and his ­parents for a while and I saw him sing. David and I had a conversation and decided, ‘Let him have some fun’.

“Then he made a Christmas single and came to us and said, ‘Hey, I want to do this for charity and help other kids’.

“When they told me the idea, I said I’d be more than happy to help. I hope he inspires more kids to give (something) back.”

Sorry, record label bosses — better put those contracts back on the shelves for now.

Merry Swiftmas

TAYLOR SWIFT and ZAYN MALIK could be a shock entry for Christmas No1 after dropping a surprise single yesterday.

It looks like Zayn’s girlfriend GIGI HADID has given his career a boost by landing him the track with her best pal Taylor after his last few singles flopped.

But I’ve learned the pair didn’t even get into the studio together to record I Don’t Wanna Live Forever. Taylor wrote and recorded her parts before sending it to Los Angeles for the ex-ONE DIRECTION star to do his.

The tune will feature in the Fifty Shades Darker film, which will be out in February.

That would make for a different Christmas No1 video …

Sulky Suki

NOT even a free bar and a room full of A-listers could cheer SUKI WATERHOUSE up on Thursday night.

The model and actress looked glum as she posed up inside London’s posh Claridge’s Hotel for the Evening Standard British Film Awards.

But I can think of a good reason why — she wasn’t up for a single award.

Instead Suki was there to present the AMANDA ELIASCH Best Screenplay Award, which she dished to GUY HIBBERT for his drone warfare flick Eye in the Sky.

Underworld star KATE BECKINSALE bagged Best Actress while HUGH GRANT was awarded Best Actor.

Maybe next year, Suki.

West back from his rest

AFTER almost a month resting away from the public spotlight, KANYE WEST has made a quiet return.

Having spent nine days in hospital for “exhaustion and sleep deprivation” before returning home, he made his first appearance at a furniture exhibition in West Hollywood, of all places.

But the rapper – sporting a new blonde hairdo – didn’t make a song or dance, or even a rant, about his return, with his attendance only being noted by someone who happened to share pictures on Instagram.

In one of the images uploaded by user Giovanni Bassan, Kanye was shown inspecting upholstery with fashion designer Rick Owen’s wife Michele Lamy.

He looked like he had lost weight during his break, with the presence of his Yeezy trainers being one things that hadn’t changed about the star.

In an odd twist, Italian painter Giovanni’s Instagram account was removed soon after he uploaded the two images.

Kanye has also been recording new tunes since leaving hospital, with producer Pete Rock sharing snippets online of the pair’s latest work.

I’m sure music is the best medicine.