Brooklyn, the eldest of four Beckham siblings, born to British celebs Victoria and David Beckham, took to social media recently and accused parents of controlling the narrative. In a series of stories on Instagram, the 26-year-old stated
For my entire life, my parents have controlled narratives in the press about our family. The performative social media posts, family events and inauthentic relationships have been a fixture of the life I was born into.
Recently, I have seen with my own eyes the lengths that they’ll go through to place countless lies in the media, mostly at the expense of innocent people to preserve their own facade. But I believe the truth always comes out.
He accused them of trying to ruin his marriage
My parents have been trying endlessly to ruin my relationship since before my wedding, and it hasn’t stopped.
Brooklyn adds
My mum cancelled making Nicola’s dress in the eleventh hour despite excited she was to wear her design, forcing her to urgently find a new dress. Weeks before our big day, my parents repeatedly pressured and attempted to bribe me into signing away the rights to my name, which would have affected me, my wife, and our future children
He further added
The night before our wedding, members of my family told me that Nicola was “not blood” and “not family.”
Brooklyn wrote
I do not want to reconcile with my family. I am not being controlled; I am standing up for myself for the first time in my life.
Amid the Beckham bickering on social media, the internet wanna know the wealth of the junior Beckham. For the unversed, his parents Victoria and David are British royalty. Victoria Caroline nee Beckham, 51, also known as Posh Spice, is a member of British pop group Spice Girls that made waves in the mid-90s until the band disbanded in 2001. Known for her style globally, the pop diva has been a brand ambassador for Dolce & Gabbana, she is also known for her luxury designer brand that sells denimwear, bags, and accessories, but primarily ready-to-wear, which includes dresses and gowns. Some of her celebrity clients include Meghan Markle and Eva Longoria, among others. Daughter-in-law Nicola has worn Victoria’s designs several times except on her wedding day, about which Brooklyn accused that her mom of cancelling it at the 11th hour!
My mum cancelled making Nicola’s dress in the eleventh hour despite excited she was to wear her design, forcing her to urgently find a new dress
Victoria comes from wealth and reportedly pleaded with her father, Tony, not to drop her off outside the school in their Rolls-Royce, as she was embarrassed.
Meanwhile, Brooklyn’s dad, Sir David Beckham, the former English football captain, started his career with Manchester United at the age of 17 in 1992. After retirement from the national team, Beckham, known for his mesmerizing midfield skills, gigged with the other European bigwigs, including Real Madrid, AC Milan, and Paris Saint-Germain. He is the co-owner of Inter Miami CF and Salford City.
The British cultural icon married Victoria in 1999 after dating her for two years. Together they have four children, including Brooklyn (b. 1999), Romeo (b. 2002), Cruz (b. 2005) and daughter Harper Seven (b. 2011).
The supercouple’s collective net worth is pegged at £500 million or USD 671.52 million. Other estimates peg their net worth at nearly a billion dollars.
Meanwhile, their estranged son Brooklyn Joseph Peltz Beckham did not pursue his father’s career after not receiving a scholarship at the Arsenal F.C. Academy. He did weekend shifts as a barista at a West London coffee shop at the age of 15. He has dabbled in modeling, photography, and even an online cooking show. He also recently trained and joined Jaguar TCS Racing for Formula E. Brooklyn is also the founder of Cloud23, a premium organic hot sauce brand.
Brooklyn’s wife, Nicole Peltz Beckham, is an American actress known for portraying Katara in M. Night Shyamlan’s The Last Airbender (2010) and Tessa Yeager in Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014). She is the daughter of billionaire businessman Nelson Peltz, whose net worth is USD 1.6 billion. Evidently her net worth supersedes Brooklyn’s individual wealth. Does that bother you silly?
The collective net worth of the celebrity couple is estimated at around $10 million by some and $60 million by others. There is no official figure or general consensus. But by all means, the couples are not short of savings for their future generations despite not being as wealthy as the senior Beckhams.
Cover: Brooklyn Peltz Beckham / Instagram