David Beckham fears 'history may be repeating itself' after a falling out with his eldest son Brooklyn, mirroring his own rift with father Ted in 2005. The 50-year-old former footballer had a strained relationship with his father, now 77, but they reconciled after Ted's health scare in 2007. Now, Ted and David's mother Sandra could play a crucial role in mending the current family rift.
Brooklyn has blocked his famous family on social media, but insiders say he remains in contact with his grandparents. A source said: 'While things between him and his parents are over... Brooklyn is still very fond of his grandparents.' He still follows them on Instagram and previously posted a birthday message to his grandmother Sandra last June.
Counselling psychologist Dr Jane Halsall told The Mirror that grandparents in such situations often adopt a 'delicate bridge' role. She explained: 'When grandparents become the only family members an adult child will engage with, they often occupy a delicate “bridge” role... the most helpful stance is one of warm neutrality — offering a safe, non-judgemental relationship without acting as intermediaries.'
David's own difficult relationship with his father was documented in his 2001 autobiography, where he described Ted as a 'harsh taskmaster' who would 'berate him' for football mistakes. The rift deepened when Ted published an unauthorised biography in 2005, but they reunited after Ted's heart attack in 2007. David was best man at his father's wedding in 2021.
Despite hopes for reconciliation, sources close to Brooklyn's wife Nicola Peltz have insisted there is no chance of mending the relationship with David and Victoria at present due to a 'highly charged atmosphere'. Nicola's friends claimed she helped Brooklyn 'see the emotional abuse and toxic behaviour within his family', a description the Beckham camp called 'deeply unpleasant and patently untrue'.
