On Monday, David and Victoria Beckham’s son Brooklyn Beckham broke his silence with an extremely personal and emotional statement, opening up about the pain, control and conflict he faces within his family. In a lengthy post shared on social media, Brooklyn spoke out about his strained relationship with his parents, alleging years of emotional manipulation, public humiliation and pressure that continued even after his marriage to Nicola Peltz.
From the cringe-worthy moments of her wedding day to being forced to choose between family ties and personal peace, Brooklyn’s revelations have shocked fans around the world. Here are five of the most heartbreaking revelations from her candid post, in which she opened up about growing up with what she described as “controlling parents.”
Brooklyn says her parents are trying to ruin her relationship with Nicola
Brooklyn claimed that her parents have been “constantly trying to ruin my relationship” since before her marriage to Nicola, and it hasn’t stopped. He revealed, “My mother canceled making Nicola’s dress at the last hour, despite how excited she was to wear her design, forcing her to urgently find a new dress. In the 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 also recalled that his mother called him “nasty” during wedding planning, simply because he and Nicola had decided to include his grandmother and his wife’s grandmother at their table.
‘No blood, no family’: Brooklyn on being attacked by his own family
Brooklyn recalled that the night before his wedding, he was told that his wife, Nicola, was “bloodless” and “not family”. He said the attacks started when he started standing up for himself. He shared, “I have received countless attacks, both privately and publicly, from my parents, who were sent to the press on their orders. Even my brothers were sent to attack me on social media before they finally blocked me out of nowhere last summer.”
How Brooklyn’s mom ‘hijacked’ her first dance with Nicola
Brooklyn admitted she felt embarrassed when her mom allegedly hijacked her first dance with Nicola at their wedding. Recalling the incident, he said, “My mother hijacked my first dance with my wife, which had been planned weeks in advance to a romantic love song. In front of 500 guests at our wedding, Marc Anthony called me up to the stage where, on the schedule, I was supposed to have a romantic dance with my wife, but instead, my mother was waiting to dance with me. She danced very inappropriately in front of me in front of everyone. I have never felt more uncomfortable or humiliated. Is.” My whole life.”
He said that after this incident, he and Nicola decided to renew their vows to create new memories of their wedding day that would bring them happiness and joy instead of worry and embarrassment.
Brooklyn reveals how his wife was abused by her parents
Brooklyn also told his wife about the alleged humiliation he suffered from his family. “My mother has repeatedly invited women from my past into our lives in a way that was clearly intended to make both of us uncomfortable,” he said.
He further revealed that despite the ongoing tension, he and Nicola went to London for his father’s birthday, but were rejected for only a week. According to Brooklyn, her father rejected all attempts to spend quality time with her unless it was her birthday party, which had hundreds of guests and cameras on every corner. He said that David ultimately agreed to meet him only on the condition that Nicola was not invited.
‘My parents had control over me’
Brooklyn stated that he was controlled by his parents for most of his life and said, “This narrative that my wife controls me is completely backwards. I have been controlled by my parents for most of my life. I grew up with extreme anxiety. For the first time in my life, since moving away from my family, that anxiety has disappeared.” She said she now wakes up every morning grateful for the life she has chosen and has finally found peace and relief.