Victoria Beckham has acknowledged a “dilemma” involving her eldest son, Brooklyn, during a recent appearance on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast, speaking openly about how hard it is to step back and let grown children live their own lives while rumors of a serious family rift keep swirling.
According to Marie Claire, that interview came after nearly a year of speculation that Brooklyn, now 26, and his wife Nicola Peltz have pulled away from the Beckham family, with tensions reportedly stretching far beyond normal growing pains between parents and an adult child.
In the background, multiple reports describe a pattern that would trouble any family. Including skipped milestone events, a lavish vow renewal in New York that the Beckhams did not attend, and social media signs that things are not right, including Brooklyn being unfollowed by brothers Romeo and Cruz.
“We are such a close family,” she told host Alex Cooper, before stressing that communication and allowing her children to follow their own paths have always been at the center of her parenting with David, even when that means quietly accepting choices she might not fully understand.
A family divided
Multiple outlets including Hello! and The Standard noted that the strain became harder to ignore this year when Brooklyn and Nicola skipped David Beckham’s 50th birthday in May, Victoria’s 51st, several fashion shows, and even the ceremony where David was knighted, occasions that once would have meant a full-family front row.
At the heart of many reports is the suggestion that Nicola, a billionaire heiress and actor, has encouraged Brooklyn to build a life more closely tied to her family in the United States, with insiders claiming that a lack of perceived respect toward Victoria and David has deepened the hurt on both sides.
One report mentioned that David and Victoria have recently started quietly liking Brooklyn’s cooking videos on Instagram again, a small online gesture that Hello! and other outlets read as an olive branch and a sign that reconciliation is still possible, even if nobody is ready to sit down together in public yet.
As someone who grew up watching this family move from pop star and footballer to global brand, I find it unsettling that we are all now tracking tiny signals like likes, follows and snubs just to guess whether parents and children are still speaking.
Cruz’s latest trouble
Hola and Hello! both highlighted a separate headache for the Beckhams this month, reporting that 20 year old Cruz had his driver’s license revoked after collecting multiple speeding offenses less than two years after passing his test, turning what could have been a private lecture from mum and dad into another very public family problem.
Reports from several UK outlets suggest he was clocked at 24 miles per hour in a newly lowered 20 mph zone, enough under current rules to rack up the penalty points that cost him his license and potentially raise his insurance costs sharply once he is allowed back on the road.
Looking back, Marie Claire and other magazines trace the roots of the current rift to Brooklyn and Nicola’s 2022 wedding and the years that followed, from the choice of a Valentino gown instead of one from Victoria’s label to a string of missed premieres, fashion week shows and birthdays that once would have been automatic family appearances.
I remember when most of this kind of tension stayed behind the scenes and families could argue without the world weighing in, and it is hard not to worry about what happens to any parent child bond when every decision, party and podcast line turns into another chapter in an ongoing public feud.