1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:03,780 The nation's favorite family is at war. 2 00:00:04,160 --> 00:00:09,160 The eldest son of Sir David Beckham and Lady Victoria has gone nuclear. 3 00:00:09,460 --> 00:00:12,860 The simmering feud erupted in public today, and how? 4 00:00:13,220 --> 00:00:18,500 The world has watched as the firstborn son of the Beckham dynasty has publicly 5 00:00:18,500 --> 00:00:19,780 disowned his family. 6 00:00:20,220 --> 00:00:22,780 He made it very clear by saying, I do not want to reconcile. 7 00:00:23,240 --> 00:00:28,800 But behind the glossy 500 million pound empire, cracks were quietly forming. 8 00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:34,100 This is the biggest showbiz story since Harry and Meghan. 9 00:00:34,420 --> 00:00:40,060 And now, Brooklyn Beckham's bombshell statement has exploded the perfect 10 00:00:40,060 --> 00:00:43,940 image. We're so proud of our children. You know, they're very humble, they're 11 00:00:43,940 --> 00:00:44,940 very kind. 12 00:00:44,980 --> 00:00:49,680 Lifting the lid on years of simmering tensions between the Beckhams, Brooklyn 13 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:55,300 and his billionaire heiress wife, Nicola. It's so damning and it's... 14 00:00:55,600 --> 00:01:00,940 so conclusive, it makes it nigh on impossible to get back in a room with 15 00:01:00,940 --> 00:01:01,940 parents. 16 00:01:02,400 --> 00:01:06,580 But in this bitter family feud, who can really be trusted? 17 00:01:07,120 --> 00:01:11,880 There probably is a lot of truth to what Brooklyn said, and there are probably a 18 00:01:11,880 --> 00:01:13,160 lot of lies as well. 19 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:16,200 Now, David Beckham's alleged former mistress. 20 00:01:16,620 --> 00:01:20,240 exclusively exposes the reality behind the brand. 21 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:24,640 What they were putting in the public didn't really match what I was seeing 22 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:27,660 behind closed doors. That's what their big PR machine does. 23 00:01:27,980 --> 00:01:32,900 And what could this scandal mean for Brand Beckham? If David and Victoria 24 00:01:32,900 --> 00:01:37,160 play this one wisely, it could potentially be the end of Brand Beckham. 25 00:01:49,420 --> 00:01:55,020 On the 19th of January, a post is published on social media that 26 00:01:55,020 --> 00:01:56,020 across the globe. 27 00:01:59,500 --> 00:02:04,980 This story is the biggest drop I think we've seen in the last three decades. 28 00:02:06,480 --> 00:02:12,940 We had never in showbiz culture that I can remember seen anything quite as 29 00:02:12,940 --> 00:02:13,940 astonishing as this. 30 00:02:14,410 --> 00:02:20,730 A six -page Instagram story is posted by Brooklyn Pelt Beckham, son of legendary 31 00:02:20,730 --> 00:02:24,090 footballer David and iconic pop star Victoria. 32 00:02:25,950 --> 00:02:31,070 I read the full statement. I audibly gasped several times and then I 33 00:02:31,070 --> 00:02:34,530 texted about three group chats to try and talk to them about it. 34 00:02:35,530 --> 00:02:41,450 The 800 -word statement, shared with his 17 million followers, sends news 35 00:02:41,450 --> 00:02:43,210 outlets into meltdown. 36 00:02:44,110 --> 00:02:47,870 The simmering feud between, on the one hand, Brooklyn Beckham and his wife, 37 00:02:47,950 --> 00:02:52,230 Nicola Peltz, and on the other, his parents, David and Victoria Beckham, 38 00:02:52,230 --> 00:02:53,930 in public today. And how? 39 00:02:54,210 --> 00:02:58,350 Posting on Instagram, he accused Lady Victoria and Sir David Beckham of 40 00:02:58,350 --> 00:02:59,350 controlling behaviour. 41 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:05,440 Amid basically some of the most tense geopolitical times we've experienced in 42 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:10,120 recent history, Brooklyn Beckham's statement was top of the agenda on most 43 00:03:10,120 --> 00:03:12,000 newspapers, most websites. 44 00:03:12,300 --> 00:03:16,940 Everyone on social media was talking about it. The devastating post marks a 45 00:03:16,940 --> 00:03:18,640 dramatic decision for Brooklyn. 46 00:03:19,340 --> 00:03:23,580 This post was him burning all bridges. I think that's why he made it very clear 47 00:03:23,580 --> 00:03:25,520 in the statement by saying, I do not want to reconcile. 48 00:03:26,820 --> 00:03:32,280 Brooklyn's post contains a series of blistering claims, starting with a 49 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:35,680 mortifying account of a first dance gone wrong. 50 00:03:35,900 --> 00:03:39,160 The inappropriate dancing at the wedding. That's diabolical to say. 51 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:45,540 That's scandalous to say! That his mum basically hijacked his first dance with 52 00:03:45,540 --> 00:03:48,240 his wife that they'd planned for months and months. 53 00:03:49,200 --> 00:03:53,060 Next, a bitter dispute around the use of Brooklyn's name. 54 00:03:54,280 --> 00:03:58,740 One of the wildest moments from Brooklyn's statement is when he claimed 55 00:03:58,740 --> 00:04:04,600 and Victoria were pressuring him to sign away the rights to his name. 56 00:04:04,980 --> 00:04:09,860 You're throwing in words like trademark when you're talking about your family. 57 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:11,720 It's just next level. 58 00:04:12,020 --> 00:04:16,100 I would get so mad. I'd be like, well, take it. 59 00:04:16,540 --> 00:04:20,420 And finally, a drama around Nicola's wedding dress. 60 00:04:21,230 --> 00:04:25,690 In that Instagram post, Brooklyn has said that Victoria had pulled out from 61 00:04:25,690 --> 00:04:27,210 designing the dress at the 11th hour. 62 00:04:27,530 --> 00:04:30,630 You know, that is something that's really negative for Victoria's PR and 63 00:04:30,630 --> 00:04:31,630 brand. 64 00:04:33,950 --> 00:04:37,970 She is the one who is really featured the most in his statement. 65 00:04:39,390 --> 00:04:42,350 And the allegations seem to be mainly levelled against her. 66 00:04:44,090 --> 00:04:47,050 But it isn't just Victoria who comes under fire. 67 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:51,800 The statement is a shot across the bows for the entire Beckham clan. 68 00:04:52,920 --> 00:04:57,380 What Brooklyn seems to be accusing his parents of overall is control over his 69 00:04:57,380 --> 00:05:00,260 life. And his pregnancy announcement was sold. 70 00:05:00,480 --> 00:05:04,500 His baby photos were sold. He has been a commodity in a lot of ways his whole 71 00:05:04,500 --> 00:05:05,500 life. 72 00:05:06,320 --> 00:05:10,760 Basically calling them phonies, expressing that this entire image 73 00:05:10,760 --> 00:05:14,600 curated of a perfect family is false and that everything's in service to the 74 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:18,480 brand, everything's in service to basically the commercial aspect of the 75 00:05:18,480 --> 00:05:19,480 Beckhams. 76 00:05:20,100 --> 00:05:25,480 As the feud unravels, there is one other person who knows exactly what it's like 77 00:05:25,480 --> 00:05:27,380 to go up against the Beckhams. 78 00:05:30,090 --> 00:05:36,410 My name is Rebecca Lowe and 22 years ago I was the personal assistant of David 79 00:05:36,410 --> 00:05:38,050 and Victoria Beckham in Madrid. 80 00:05:38,390 --> 00:05:42,730 In the noughties, Rebecca revealed an alleged affair with David, something 81 00:05:42,730 --> 00:05:43,689 always denied. 82 00:05:43,690 --> 00:05:48,050 The scandal was alluded to in his blockbuster 2023 Netflix documentary. 83 00:05:49,230 --> 00:05:54,850 There was some horrible stories 84 00:05:54,850 --> 00:05:57,450 that were... 85 00:05:58,160 --> 00:06:02,520 difficult to deal with. 86 00:06:03,520 --> 00:06:10,060 It was the first time that me and Victoria had been put under that kind of 87 00:06:10,060 --> 00:06:11,060 pressure. 88 00:06:11,320 --> 00:06:15,960 I think I realised they were much more of a brand because what they were 89 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:21,360 in the public didn't really match what I was seeing behind closed doors. They 90 00:06:21,360 --> 00:06:23,880 really had this kind of image they were trying to portray. 91 00:06:25,290 --> 00:06:31,330 You know, no matter whoever tried to sort of tear the curtains down and that 92 00:06:31,330 --> 00:06:35,250 image was very, very strong and all they kind of focused on was the impression I 93 00:06:35,250 --> 00:06:39,430 got. I believe every single word in his statements. He's so brave to come 94 00:06:39,430 --> 00:06:41,350 forward. He's so brave to speak publicly. 95 00:06:43,830 --> 00:06:49,150 Following her allegations of an affair, Rebecca says she faced the full might of 96 00:06:49,150 --> 00:06:50,410 the Beckham PR machine. 97 00:06:51,920 --> 00:06:55,580 I knew that it wasn't going to be easy. I knew people were going to come after 98 00:06:55,580 --> 00:06:56,580 me. 99 00:06:56,640 --> 00:07:00,900 David is, you know, he's the golden boy of England. And suddenly you're part of 100 00:07:00,900 --> 00:07:03,360 a big PR war. 101 00:07:03,700 --> 00:07:07,800 In a very small way, this is, of course, validation for what I said and came 102 00:07:07,800 --> 00:07:12,160 forward and said 22 years ago. Brooklyn is basically confirming inauthentic 103 00:07:12,160 --> 00:07:17,240 relationships, the value, promotion, endorsements, above all else, and that 104 00:07:17,240 --> 00:07:19,760 all focused on Brian Beckham and that that's all that matters. 105 00:07:20,810 --> 00:07:23,430 I think this statement is the tip of the iceberg. 106 00:07:24,770 --> 00:07:29,670 In his statement, Brooklyn claimed his parents had controlled him his whole 107 00:07:29,670 --> 00:07:33,470 life, which led to a childhood of battling anxiety. 108 00:07:36,070 --> 00:07:40,830 I think any statement put out by an individual is going to be reflective of 109 00:07:40,830 --> 00:07:43,090 their personal truth rather than a broader truth. 110 00:07:44,440 --> 00:07:50,260 close to nicola and brooklyn said that he had been made to feel stupid and 111 00:07:50,260 --> 00:07:55,920 belittled in the family dynamic and particularly they pointed out by his 112 00:07:55,920 --> 00:08:00,960 i have sympathy for both sides in this but brooklyn 113 00:08:01,660 --> 00:08:05,200 By saying the things he said was incredibly hurtful, and I don't think 114 00:08:05,200 --> 00:08:10,020 is a nasty person. If Brooklyn is, as some people have referred to in the 115 00:08:10,020 --> 00:08:15,640 and online, some small entitled monster, the monster was created by David and 116 00:08:15,640 --> 00:08:16,640 Victoria. 117 00:08:17,540 --> 00:08:22,800 Brooklyn and his wife said they don't want their life shaped by image, press 118 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:23,800 manipulation. 119 00:08:24,800 --> 00:08:30,120 But for David and Victoria, Brand Beckham is 30 years in the making. 120 00:08:39,760 --> 00:08:46,540 The late 90s. He was a superstar footballer with Man United, and she was 121 00:08:46,540 --> 00:08:47,540 spy star. 122 00:08:52,580 --> 00:08:59,540 Victoria and David were the biggest superstars in 123 00:08:59,540 --> 00:09:00,259 the world. 124 00:09:00,260 --> 00:09:05,880 Posh and Beck were tabloid royalty, and a match made in a gossip columnist's 125 00:09:05,880 --> 00:09:07,220 dream. When they met... 126 00:09:07,440 --> 00:09:10,740 Victoria was the more famous one. She was a Spice Girl, she was Posh Spice. 127 00:09:10,820 --> 00:09:14,940 David was still at the sort of beginning stages, relatively speaking, in his 128 00:09:14,940 --> 00:09:15,940 Manchester United career. 129 00:09:16,080 --> 00:09:19,500 This is one of the best brand stories of all time. Congratulations. 130 00:09:20,020 --> 00:09:24,320 Soccer and Spice. David Beckham, one of the most famous faces in football, and 131 00:09:24,320 --> 00:09:28,220 Victoria Adams, better known as Posh Spice, posing for pictures after 132 00:09:28,220 --> 00:09:29,220 their engagement. 133 00:09:29,240 --> 00:09:31,100 I'm embarrassed now, stop it. 134 00:09:31,950 --> 00:09:32,849 It was OK! 135 00:09:32,850 --> 00:09:37,450 magazine that brokered the deal to make David and Victoria's wedding back in 136 00:09:37,450 --> 00:09:42,710 1999 the most expensive celebrity wedding to be sold. Richard Desmond paid 137 00:09:42,710 --> 00:09:46,970 million pounds for that. That issue sold over a million copies. On their wedding 138 00:09:46,970 --> 00:09:51,610 night, they sat up until three in the morning, going through the pictures, 139 00:09:51,870 --> 00:09:55,570 helping write the captions and making sure the headlines were OK. 140 00:09:55,830 --> 00:09:59,810 That's how determined they were to be brand Beckham from the word go. 141 00:10:01,849 --> 00:10:07,410 Such was the power of Posh and Becks, they became pop culture icons in the 90s 142 00:10:07,410 --> 00:10:08,450 and early noughties. 143 00:10:13,310 --> 00:10:13,750 Even 144 00:10:13,750 --> 00:10:20,630 if you're 145 00:10:20,630 --> 00:10:24,410 not invested in who they are, you just know because it's part of our cultural 146 00:10:24,410 --> 00:10:28,810 fabric as British people, which sounds ridiculous, but that is just how it is, 147 00:10:28,810 --> 00:10:29,799 you know. 148 00:10:29,800 --> 00:10:33,720 I can think of that famous quote from Love Actually when Hugh Grant is playing 149 00:10:33,720 --> 00:10:36,780 Prime Minister and he's talking about what it means to be British. 150 00:10:37,020 --> 00:10:40,180 We may be a small country, but we're a great one too. 151 00:10:41,300 --> 00:10:45,740 A country of Shakespeare, Churchill, the Beatles, Sean Connery, Harry Potter. 152 00:10:47,560 --> 00:10:48,860 David Beckham's right foot. 153 00:10:50,320 --> 00:10:51,900 David Beckham's left foot, come to that. 154 00:10:56,110 --> 00:11:00,950 It wasn't just their wedding and their film appearances that the Beckhams saw 155 00:11:00,950 --> 00:11:04,030 a chance to cash in. The money kept coming. 156 00:11:04,410 --> 00:11:10,490 When Brooklyn was born in 1999, the media claimed he was the most bankable 157 00:11:10,490 --> 00:11:11,490 in the world. 158 00:11:11,890 --> 00:11:17,110 Where I feel sorry for Brooklyn in this is, like, he's been sold as a commodity 159 00:11:17,110 --> 00:11:20,890 as part of Brian Beckham. This is before he was born. They sold Victoria's 160 00:11:20,890 --> 00:11:24,490 pregnancy. They sold the first pictures of Brooklyn. They sold pictures of his 161 00:11:24,490 --> 00:11:25,490 nursery. 162 00:11:25,950 --> 00:11:30,910 So for Brooklyn to turn around and say, my family have treated me as a 163 00:11:30,910 --> 00:11:33,950 commodity, all they care about is Brown Beckham, he has a point. 164 00:11:35,170 --> 00:11:40,490 Two more sons quickly followed, and six years later, David and Victoria welcomed 165 00:11:40,490 --> 00:11:41,490 a daughter. 166 00:11:41,830 --> 00:11:47,050 You've got model Romeo, who was, you know, he's fronted campaigns for 167 00:11:47,210 --> 00:11:51,030 he's a beautiful boy, he's played football for Brentford, he's got a B 168 00:11:51,560 --> 00:11:55,760 20 -year -old Cruz, who's making it as a music artist. He's got a band. We've 169 00:11:55,760 --> 00:12:00,780 got Harper, who's 14. These three children, whilst they've had a lot of 170 00:12:00,780 --> 00:12:04,060 on them, probably nowhere near as much as Brooklyn. 171 00:12:05,120 --> 00:12:09,980 Along with their growing family, we've also seen the transformations of Brand 172 00:12:09,980 --> 00:12:10,980 Beckham. 173 00:12:11,440 --> 00:12:15,060 We've seen him as a footballer, that's a brand, we've seen her as a pop star, 174 00:12:15,180 --> 00:12:20,400 and then we've seen this huge evolution to fashion icons, beauty icons, him as a 175 00:12:20,400 --> 00:12:24,260 designer, him as an ambassador, and we've got to a stage now that are lord 176 00:12:24,260 --> 00:12:27,700 lady of brands. Who even thought that would ever happen? 177 00:12:29,360 --> 00:12:34,360 But being the oldest son of one of the most famous couples in the world had its 178 00:12:34,360 --> 00:12:39,400 challenges, and Brooklyn has been much derided for his ever -changing career. 179 00:12:40,620 --> 00:12:45,480 For somebody with severe anxiety, Brooklyn, for the last decade or so, has 180 00:12:45,480 --> 00:12:48,160 repeatedly done things that are very forward -facing. 181 00:12:48,840 --> 00:12:53,640 He never pursued career paths that were behind the scenes. 182 00:12:53,920 --> 00:12:58,140 He tried modeling. He tried celebrity photography. 183 00:12:58,780 --> 00:13:02,640 He tried being a chef and a social media influencer. 184 00:13:04,020 --> 00:13:07,260 All of which he got because of his name. 185 00:13:08,270 --> 00:13:10,210 I feel quite sorry for Brooklyn Beckham. 186 00:13:10,790 --> 00:13:15,770 I don't think he is a naturally talented man in any real area that he has 187 00:13:15,770 --> 00:13:17,210 pursued at this stage. 188 00:13:17,530 --> 00:13:24,370 He's tried his hand at photography to, you know, not a great reception, shall 189 00:13:24,370 --> 00:13:28,250 say. He was very widely mocked and derided for his photography book. 190 00:13:29,110 --> 00:13:33,850 He did this famous photography book where there was an elephant that was 191 00:13:33,850 --> 00:13:34,910 and not in shot. 192 00:13:36,310 --> 00:13:40,910 And I think Brooklyn is the only one of the children, really, who has struggled 193 00:13:40,910 --> 00:13:43,870 to find his place and find his purpose in life. 194 00:13:44,890 --> 00:13:51,430 Let him find his way and shame on anyone who's mocking him or, you know, this 195 00:13:51,430 --> 00:13:56,070 is a young man finding his way, finding his path in life. So what if he changed 196 00:13:56,070 --> 00:13:59,850 careers? Who says that the career you choose when you're 22 is the one you 197 00:13:59,850 --> 00:14:01,030 to do for the rest of your life? 198 00:14:01,530 --> 00:14:02,690 I think there's a pressure. 199 00:14:03,290 --> 00:14:07,110 For anybody who lives in the public eye, who's been brought up in it, to feel 200 00:14:07,110 --> 00:14:09,910 they've got to be a bit like their mother and father. So I think he felt 201 00:14:09,910 --> 00:14:10,910 needs to prove himself. 202 00:14:13,430 --> 00:14:16,810 But the accusations of being a Nepo baby followed. 203 00:14:17,550 --> 00:14:22,510 And social media users were all too happy to share their brutal opinions. 204 00:14:24,560 --> 00:14:29,820 I guess you could say that Brooklyn Beckham is the ultimate nepo baby now, 205 00:14:29,820 --> 00:14:33,220 basically you get on in life because purely of your mum and dad and what your 206 00:14:33,220 --> 00:14:38,380 surname is. His parents gave him the absolute best start in life, everything 207 00:14:38,380 --> 00:14:42,660 wanted. He's had every opportunity to do what he wants and very, very few 208 00:14:42,660 --> 00:14:43,760 children today can say that. 209 00:14:46,600 --> 00:14:51,060 It's not just his many careers that have been followed. His high -profile 210 00:14:51,060 --> 00:14:54,720 relationships have also brought attention to the oldest Beckham. 211 00:14:55,700 --> 00:15:00,080 He actually got away with quite a few romances behind the scenes. He dated 212 00:15:00,080 --> 00:15:01,760 Ora, he dated Madison Beer. 213 00:15:02,500 --> 00:15:08,240 He quite notably also dated Chloe Grace Moretz, the actress. They were together 214 00:15:08,240 --> 00:15:10,380 for a considerable amount of time. 215 00:15:11,440 --> 00:15:17,420 Brooklyn first crossed paths with his future wife at Coachella in 2017, when 216 00:15:17,420 --> 00:15:18,420 was just 18. 217 00:15:18,600 --> 00:15:21,600 So they wouldn't get together until two years later. 218 00:15:22,120 --> 00:15:28,360 It's believed that Brooklyn and Nicola met again at a Halloween party thrown by 219 00:15:28,360 --> 00:15:31,520 Leonardo DiCaprio, which makes absolute sense. 220 00:15:31,920 --> 00:15:36,060 From David Victoria's perspective, when they found out about this woman, they 221 00:15:36,060 --> 00:15:39,200 were absolutely delighted. And I remember one of... 222 00:15:40,380 --> 00:15:43,720 David, like a friend, said to me, you know, finally he's met a girl who's not 223 00:15:43,720 --> 00:15:44,720 after him for his money. 224 00:15:45,020 --> 00:15:47,240 But who is Nicola Peltz? 225 00:15:48,160 --> 00:15:52,520 The Peltzes are, you know, billionaires and she is a billionaire heiress. 226 00:15:52,960 --> 00:15:55,440 Nelson Peltz is an investor. 227 00:15:55,920 --> 00:16:01,440 He is a Mar -a -Lago type who has donated quite a bit to Donald Trump, 228 00:16:01,440 --> 00:16:02,440 with Elon Musk. 229 00:16:02,920 --> 00:16:07,320 I think initially Nicola seemed like the kind of person that David and Victoria 230 00:16:07,320 --> 00:16:08,880 wanted their son to marry. 231 00:16:09,710 --> 00:16:15,870 But as they got to know her and her parents better, their opinion changed. 232 00:16:16,790 --> 00:16:20,350 I think it's really important, obviously, when somebody comes into a 233 00:16:20,350 --> 00:16:24,090 like the Beckhams, that they've got to have the right person who's going to be 234 00:16:24,090 --> 00:16:27,790 part of it and carry on their sort of legacy as well. 235 00:16:28,010 --> 00:16:31,870 For someone like Nicola, it's actually quite interesting because she comes from 236 00:16:31,870 --> 00:16:36,430 a billionaire family and actually to be sort of... in a relationship with 237 00:16:36,430 --> 00:16:40,690 somebody in the Beckham family, it actually really felt quite nice. It felt 238 00:16:40,690 --> 00:16:41,830 they understood each other. 239 00:16:43,090 --> 00:16:48,190 Brooklyn and Nicola announced their engagement in 2020 and there was a show 240 00:16:48,190 --> 00:16:52,870 public support from the Beckhams, with Victoria posting an enthusiastic message 241 00:16:52,870 --> 00:16:57,610 on her Instagram, writing that she could not be happier for the couple. 242 00:17:00,050 --> 00:17:04,190 In private, the Beckham family had started to rupture. 243 00:17:06,700 --> 00:17:13,099 In April 2022, Brooklyn and Nicola married in Palm Beach, Florida, in an 244 00:17:13,099 --> 00:17:18,099 and star -studded ceremony captured in stunning images by Vogue magazine. 245 00:17:18,520 --> 00:17:21,339 The wedding cost a reported £3 million. 246 00:17:22,460 --> 00:17:26,720 It was very similar to a royal wedding. We had all these huge international 247 00:17:26,720 --> 00:17:30,860 stars, whether that's Mark Antony, whether that's Eva Longoria, everybody 248 00:17:30,860 --> 00:17:36,060 in for the three -day extravaganza. Serena Williams is there. You know, some 249 00:17:36,060 --> 00:17:39,380 the biggest stars in the world. They're bigger than the Beckhams and bigger than 250 00:17:39,380 --> 00:17:40,380 the Peltzers. 251 00:17:40,420 --> 00:17:42,540 But there was trouble in paradise. 252 00:17:43,240 --> 00:17:47,340 At the time, there were all sorts of rumours about Nicola being a bridezilla 253 00:17:47,340 --> 00:17:50,220 an absolute monster and being so excessively demanding. 254 00:17:51,160 --> 00:17:55,460 What we didn't know was that Nicola and her mother -in -law, Victoria Beckham, 255 00:17:55,540 --> 00:17:56,640 had fallen out. 256 00:17:57,060 --> 00:18:01,440 Because there was this tension over whether she would wear a Victoria 257 00:18:01,440 --> 00:18:05,000 label dress. And of course, she didn't. With the dress. 258 00:18:05,420 --> 00:18:11,600 The dress. I think a lot of people were very shocked when Nicola chose to wear 259 00:18:11,600 --> 00:18:17,560 Valentino instead. And there were stories about how Victoria had offered 260 00:18:17,560 --> 00:18:18,299 the dress. 261 00:18:18,300 --> 00:18:21,600 and Nicola didn't want it and she chose to go with Valentino instead and that 262 00:18:21,600 --> 00:18:25,920 was what caused the rift and then there was a whole rumour that Victoria had 263 00:18:25,920 --> 00:18:30,060 refused or that Victoria had said she didn't have enough time and then this is 264 00:18:30,060 --> 00:18:33,960 obviously what Brooklyn's statement now feeds into which is that Victoria is 265 00:18:33,960 --> 00:18:36,840 going to make the dress and then she turned around at the last minute and 266 00:18:36,840 --> 00:18:40,760 actually can't do it and forced poor Nicola to wear Valentino couture 267 00:18:42,220 --> 00:18:43,220 But you know. 268 00:18:43,870 --> 00:18:44,870 I weep. 269 00:18:45,170 --> 00:18:48,830 Terrible. If it's really true that Victoria did pull out at the last 270 00:18:48,870 --> 00:18:50,710 that's cold, man. That is cold. 271 00:18:51,090 --> 00:18:57,450 I don't know why my gut is telling me it's not true. There probably is a lot 272 00:18:57,450 --> 00:19:02,750 truth to what Brooklyn said and there are probably a lot of lies as well. 273 00:19:03,190 --> 00:19:07,310 Nicola Peltz is the daughter of a billionaire. 274 00:19:08,870 --> 00:19:12,730 She... was not suffering any shortage of dresses. 275 00:19:12,950 --> 00:19:17,230 But in his statement, Brooklyn made it seem like it was such a horrible thing 276 00:19:17,230 --> 00:19:20,650 that happened and she was panicked to find a dress. 277 00:19:20,950 --> 00:19:22,010 That's not true. 278 00:19:22,370 --> 00:19:28,530 She had multiple other dresses from very fancy designers already lined up. 279 00:19:29,590 --> 00:19:32,570 Clearly, the dress was a huge source of animosity. 280 00:19:32,850 --> 00:19:34,190 But what's the truth? 281 00:19:34,470 --> 00:19:37,450 Do Brooklyn's claims stand up to scrutiny? 282 00:19:38,160 --> 00:19:42,400 Part and parcel of living an online life is that there is an archive of facts. 283 00:19:42,560 --> 00:19:47,740 And people have really pointed to this with Brooklyn Beckham as an evidence of 284 00:19:47,740 --> 00:19:52,640 inconsistencies. For example, with the wedding dress. He says in his statement 285 00:19:52,640 --> 00:19:57,460 that his mother had pulled out of making his wife's dress at the 11th hour. 286 00:19:57,960 --> 00:20:00,340 However, in a Vogue profile... 287 00:20:00,620 --> 00:20:05,380 published around the time of the wedding nicola discusses going to the atelier 288 00:20:05,380 --> 00:20:10,040 for valentino and having hundreds of hours of fittings for this custom 289 00:20:10,040 --> 00:20:13,660 dress and anyone that knows anything about fashion knows that a custom 290 00:20:13,660 --> 00:20:17,020 dress doesn't come out of nowhere even if you're incredibly wealthy so brooklyn 291 00:20:17,020 --> 00:20:22,220 saying that victoria cancelled the dress at the 11th hour i think there's some 292 00:20:22,220 --> 00:20:26,120 confusion because we don't know a whether nicola commissioned 293 00:20:27,370 --> 00:20:31,230 Three dresses, two dresses, we don't know. She has the funds to do so. She 294 00:20:31,230 --> 00:20:35,590 have just commissioned Valentino as a backup and maybe Victoria found out. All 295 00:20:35,590 --> 00:20:40,290 know is that especially when Vogue covers a wedding, the centrepiece is the 296 00:20:40,290 --> 00:20:43,210 dress and that is the dress you wear in the ceremony. 297 00:20:43,830 --> 00:20:48,550 The wedding was definitely a flashpoint for the family feud and it wasn't just 298 00:20:48,550 --> 00:20:49,570 because of the dress. 299 00:20:50,860 --> 00:20:55,200 One of the most hurtful things, I think, in the whole Instagram post aimed at 300 00:20:55,200 --> 00:21:00,440 Victoria was the fact that at the wedding, Victoria was allegedly dancing 301 00:21:00,440 --> 00:21:05,040 son. She's alleged to have hijacked the first dance and was dancing on her son. 302 00:21:05,240 --> 00:21:07,000 It's just a bit icky, isn't it? 303 00:21:07,940 --> 00:21:13,680 Within the hour, we were seeing memes about Victoria dancing inappropriately 304 00:21:13,680 --> 00:21:18,400 with Brooklyn at his wedding, and it just went berserk. 305 00:21:20,780 --> 00:21:22,200 The internet is thrilled. 306 00:21:23,760 --> 00:21:28,260 I don't think I've ever seen so many memes about one particular word. 307 00:21:29,160 --> 00:21:33,880 The internet just doesn't sleep. People are so quick. And now we have AI, even 308 00:21:33,880 --> 00:21:38,020 quicker. Some of the videos I've seen of Victoria are just absolutely hilarious. 309 00:21:40,740 --> 00:21:45,780 In his statement, Brooklyn said Victoria hijacked the first dance and danced 310 00:21:45,780 --> 00:21:48,820 very inappropriately. You have to feel sorry. 311 00:21:49,500 --> 00:21:53,720 for any mum and dad reading that, that your own child has said that about you. 312 00:21:53,780 --> 00:21:54,940 It's going to break your heart. 313 00:21:55,760 --> 00:21:57,320 But is he telling the truth? 314 00:21:57,600 --> 00:22:02,720 A report in British Vogue claimed pop star Mark Antony, who was performing at 315 00:22:02,720 --> 00:22:06,560 the wedding, invited Brooklyn and his mother on stage to dance. 316 00:22:09,940 --> 00:22:16,520 I think Mark Antony, who is a friend of David and Victoria's for decades, went 317 00:22:16,520 --> 00:22:17,520 off script. 318 00:22:18,520 --> 00:22:23,860 He didn't do what was supposed to happen, which is he was supposed to 319 00:22:23,860 --> 00:22:27,500 Brooklyn and Nicola, and they were supposed to have another dance. 320 00:22:28,120 --> 00:22:30,440 Instead, he called up Victoria. 321 00:22:30,840 --> 00:22:34,240 There were two people that were there, one from the Beckham camp and one from 322 00:22:34,240 --> 00:22:35,099 the Peltz camp. 323 00:22:35,100 --> 00:22:38,400 And they both say, surprisingly enough, completely contrary things. 324 00:22:38,680 --> 00:22:41,280 So one of the Beckham's friends says, look, it wasn't inappropriate. 325 00:22:41,580 --> 00:22:46,320 No one was talking about it. It was just a very sweet moment. And also, which is 326 00:22:46,320 --> 00:22:50,620 very important, Brooklyn and Nicola had already had their first dance, whereas 327 00:22:50,620 --> 00:22:56,460 someone I know who's on the American pelt side says it was the talk of the 328 00:22:56,460 --> 00:23:00,040 wedding. The next morning at breakfast, all anyone could talk about was, oh, my 329 00:23:00,040 --> 00:23:02,300 God, did you see this first dance? It was so inappropriate. 330 00:23:02,620 --> 00:23:03,620 Victoria was grinding. 331 00:23:04,100 --> 00:23:06,940 Poor Brooklyn. You know, Brooklyn cried that day. 332 00:23:07,640 --> 00:23:12,500 Nicola cried that day. So who do you believe? It's really hard. 333 00:23:14,920 --> 00:23:19,860 There is a statement from a source close to the Peltz Beckhams saying no one is 334 00:23:19,860 --> 00:23:23,000 ever going to see the dance. The only people who have that footage are Nicola 335 00:23:23,000 --> 00:23:24,660 and Brooklyn and they're never going to share it. 336 00:23:24,980 --> 00:23:29,700 If we can't see the video, the next best thing is an eyewitness account. 337 00:23:30,300 --> 00:23:31,680 OK, so Fat Tony has spoken. 338 00:23:32,000 --> 00:23:35,560 He's been on this morning speaking about the inappropriate dance. 339 00:23:35,800 --> 00:23:41,560 Fat Tony is a renowned British DJ and friend of the Beckham family and was 340 00:23:41,560 --> 00:23:43,580 booked to play at Brooklyn and Nicola's wedding. 341 00:23:44,250 --> 00:23:50,150 Five days after Brooklyn's post, an interview on British Morning TV blew the 342 00:23:50,150 --> 00:23:51,150 off speculation. 343 00:23:51,890 --> 00:23:56,870 One person who was actually at the wedding is our next guest, DJ Fat Tony. 344 00:23:57,070 --> 00:23:58,070 Hello, Tony. 345 00:23:58,690 --> 00:23:59,289 Hi, guys. 346 00:23:59,290 --> 00:24:03,230 There was no slut -dropping. There was no black PVC tattoos. 347 00:24:03,490 --> 00:24:08,650 There was no twerking. There was no Spice Girl action. This is what 348 00:24:08,750 --> 00:24:12,630 guys. Basically, Mark Antony was performing on stage. 349 00:24:13,760 --> 00:24:18,520 He then called Brooklyn onto the stage. Brooklyn went onto the stage where 350 00:24:18,520 --> 00:24:24,040 everyone was expecting it to be Nicola to go up and do the first dance. 351 00:24:24,440 --> 00:24:29,720 And then Mark Antony asks the most beautiful little woman in the room to 352 00:24:29,720 --> 00:24:30,639 the stage. 353 00:24:30,640 --> 00:24:35,280 And then he says, Victoria, come to the stage. So Victoria's by the stage, she 354 00:24:35,280 --> 00:24:36,280 goes onto the stage. 355 00:24:36,480 --> 00:24:40,400 And of course, at that point, Brooklyn's like suddenly, literally... 356 00:24:41,040 --> 00:24:43,920 devastated because he thought he was going to do his first dance with his 357 00:24:44,200 --> 00:24:49,520 Then Nicola leaves the room crying her eyes out. Brooklyn's stuck there on 358 00:24:49,520 --> 00:24:53,980 stage. And then they do this dance and Mark Antony's like, go put your hands on 359 00:24:53,980 --> 00:24:54,980 your mother's hips. 360 00:24:55,080 --> 00:24:58,040 And it was a Latin, you know, it's a Latin thing. 361 00:24:58,260 --> 00:25:02,540 And the whole situation was really awkward for everyone in the room. 362 00:25:02,800 --> 00:25:04,160 I have a source who was there at the wedding. 363 00:25:04,730 --> 00:25:11,570 and verified the Mark Anthony rumour about him calling Victoria the 364 00:25:11,570 --> 00:25:13,170 most beautiful woman that night. 365 00:25:13,550 --> 00:25:18,470 At any wedding, you are not allowed to say that unless it's the bride. You 366 00:25:18,490 --> 00:25:19,490 you just can't. 367 00:25:20,370 --> 00:25:22,550 Mark Anthony is to blame for all of this. 368 00:25:22,950 --> 00:25:28,190 Victoria, sort of awkwardly, is having to dance with Brooklyn and being 369 00:25:28,190 --> 00:25:31,130 by Mark Anthony to put his hands on her hips. 370 00:25:31,610 --> 00:25:35,650 And whatever you think about it, it all seems a little bit strange how a wedding 371 00:25:35,650 --> 00:25:41,190 that's planned for the absolute millisecond suddenly seems to implode 372 00:25:41,190 --> 00:25:44,270 Mark Antony, not because of Victoria, is crazy. 373 00:25:45,410 --> 00:25:50,730 Really not since the days of Julius Caesar has a Mark Antony been so pivotal 374 00:25:50,730 --> 00:25:51,730 the downfall of an empire. 375 00:25:52,930 --> 00:25:56,030 Whatever the truth, everyone's got an opinion. 376 00:25:56,959 --> 00:26:00,460 whether it came from her or whether it was Mark Anthony, who's beside the 377 00:26:00,480 --> 00:26:03,000 because it shows a lack of awareness for other people's feelings. 378 00:26:04,140 --> 00:26:07,680 I think any other mother would have read the room and understood this is awkward 379 00:26:07,680 --> 00:26:10,980 and probably said, thank you for the compliment, but the most beautiful woman 380 00:26:10,980 --> 00:26:12,860 the room is Nicola. Nicola, please take this dance. 381 00:26:13,120 --> 00:26:16,800 Or at least if the mother had had a few too many glasses of wine and was unable 382 00:26:16,800 --> 00:26:19,260 to read the room, maybe the husband or the father. 383 00:26:19,980 --> 00:26:24,300 would then have maybe stepped in and maybe grabbed Nicola and twirled her 384 00:26:24,300 --> 00:26:26,580 and then swapped partners to let her have the dance. 385 00:26:27,200 --> 00:26:32,360 But it appears a storm was gathering before the wedding, during the planning. 386 00:26:33,000 --> 00:26:38,420 There was notably a lawsuit filed by Nicola Peltz's father towards the 387 00:26:38,420 --> 00:26:43,900 planners. After hiring then firing a set of wedding planners within nine days, 388 00:26:44,200 --> 00:26:48,280 Nelson Peltz then sued them after they didn't immediately return the deposit. 389 00:26:49,340 --> 00:26:53,280 The wedding planners countersued, claiming that Nicola and her mother had 390 00:26:53,280 --> 00:26:58,820 insisted that Victoria Beckham could not know about any internal mistakes in the 391 00:26:58,820 --> 00:27:01,840 planning. That lawsuit shows. 392 00:27:02,600 --> 00:27:07,040 A very intense friction between Nicola and Victoria. It's almost like Nicola 393 00:27:07,040 --> 00:27:12,380 afraid of what Victoria would think of her and also afraid of her reputation 394 00:27:12,380 --> 00:27:16,800 being tarnished for being an overly demanding, overzealous bride. 395 00:27:17,180 --> 00:27:22,200 For the wedding planners to take legal action gives you a little glimpse into 396 00:27:22,200 --> 00:27:25,780 what was going on behind closed doors in the planning of that wedding and the 397 00:27:25,780 --> 00:27:26,780 actual wedding itself. 398 00:27:27,340 --> 00:27:32,460 In yet another jaw -dropping allegation, Brooklyn claimed... that mum Victoria 399 00:27:32,460 --> 00:27:37,640 called him evil during the wedding planning for not putting herself and 400 00:27:37,640 --> 00:27:38,640 the top table. 401 00:27:38,780 --> 00:27:43,620 The words that Brooklyn uses that his mother said he was evil, they are really 402 00:27:43,620 --> 00:27:47,860 strong words that will damage Brown Beckham in a way because people don't 403 00:27:47,860 --> 00:27:50,920 that to come from someone like Victoria who's very level -headed. 404 00:27:51,220 --> 00:27:55,400 Brooklyn's statement continued, The night before our wedding, members of my 405 00:27:55,400 --> 00:27:59,180 family told me that Nicola was not blood and not family. 406 00:27:59,880 --> 00:28:05,940 Everything about Nicola not being blood, that's just weird because what are you 407 00:28:05,940 --> 00:28:06,859 trying to say? 408 00:28:06,860 --> 00:28:11,080 Why would we be marrying someone that is blood in our family? That's a crazy 409 00:28:11,080 --> 00:28:12,080 thing to say. 410 00:28:12,540 --> 00:28:17,300 Less than six months after the wedding, despite rumours of a rift, the family 411 00:28:17,300 --> 00:28:21,420 were putting on a united front with the newlyweds joining the rest of the 412 00:28:21,420 --> 00:28:27,480 Beckham clan at Victoria's Paris fashion show, even featuring on Victoria's 413 00:28:27,480 --> 00:28:28,480 Instagram. 414 00:28:28,780 --> 00:28:34,420 I'm sure that after the wedding fiasco, they tried very hard to make it seem 415 00:28:34,420 --> 00:28:36,180 like it was all smooth sailing. 416 00:28:36,480 --> 00:28:42,660 I think that celebrities work really hard to make it seem like they have it 417 00:28:42,660 --> 00:28:48,040 together, because the more perfect they seem, the more that people will aspire 418 00:28:48,040 --> 00:28:49,160 to be like them. 419 00:28:52,120 --> 00:28:56,380 A year later... 420 00:28:56,720 --> 00:28:59,920 They were together again at the premiere of David's Netflix documentary, 421 00:29:00,500 --> 00:29:04,640 Beckham. But this time, cracks were beginning to show. 422 00:29:05,420 --> 00:29:09,720 There's an awkward moment between Victoria and Nicola where Brooklyn's 423 00:29:09,720 --> 00:29:12,900 pulling Nicola in to pose on the red carpet. She does not look happy. 424 00:29:13,160 --> 00:29:17,720 The body language of Victoria appears to freeze Nicola out. She sort of turns in 425 00:29:17,720 --> 00:29:22,180 such a way that Nicola can't get in and Brooklyn's seen trying to sort of touch 426 00:29:22,180 --> 00:29:25,320 his mum and say, come on, you know, come and give us some attention. 427 00:29:26,060 --> 00:29:28,160 and it just looks a bit like a cold shoulder. 428 00:29:30,320 --> 00:29:35,540 Despite the apparent tension, it was soon Nicola's turn to be centre stage at 429 00:29:35,540 --> 00:29:39,320 the premiere of her own movie, Lola, in February 2024. 430 00:29:40,080 --> 00:29:43,780 This time, it was all smiles on the red carpet. 431 00:29:44,160 --> 00:29:46,920 The love -in continued on social media. 432 00:29:47,440 --> 00:29:52,060 They were doing those Instagram posts, love you so much, best daughter -in 433 00:29:52,140 --> 00:29:55,720 best mother -in -law. It's always that ram down your throat, like, love you, 434 00:29:55,840 --> 00:29:57,520 kisses, X, Y, Z. 435 00:29:59,880 --> 00:30:02,420 Outwardly, all appeared well for the Beckhams. 436 00:30:03,220 --> 00:30:08,360 But Brooklyn's statement sensationally suggested their family bond was a 437 00:30:08,360 --> 00:30:13,600 manufactured illusion, hiding a reality far darker than the public could have 438 00:30:13,600 --> 00:30:14,600 imagined. 439 00:30:16,590 --> 00:30:20,190 And I think at the heart of his allegations is unless you are in service 440 00:30:20,190 --> 00:30:24,830 Brand Beckham and don't portray the perfect family dynamic, you are kind of 441 00:30:24,830 --> 00:30:25,830 on their side. 442 00:30:26,470 --> 00:30:31,390 Brand Beckham coming first is something the family's former assistant, Rebecca 443 00:30:31,390 --> 00:30:33,890 Lowe, understands more than most. 444 00:30:35,150 --> 00:30:39,230 I think the Beckham brand is so powerful. I mean, I think they seem to 445 00:30:39,230 --> 00:30:40,230 through anything. 446 00:30:41,450 --> 00:30:46,010 Or spin things around to, you know, make it look like it's in their favor. 447 00:30:47,550 --> 00:30:52,890 Brooklyn is very critical of Brand Beckham now, but that was not the case. 448 00:30:53,190 --> 00:30:57,670 Year after year after year, Brooklyn Beckham did nothing but praise his 449 00:30:57,910 --> 00:31:02,870 did nothing but prop up Brand Beckham because it helped him. 450 00:31:03,090 --> 00:31:07,490 I highly doubt that Brooklyn Beckham has any idea the amount of time. 451 00:31:08,090 --> 00:31:13,010 and work that has been put into Beckham as a brand, but I think he's about to 452 00:31:13,010 --> 00:31:14,010 figure it out. 453 00:31:14,210 --> 00:31:19,290 Despite the Beckhams' public show of support for Nicola's film career, 454 00:31:19,290 --> 00:31:24,090 dramatically revealed Victoria's support was not always so forthcoming. 455 00:31:24,290 --> 00:31:27,210 Another shocking moment from the statement was the allegation from 456 00:31:27,210 --> 00:31:32,710 Beckham that his mother had refused to help his wife with rehoming displaced 457 00:31:32,710 --> 00:31:34,670 dogs during the LA fires. 458 00:31:36,300 --> 00:31:40,100 It was something that very quickly saw a wave of criticism on social media 459 00:31:40,100 --> 00:31:44,400 because there was a lot of displaced people in the LA fires. It seems as if 460 00:31:44,400 --> 00:31:48,560 Victoria has supported her as best as she could. I think it was probably an 461 00:31:48,560 --> 00:31:50,140 attempt to make her look like a monster. 462 00:31:50,740 --> 00:31:55,240 But what it is indicative of is a lot of the statement feels more angled at 463 00:31:55,240 --> 00:31:56,240 Victoria. 464 00:31:56,760 --> 00:32:00,980 David doesn't get a look in the statement in the same way. 465 00:32:02,000 --> 00:32:07,260 Most of Brooklyn's anger has seemingly been directed at his mother, but even 466 00:32:07,260 --> 00:32:09,360 brothers couldn't escape the firing line. 467 00:32:12,320 --> 00:32:19,300 The danger for Brooklyn here is it's not just about his parents. 468 00:32:19,840 --> 00:32:23,280 This is also hurting his siblings. 469 00:32:24,240 --> 00:32:30,020 And while David and Victoria might be able to forgive but never forget, 470 00:32:30,750 --> 00:32:37,110 His brothers, especially, that are around his age, young men in their 20s 471 00:32:37,110 --> 00:32:38,530 always think rationally. 472 00:32:38,770 --> 00:32:43,650 I think it's really sad for the siblings because you look at their Netflix show 473 00:32:43,650 --> 00:32:48,710 that they did as a family. They seemed super tight and super close. 474 00:32:50,150 --> 00:32:55,770 Going through every part of my life, it has given me clarity on many things. 475 00:32:56,450 --> 00:32:58,590 And one of the things is witches. 476 00:33:01,160 --> 00:33:05,900 which is the most important thing to me, is what we've got. 477 00:33:10,280 --> 00:33:15,740 Speculation of a rift between the brothers surfaced in early 2025, as 478 00:33:15,740 --> 00:33:21,100 grew that Brooklyn and Romeo had clashed over Romeo's girlfriend, Kim Turnbull. 479 00:33:22,000 --> 00:33:26,140 Kim Turnbull is a model and DJ. She's worked with some big -name sports 480 00:33:26,340 --> 00:33:29,260 She's kind of part of that London It Girl sort of scene. 481 00:33:29,460 --> 00:33:31,200 She has tens of thousands of followers on Instagram. 482 00:33:32,120 --> 00:33:36,020 But the rumours that were circulating about that was that Brooklyn was unhappy 483 00:33:36,020 --> 00:33:37,940 about her dating Romeo. 484 00:33:38,680 --> 00:33:44,800 Brooklyn claims that he dated her at school and then she ended up dating his 485 00:33:44,800 --> 00:33:47,380 younger brother, which if that happened, that would be really annoying. 486 00:33:47,660 --> 00:33:50,040 But if you're 15, 16 and you have... 487 00:33:57,550 --> 00:34:03,410 Kim took to Instagram herself, denying any relationship with the eldest Beckham 488 00:34:03,410 --> 00:34:04,410 brother. 489 00:34:10,190 --> 00:34:14,770 Romeo's relationship with Kim is now rumoured to be what Brooklyn was 490 00:34:14,770 --> 00:34:17,250 to in his explosive Instagram post. 491 00:34:20,840 --> 00:34:25,320 Whether there are other women that he dated that Victoria's then become 492 00:34:25,320 --> 00:34:31,699 with, you know, who knows? Again, Victoria, her friends say, like, it just 493 00:34:31,699 --> 00:34:36,639 didn't happen and if it did, it was just coincidental and it was nothing, sort 494 00:34:36,639 --> 00:34:37,639 of Machiavellian. 495 00:34:38,840 --> 00:34:44,600 May 2025 marked a major milestone as David Beckham turned 50. 496 00:34:45,360 --> 00:34:49,219 But the celebrations became another flashpoint in the family feud. 497 00:34:49,770 --> 00:34:52,250 when Brooklyn and Nicola failed to show. 498 00:34:53,230 --> 00:34:57,030 Their absence notable as the family shared pictures online. 499 00:34:57,890 --> 00:35:01,950 A 50th birthday celebration is a big event in any family, let alone a family 500 00:35:01,950 --> 00:35:02,950 like the Beckhams. 501 00:35:03,070 --> 00:35:07,390 The celebration was huge. We have the likes of Tom Cruise dancing way into the 502 00:35:07,390 --> 00:35:13,730 night. I think when Brooklyn missed David's 50th, this was a huge red flag. 503 00:35:13,730 --> 00:35:17,350 is when everyone sat up and thought, you know what, there are some occasions you 504 00:35:17,350 --> 00:35:18,770 can't make your dad's 50th. 505 00:35:19,160 --> 00:35:23,940 is not one of those. And of course, the Beckhams are posting family photos, 506 00:35:24,140 --> 00:35:28,140 videos from the occasion, everyone there, everyone's having a good time. 507 00:35:28,140 --> 00:35:30,720 him not to be there, that's huge. That's massive. 508 00:35:31,040 --> 00:35:35,480 At the time, his absence was linked to Kim Turnbull and his reported upset over 509 00:35:35,480 --> 00:35:37,480 her relationship with his younger brother. 510 00:35:37,940 --> 00:35:41,460 You know, we get the impression from Brooklyn and Nicola that they don't want 511 00:35:41,460 --> 00:35:44,140 be in the same room as Romeo and his girlfriend. 512 00:35:45,020 --> 00:35:49,780 And again, no one seems willing to go on the record and say, This is the truth. 513 00:35:51,000 --> 00:35:55,420 Brooklyn's failure to show up for his father's birthday looked at first like a 514 00:35:55,420 --> 00:36:00,660 very public snub. But according to his post, things behind the scenes were far 515 00:36:00,660 --> 00:36:01,660 worse. 516 00:36:07,780 --> 00:36:11,840 According to his bombshell statement, him and Nicola were in London. 517 00:36:12,060 --> 00:36:14,900 They were waiting in a hotel room for a week. 518 00:36:15,580 --> 00:36:18,840 to see David and the family and celebrate David's birthday. 519 00:36:19,060 --> 00:36:23,780 And apparently the only time that David wanted to facilitate the meeting was at 520 00:36:23,780 --> 00:36:27,520 his birthday party, where all the photographers were going to be taking 521 00:36:27,520 --> 00:36:30,080 snaps that they can post picture perfect online. 522 00:36:30,700 --> 00:36:35,200 Brooklyn says that his father refused to see him unless he came, you know, 523 00:36:35,200 --> 00:36:36,200 without Nicola. 524 00:36:37,280 --> 00:36:41,700 Which is, you know, it's quite a hefty thing for a father to say to his son. 525 00:36:41,900 --> 00:36:45,020 And obviously hurtful for... 526 00:36:46,860 --> 00:36:52,720 Brooklyn's account has left many stunned, with some questioning his 527 00:36:52,720 --> 00:36:57,780 of events, pointing out he did have another opportunity to spend time with 528 00:36:57,780 --> 00:36:59,680 family away from the cameras. 529 00:37:00,840 --> 00:37:06,240 So you've got David Beckham posting with Cruise and Romeo saying six months ago 530 00:37:06,240 --> 00:37:08,660 they planned this fishing trip for his 50th birthday. 531 00:37:09,180 --> 00:37:12,380 And you've got Brooklyn saying, I was in a hotel room for a week, couldn't get 532 00:37:12,380 --> 00:37:14,500 anywhere near my dad unless it was a public opportunity. 533 00:37:15,240 --> 00:37:21,280 You can see his dad wants him there in the wilderness of Scotland to catch some 534 00:37:21,280 --> 00:37:24,960 fish. You know, that's not about a red carpet. That's not about a team of 535 00:37:24,960 --> 00:37:27,600 paparazzi outside. That is just family time. 536 00:37:28,060 --> 00:37:31,860 People have taken this as evidence that Brooklyn is rejecting opportunities to 537 00:37:31,860 --> 00:37:34,800 see his father, which is contrary to the narrative that he's putting across. 538 00:37:35,120 --> 00:37:38,420 And people have really argued, you know, it's a two -way street. And if he's 539 00:37:38,420 --> 00:37:41,340 trying to make the effort with you, then you should be reciprocating that. 540 00:37:43,020 --> 00:37:48,000 After the fitting trip happens, David Beckham posts on his Instagram to 541 00:37:48,000 --> 00:37:52,380 directly saying that he was missed, but not including Nicola in any of that. So 542 00:37:52,380 --> 00:37:55,100 there's so many parts to unpack. 543 00:37:55,920 --> 00:38:00,640 The couple had been absent from David's birthday celebrations, but months later, 544 00:38:00,800 --> 00:38:04,400 in August 2025, they threw a party of their own. 545 00:38:04,700 --> 00:38:10,020 Just three years after their wedding, they renewed their vows in a lavish 546 00:38:10,020 --> 00:38:15,960 ceremony at the Peltz family home in Bedford, New York. On Instagram, the 547 00:38:15,960 --> 00:38:20,900 shared images of the dress, this time a re -wear of Nicola's mother's wedding 548 00:38:20,900 --> 00:38:25,710 gown. and of proud father Nelson Peltz, officiating the ceremony. 549 00:38:25,970 --> 00:38:29,990 But among the 200 guests, there was not a single Beckham. 550 00:38:30,190 --> 00:38:33,570 One of Victoria's friends rang me and said the first she knew about her son 551 00:38:33,570 --> 00:38:36,550 renewing his vows was when she read about it online. 552 00:38:37,170 --> 00:38:40,290 What a kick to the stomach that must be. It must be really hurtful. 553 00:38:43,590 --> 00:38:48,650 The Beckhams, meanwhile, were posting holiday snaps from the French Riviera. 554 00:38:49,130 --> 00:38:52,810 What I would find astonishing is if that happened to me, when I'm out with 555 00:38:52,810 --> 00:38:56,530 someone or whatever, I just come off Instagram and I have a bit of a detox. 556 00:38:57,010 --> 00:39:01,050 But there doesn't seem to be any detoxing in the Beckham's world. You 557 00:39:01,050 --> 00:39:02,950 full steam ahead, let's crack on. 558 00:39:03,610 --> 00:39:08,770 In his explosive Instagram story, Brooklyn would later explain his 559 00:39:09,090 --> 00:39:13,910 Now Brooklyn Beckham has circled back to this by saying, we have done this vow 560 00:39:13,910 --> 00:39:17,430 renewal because we wanted to create new happy memories around... 561 00:39:17,840 --> 00:39:20,040 the wedding that aren't filled with anxiety and embarrassment. 562 00:39:22,340 --> 00:39:29,180 I believe there is an element of truth to what he said, but why did he need 563 00:39:29,180 --> 00:39:30,700 to share that with the world? 564 00:39:30,980 --> 00:39:37,540 He is aware of optics. I believe sharing that on social media was a 565 00:39:37,540 --> 00:39:43,200 calculated move on Brooklyn's part to thumb his nose at his parents, to hurt 566 00:39:43,200 --> 00:39:44,200 them. 567 00:39:45,620 --> 00:39:47,040 But the vow renewal? 568 00:39:47,610 --> 00:39:52,510 also marked Brooklyn stepping out of Camp Beckham and into Camp Peltz. 569 00:39:53,370 --> 00:39:59,030 To put it out there, like we had to renew our vows and have this very 570 00:39:59,110 --> 00:40:05,230 private moment that only her family is involved with. One has to wonder how 571 00:40:05,230 --> 00:40:08,330 control he has over his life. 572 00:40:08,650 --> 00:40:14,250 I'm pretty sure that Brooklyn did not release that public statement that he 573 00:40:14,810 --> 00:40:18,610 without first running it by his father -in -law. 574 00:40:18,930 --> 00:40:25,290 I'm all but certain that Nelson Peltz said, do it, and this is a good thing. 575 00:40:28,210 --> 00:40:33,410 Soon after his marriage, Brooklyn took on his wife's surname, becoming Brooklyn 576 00:40:33,410 --> 00:40:35,010 Peltz Beckham. 577 00:40:36,570 --> 00:40:41,790 But he would later claim that his original name and who owned it was at 578 00:40:41,790 --> 00:40:43,850 centre of his family breakdown. 579 00:40:45,520 --> 00:40:51,920 How hurtful is that, that you don't trust me or you're ashamed of me 580 00:40:51,920 --> 00:40:56,420 and you want to take my name away from me? I would get so mad. 581 00:40:57,580 --> 00:41:03,740 In fact, since he was 17, Brooklyn's name has technically been owned by 582 00:41:03,740 --> 00:41:05,980 else, his mother, Victoria. 583 00:41:06,460 --> 00:41:12,180 The Brooklyn Beckham trademark is owned by Victoria Beckham as parent and 584 00:41:12,180 --> 00:41:14,620 guardian of Brooklyn Beckham. This covers... 585 00:41:15,180 --> 00:41:19,760 A wide range of goods, so it's got cosmetics, clothing, toys. 586 00:41:20,480 --> 00:41:24,240 Think if you're a really big, high -profile family, you're always going to 587 00:41:24,240 --> 00:41:26,920 monetise yourself, also copyright your name as well. 588 00:41:27,420 --> 00:41:32,020 In theory, this is sensible parenting. Going on behind the scenes of Bram 589 00:41:32,020 --> 00:41:35,840 Beckham is the fact that everything is legally watertight. 590 00:41:38,780 --> 00:41:43,190 For a child that's under 18, I... To me, it's not unusual. 591 00:41:43,450 --> 00:41:48,790 The fact that it still fits with Victoria, I think at this point when 592 00:41:48,790 --> 00:41:49,970 think, is more unusual. 593 00:41:50,870 --> 00:41:54,950 This trademark is up for renewal in December 2026. 594 00:41:55,510 --> 00:41:59,790 When the trademark expires, I mean, it could be a real non -event or it could 595 00:41:59,790 --> 00:42:03,870 that if it gets renewed and it gets used, that the legal dispute, they could 596 00:42:03,870 --> 00:42:04,870 messy. 597 00:42:05,390 --> 00:42:10,370 I am wondering whether the fact that the whole copyright on Brooklyn Beckham 598 00:42:10,370 --> 00:42:14,690 comes up this year is one of the reasons behind this Instagram post. 599 00:42:18,890 --> 00:42:24,910 While Brooklyn was querying who owned his name, David had a new title added to 600 00:42:24,910 --> 00:42:30,310 his. Being an East London boy and now stood here at Windsor Castle with His 601 00:42:30,310 --> 00:42:31,310 Majesty the King. 602 00:42:31,630 --> 00:42:35,650 Giving me a knighthood is something that I could never have imagined happening 603 00:42:35,650 --> 00:42:36,288 to me. 604 00:42:36,290 --> 00:42:41,050 He was so proud, you could see it, and so was Victoria, that moment of becoming 605 00:42:41,050 --> 00:42:43,670 Sir David Beckham that he had wanted for so long. 606 00:42:43,950 --> 00:42:49,550 We'll have a nice lunch with my parents and my kids and then maybe a nice dinner 607 00:42:49,550 --> 00:42:53,070 tonight. But yet again, there was someone missing. 608 00:42:54,090 --> 00:42:55,090 Finally it happened. 609 00:42:55,590 --> 00:43:00,730 Finally it's arrived, Sir David Beckham. And the fact that Brooklyn wasn't 610 00:43:00,730 --> 00:43:04,060 there. I think that would have hurt David enormously. 611 00:43:07,860 --> 00:43:13,660 The feud had hit a new low, but a month later, it would shift to a surprising 612 00:43:13,660 --> 00:43:15,040 new battleground. 613 00:43:15,580 --> 00:43:20,480 And that is my simple way of making a chicken breast, potatoes, meat and 614 00:43:20,480 --> 00:43:24,020 veggies. The part of the story that has clearly gripped everyone is the roast 615 00:43:24,020 --> 00:43:25,120 chicken video. 616 00:43:26,040 --> 00:43:29,700 Right, so it has been beer brining for the last 24 hours. 617 00:43:30,460 --> 00:43:35,320 Posted on the 16th of December, this seemed a typical bit of content for 618 00:43:35,320 --> 00:43:36,760 culinary creator Brooklyn. 619 00:43:37,560 --> 00:43:44,200 But among the 36 ,000 likes on the video was one follower he didn't want to see. 620 00:43:45,760 --> 00:43:48,780 The video of him cooking a roast chicken. 621 00:43:49,340 --> 00:43:53,420 And Victoria liking it. To anyone, that's a normal thing to do. My mum 622 00:43:53,420 --> 00:43:54,399 Instagram posts. 623 00:43:54,400 --> 00:43:57,600 She's not necessarily trying to speak with him on the phone or send him a 624 00:43:57,600 --> 00:43:58,479 or a text. 625 00:43:58,480 --> 00:44:02,100 She's just double -tapping on a chicken video that he's uploaded to social 626 00:44:02,100 --> 00:44:03,100 media. 627 00:44:04,280 --> 00:44:09,480 But for Brooklyn, this like seems to have violated a request he made through 628 00:44:09,480 --> 00:44:10,480 lawyers. 629 00:44:12,940 --> 00:44:18,120 We know now that Brooklyn had filed legal action and asked for all 630 00:44:18,120 --> 00:44:22,800 communications to go through a legal team. And he was unhappy with his 631 00:44:22,800 --> 00:44:25,060 interacting with his social media. 632 00:44:26,440 --> 00:44:31,780 Days later, journalists noticed what appeared to be unfollows between the 633 00:44:31,780 --> 00:44:32,780 Beckham accounts. 634 00:44:33,380 --> 00:44:37,980 It's reported that Victoria and David have unfollowed Brooklyn Beckham. Cruz 635 00:44:37,980 --> 00:44:41,340 Beckham then takes to his Instagram stories and publicly addresses. 636 00:44:41,960 --> 00:44:46,520 this and says they would never do that they have not unfollowed their son 637 00:44:46,520 --> 00:44:50,680 brooklyn beckham has blocked all of them including his siblings and that they 638 00:44:50,680 --> 00:44:56,040 had just woken up blocked we woke up we were all blocked that was like a little 639 00:44:56,040 --> 00:45:00,680 crumb that set the firework off because why are you posting that you know you're 640 00:45:00,680 --> 00:45:06,140 part of brand beckham bro what is going on here that was wild that that happened 641 00:45:06,910 --> 00:45:11,650 Having someone actually from the Beckham clan on social media saying, no, this 642 00:45:11,650 --> 00:45:14,190 is what's happening according to me, that hadn't happened before. 643 00:45:16,630 --> 00:45:21,950 When Brooklyn's bombshell statement came out a month later, he made a series of 644 00:45:21,950 --> 00:45:23,650 allegations about his parents. 645 00:45:25,370 --> 00:45:30,990 I think what is at the heart of this is Brooklyn's feeling of a lack of control 646 00:45:30,990 --> 00:45:32,950 over his own personal narrative. 647 00:45:33,410 --> 00:45:34,730 Rand Beckham comes first. 648 00:45:35,820 --> 00:45:40,880 Only weeks before, David and Victoria had made public gestures towards their 649 00:45:40,880 --> 00:45:44,080 estranged son amid reports they wanted to reconcile. 650 00:45:44,660 --> 00:45:49,500 Victoria shared a video over Christmas showing Brooklyn's festive stocking 651 00:45:49,500 --> 00:45:51,320 hanging prominently on the wall. 652 00:45:51,780 --> 00:45:58,200 Days later, David made an emotional New Year's Eve post of family photos with 653 00:45:58,200 --> 00:45:59,200 loving captions. 654 00:45:59,520 --> 00:46:03,280 But these might have backfired spectacularly. 655 00:46:04,400 --> 00:46:09,340 It was said that actually reports of him reconciling with his parents were what 656 00:46:09,340 --> 00:46:10,440 tipped him over the edge. 657 00:46:10,820 --> 00:46:16,340 And I think that might have been what drove him to making a clear statement, I 658 00:46:16,340 --> 00:46:17,660 don't want a reconciliation. 659 00:46:18,840 --> 00:46:23,000 Onlookers have also spotted similarities between Brooklyn and Nicholas' 660 00:46:23,240 --> 00:46:27,560 catastrophic falling out with the Beckhams and a seismic split in another. 661 00:46:28,080 --> 00:46:30,060 Perhaps even more famous, family. 662 00:46:30,360 --> 00:46:34,340 There is a playbook for this. It is the Prince Harry playbook. We have seen this 663 00:46:34,340 --> 00:46:35,340 play out before. 664 00:46:35,740 --> 00:46:37,600 Harry wanted to... 665 00:46:38,080 --> 00:46:43,400 separate from his very famous family, didn't want to be involved in the way 666 00:46:43,400 --> 00:46:48,500 ran things. It's so deeply similar, and the frustration that both these men felt 667 00:46:48,500 --> 00:46:53,100 at the lack of control in their own lives over their own narrative, also the 668 00:46:53,100 --> 00:46:58,660 comparison of the two American wives as the meddling women that have torn apart 669 00:46:58,660 --> 00:46:59,920 these British families. 670 00:47:00,460 --> 00:47:01,680 In fact... 671 00:47:02,060 --> 00:47:07,900 There were reports that in 2025, Brooklyn and Nicola met up with Harry 672 00:47:07,900 --> 00:47:09,320 Meghan in Montecito. 673 00:47:11,140 --> 00:47:15,480 So I broke the story that Harry and Meghan had invited Brooklyn and Nicola 674 00:47:15,480 --> 00:47:16,480 dinner. 675 00:47:17,340 --> 00:47:22,040 Harry offered his sort of sympathies to Brooklyn and was a bit like, been there, 676 00:47:22,080 --> 00:47:23,380 done it, mate, you know, hope you're okay. 677 00:47:23,780 --> 00:47:28,600 There was very much a sense that these four felt that they had parallels in 678 00:47:28,600 --> 00:47:29,600 their lives. 679 00:47:29,740 --> 00:47:33,120 Harry and Meghan probably thought, we can give them good advice. 680 00:47:33,980 --> 00:47:34,980 Or did they? 681 00:47:35,680 --> 00:47:38,180 Maybe they gave them very bad advice. 682 00:47:40,340 --> 00:47:44,460 David and Victoria also seem to be copying the royal model. 683 00:47:46,220 --> 00:47:48,460 Brand Beckham is like the firm. 684 00:47:48,900 --> 00:47:51,420 Don't complain, don't explain. 685 00:47:52,680 --> 00:47:56,000 Opinions vary and recollections vary as well, as the Queen said. 686 00:47:57,230 --> 00:48:02,010 If we look back at history from what they have done before, they definitely 687 00:48:02,010 --> 00:48:03,450 won't be taking any accountability. 688 00:48:03,870 --> 00:48:07,750 I have no idea what their response will be, but I doubt they're going to 689 00:48:07,750 --> 00:48:08,750 apologise. 690 00:48:10,870 --> 00:48:17,790 It was business as usual. This 691 00:48:17,790 --> 00:48:18,990 hasn't really happened. 692 00:48:19,330 --> 00:48:24,270 Acting like he hasn't really seen what's been blown up on social media. 693 00:48:25,340 --> 00:48:30,580 In an interview in Davos, David made what seemed to be veiled comments about 694 00:48:30,580 --> 00:48:34,660 son, saying, children are allowed to make mistakes. 695 00:48:35,220 --> 00:48:38,960 He's like, are you talking about your son? Because your son is a 26 -year -old 696 00:48:38,960 --> 00:48:41,360 man, by the way. He's not a child. 697 00:48:42,560 --> 00:48:46,700 It's a way of almost asserting his power, just reminding his son gently, 698 00:48:46,700 --> 00:48:48,840 know, I'm the one that's in control here. 699 00:48:49,420 --> 00:48:53,180 I'm the reason why you have this public profile. I'm the reason why you have 700 00:48:53,180 --> 00:48:54,180 this name. 701 00:48:54,700 --> 00:49:00,040 The rest of the family also put on a united front, appearing together in 702 00:49:00,040 --> 00:49:03,600 for the first time since Brooklyn's extraordinary outburst. 703 00:49:04,580 --> 00:49:09,360 And on the social media front, both camps are continuing as normal. 704 00:49:10,040 --> 00:49:14,960 We've seen Brooklyn post a really gutting tribute to his wife to a 705 00:49:14,960 --> 00:49:18,920 song. You know, they're kissing, they're holding up their dog. There's this, 706 00:49:19,020 --> 00:49:20,600 like, beautiful sunset montage. 707 00:49:21,530 --> 00:49:24,530 And on the other side in Paris, you've got Victoria Beckham showing off 708 00:49:24,530 --> 00:49:28,550 professionally, winning this esteemed award in recognition of her work in 709 00:49:28,550 --> 00:49:32,590 fashion. So you've got this very interesting personal -professional clash 710 00:49:32,590 --> 00:49:34,930 sort of sums up this whole nightmare. 711 00:49:35,550 --> 00:49:41,650 With the two sides seemingly further apart than ever, what might unfold next 712 00:49:41,650 --> 00:49:46,790 this crisis embroiling the Beckhams? And can their public image recover? 713 00:49:47,230 --> 00:49:49,730 Do I think that Brooklyn Beckham has crossed a line? 714 00:49:50,030 --> 00:49:51,030 Yeah. 715 00:49:51,230 --> 00:49:56,270 I wonder if it's really dawned on Brooklyn the weight of what he's done. 716 00:49:57,250 --> 00:50:00,750 Part of what is interesting is how many moves does he have left? 717 00:50:01,250 --> 00:50:04,070 After the explosive statement, where do you go next? 718 00:50:04,350 --> 00:50:08,590 I suspect he's going to be thrown lots of money to have a book deal like Harry 719 00:50:08,590 --> 00:50:12,890 did. You can read more about my quest for privacy in my upcoming best -selling 720 00:50:12,890 --> 00:50:16,210 memoir, whether we're going to see him on podcasts. 721 00:50:16,630 --> 00:50:20,490 If what he wants is privacy, then this is a great moment for him to go and do 722 00:50:20,490 --> 00:50:21,490 that. 723 00:50:21,509 --> 00:50:27,530 Once you pour kerosene on the flames in this way, it is difficult to rein it 724 00:50:27,530 --> 00:50:29,990 back in again. The cat can't be put back in the bag. 725 00:50:30,230 --> 00:50:35,830 It feels a bit like a conflict that's going to irreparably damage both sides, 726 00:50:35,830 --> 00:50:36,830 I'm being honest. 727 00:50:38,230 --> 00:50:43,450 In my opinion, the only way to respond to this is to respond in a really human 728 00:50:43,450 --> 00:50:45,450 way and to just take accountability. 729 00:50:46,610 --> 00:50:50,250 They should just try and respond to this as humanly and as honestly as they can. 730 00:50:51,240 --> 00:50:54,140 The dangerous situation now is where they go next. 731 00:50:54,760 --> 00:50:58,220 There are secrets to come out. Brooklyn knows those secrets. 732 00:50:58,560 --> 00:51:03,240 And if David and Victoria don't play this one wisely, those secrets could 733 00:51:03,240 --> 00:51:06,880 out and it could potentially be the end of Bram Beckham. Thank you.