American actress Nicola Peltz’s social media activity has caused a stir after her husband, Brooklyn Beckham, blocked his family - including Manchester United legend David Beckham - on social media. The aspiring chef, 26, and his wife, 31, are reportedly not speaking to his parents amid a long-running feud.
It emerged last week that Brooklyn had instructed his parents to communicate with him only through lawyers. Over the weekend, Nicola deleted all traces of the Beckham family from her Instagram. Brooklyn wanted any attempts at reconciliation to happen “privately,” rather than in the public glare of social media, and has since cited his mental health as the primary reason he sent his parents a legal letter requesting no communication.
While Brooklyn has largely stayed out of the public drama, aiming to distance himself from tabloid coverage, it appears Peltz has been keeping a close eye on social media chatter, even interacting with some posts.
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Peltz appears to have been caught fanning the flames of the fallout with David and Victoria. Fans noticed she’d been ‘liking’ comments about Brooklyn’s family on a recent social media post. As reported by The Sun, one comment read: “I’m glad Brooklyn was able to join such a nice family." And another said:
“I’m sorry, but no one knows what goes on behind closed doors… There’s obviously a reason why Brooklyn doesn’t speak with his parents. No child would ever choose to cut off their parents without good reason."
As cited by the Daily Mail, sources close to the family alleged that Brooklyn believes his parents still see him as a child and not as an adult. The source said: “Even the Xmas post by his dad was of Brooklyn as a child.”
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The inspiring chef is reportedly also hurt by claims that his wife, Nicola, is the reason behind the estrangement. “This narrative is so sexist and misogynistic, and he does not stand for his wife being vilified in this way. It’s a story as old as time: blame the woman for the man’s actions. It’s just deeply insulting,” a source added.
The feud intensified after Brooklyn and Nicola did not attend David’s 50th birthday celebrations in London and later did not invite the Beckhams to renew their wedding vows. Brooklyn has remained in touch with both sets of grandparents. “While things between him and his parents are over... Brooklyn is still very fond of his grandparents. There is a lot of love for them, and that has never faltered,” a source concluded, while others have tried to defend David and Victoria, who maintain that every contact is done with reconciliation in mind.