In a dramatic and unprecedented public statement, Brooklyn Beckham has broken his years-long silence to level a series of explosive allegations against his parents, David and Victoria Beckham. The 26-year-old claims the rift, which he says began before his April 2022 wedding to actress Nicola Peltz, centres on a bitter dispute over wedding planning and has led to an irreparable family breakdown.
The Wedding Day Catalyst: A Top Table Turmoil
According to Brooklyn, the central conflict erupted over the seating plan for his lavish Florida wedding. He alleges his mother, Victoria, went so far as to call him "evil" because he and Nicola chose not to seat their parents at the traditional top table. Instead, the couple opted to honour their grandmothers.
"During the wedding planning, my mum went so far as to call me 'evil' because Nicola and I chose to include my Nanny Sandra, and Nicola's Naunni at our table, because they both didn't have their husbands," Brooklyn wrote in a lengthy statement shared on Monday. "Both of our parents had their own tables equally adjacent to ours."
This decision deviated from standard UK wedding etiquette, where parents typically flank the bride and groom. Brooklyn's choice to prioritise his paternal grandmother, Sandra, and Nicola's maternal grandmother appears to have been a significant point of contention, laying bare deeper familial tensions.
Dress Drama and Alleged Sabotage
Beyond the seating chaos, Brooklyn made startling claims about the now-infamous wedding dress saga. He directly contradicted previous narratives, insisting it was his mother who pulled out of creating Nicola's gown at the last minute.
"My mum cancelled making Nicola's dress in the eleventh hour despite how excited she was to wear her design, forcing her to urgently find a new dress," he stated.
This account clashes with details published in Vogue weeks after the nuptials, where Nicola's stylist, Leslie Fremar, described a year-long collaboration with Valentino. Nicola herself had previously suggested Victoria's atier simply ran out of time, telling The Sunday Times in 2022: "I really, really wanted to wear it." Brooklyn's version paints a picture of deliberate sabotage.
First Dance Humiliation and Renewed Vows
The allegations extend to the wedding reception itself. Brooklyn claims his mother "hijacked" his planned first dance with his new wife. He described feeling "embarrassed and humiliated" when, instead of a romantic song with Nicola, he was called to the stage to find Victoria waiting.
"She danced very inappropriately on me in front of everyone," he wrote. The experience was so distressing that the couple reportedly renewed their vows privately on August 2nd last year to "create new memories" without his family present.
A Pattern of Control and Estrangement
Brooklyn's statement paints a damning portrait of life inside "Brand Beckham." He accuses his parents of valuing "public promotion and endorsements above all else" and of attempting to control narratives through the press his entire life.
He made further serious claims, including:
- That his parents pressured him to sign away the rights to his name before the wedding.
- That family members told him Nicola was "not blood" the night before the ceremony.
- That David Beckham refused to see him during a UK trip unless Nicola was not invited.
- That his brothers were instructed to attack him on social media before blocking him.
"I have been controlled by my parents for most of my life," Brooklyn concluded. "For the first time in my life, since stepping away from my family, that anxiety has disappeared." He stated unequivocally that he does not want reconciliation, marking a profound and public estrangement from one of Britain's most famous families.
