Nicola Peltz Finally Addresses Beckham Family Feud — Here’s What She Revealed

Sources close to the Beckham clan say concern is mounting after Brooklyn Beckham uploaded a glossy Instagram Reel of himself and wife Nicola Peltz Beckham zooming through Los Angeles on a vintage-style motorcycle, captioned, “My whole world… I always choose you baby”. The clip, posted 24 hours after David Beckham’s star-studded 50th-birthday party in London—which Brooklyn and Nicola skipped—has ignited fresh speculation that the actress is “controlling” the 26-year-old eldest Beckham sibling and widening a rift with parents David and Victoria. One insider quoted by the Daily Mail even labelled Brooklyn “the hostage,” claiming the romantic post “just isn’t him” and hinting the idea was orchestrated by Nicola to send a public message of unity. Family feud rumblings began in 2022 around wedding-planning disagreements, then flared again this month when Brooklyn failed to attend his father’s milestone bash at the Beckhams’ Cotswolds estate. According to Us Weekly, the absence left David and Victoria feeling “betrayed,” and there has reportedly been no direct contact between parents and son since. Yet publicly, Brooklyn appears more devoted to his wife than ever. On May 24 he wrote that he would “always choose” Nicola alongside a carousel of behind-the-scenes snaps from their recent trip to Tokyo. Friends of the couple tell People that the pair are “incredibly happy together” and view the external criticism as “baseless.” Nicola, 30, hasn’t addressed the latest chatter directly, but her own Instagram Stories have leaned into marital bliss: soft-focus photos of matching tattoos, at-home sushi nights and her caption “my safe place” over a shot of Brooklyn cooking. The actress—daughter of billionaire investor Nelson Peltz—also shared a throwback of her modeling debut with the line “forever grateful,” a post many fans interpreted as a reminder of her independent career. Why the blow-up now? PR analysts point to three converging factors: • Optics of the missed party: David’s birthday hosted stars from Tom Cruise to Eva Longoria. Brooklyn and Nicola’s absence was glaring, fueling headlines about a Beckham family split. • The viral motorcycle video: sleek production, emotional copy and cinematic drone shots made skeptics question who storyboarded it—and why. • Social-media silence from the Beckhams: while Victoria typically “likes” her children’s posts within minutes, she has not engaged with Brooklyn’s feed for weeks, a detail eagle-eyed fans quickly noticed. Despite tabloid drama, the young couple continues to expand the Peltz-Beckham brand. Brooklyn’s YouTube cooking series “Cookin’ With Brooklyn” relaunched this month with Nicola in the director’s chair, and insiders hint the duo are developing a unisex fragrance inspired by their shared love of motorcycles and Malibu sunsets. For now, observers are split: is Nicola Peltz Beckham a supportive spouse helping her husband forge his own path, or is Hollywood’s newest heiress wielding more influence than the Beckham patriarch can stomach? Until the family publicly shares a united front—or a very Beckham Christmas photo—speculation will keep Nicola’s name trending and every social-media move under the microscope.