While festive cheer was in full flow at the Beckham household, the Christmas celebrations were marked by a notable and poignant absence. The family's joy was bittersweet as their eldest son, Brooklyn Beckham, 26, was missing from the festivities, having reportedly blocked his entire family on Instagram amid an ongoing rift.
A Festive Front Amidst Family Strife
Putting on a brave public face, Victoria Beckham, 51, continued to offer her followers a window into the family's Christmas preparations. On Christmas Eve, she shared a playful video of her husband, Sir David Beckham, 50, embracing his role as the family's chief decorator. The clip showed David cutting down a Christmas tree, hauling it into their home, and meticulously hanging lights and baubles, ending with a beaming smile for the camera.
"Sir @davidbeckham giving us his best 'Clark Griswold,'" Victoria captioned the homely scene. The former Spice Girl later enjoyed a cocktail crafted by her son Cruz, 20, thanking him on social media. Earlier, David was seen enjoying a cosy at-home pedicure, while Cruz and youngest sibling Harper, 14, shared snaps of themselves spending time together. Cruz was also filmed strumming his guitar and singing along to the Spice Girls hit 'Viva Forever'.
The Unbridgeable Digital Divide
These scenes of domestic harmony starkly contrasted with the digital silence from Brooklyn. The divisions within the family now appear unbridgeable after it emerged he blocked his parents and siblings on Instagram. The move is understood to have been made after Victoria's response to one of Brooklyn's cooking tutorials prompted a wave of comments from followers urging him to reconcile with his family.
Even Harper, arguably the most innocent party in the dispute, has been blocked—a mere three months after she launched her own Instagram account. The snub extends beyond immediate family; as exclusively revealed, Brooklyn will not attend the imminent wedding of close family friends Gordon and Tana Ramsay's daughter, Holly, to Olympic swimmer Adam Peaty on December 27.
Carrying On Regardless
Victoria appeared undeterred in her public celebrations. On Monday, she was filmed downing celebratory shots with her fashion and beauty team, joking, "Cheers to me! Enough about me what do you guys think about me?" She later tucked into a Christmas dinner, humourously requesting extra lighting, a nod to her recent Netflix documentary revelation that she looks best in a "room full of light."
Meanwhile, Brooklyn's wife, actress Nicola Peltz, 30, who has also unfollowed the Beckhams, returned to Instagram with a post celebrating Hanukkah with her family. The separate celebrations underscore the deepening rift. Earlier, Brooklyn's brother Cruz had fiercely corrected reports, stating, "My mum and dad would never unfollow their son. They woke up blocked. As did I," confirming the action was unilateral.
The catalyst for this final digital severance is believed to be linked to a seemingly innocuous incident: Victoria liking a post of Brooklyn's about roasting a chicken last week. What followed was another of his cooking videos for his 16 million followers, and then, the silent block that has cast a long shadow over the Beckhams' Christmas.
