Sir David and Victoria Beckham with their son and daughter-in-law, Brooklyn and Nicola Peltz Beckham, in 2023

If you’re reading this, you’ve probably spent the last week engrossed in the first water cooler celebrity moment of 2026 – Brooklyn Peltz Beckham very publicly breaking up with his family.

Not only did the oldest Beckham son say he had no interest in reconciling with his famous parents, Sir David and Victoria, he also laid out a comprehensive list of reasons for why that was the case, accusing them of “controlling” and “performative” behaviour for most of his life (HuffPost UK contacted both Sir David and Victoria’s team for comment this week but did receive a response).

Brooklyn’s posts were confirmation of a rift that had been relentlessly reported by the tabloids in recent history via “sources” and social media activity from various members of the Beckham family.

Here’s a timeline of where it all started, and how it led to Brooklyn’s public statement…

April 2022: Brooklyn and Nicola Peltz Beckham’s wedding

In April 2022, Brooklyn and his now-wife Nicola Peltz Beckham got married in Palm Beach, Florida.

At the time, many picked up on the fact that Nicola didn’t wear a wedding dress designed by her mother-in-law Victoria, instead opting for a Valentino number, which first sparked rumours that the pair weren’t seeing eye-to-eye.

Brooklyn and Nicola Peltz Beckham pictured in October 2021, months before their wedding

Nicola later brushed off these claims, insisting that while she had initially planned to wear Victoria’s design, but it didn’t work out.

“I was going to and I really wanted to,” Nicola said. “And then a few months down the line, she realised that her atelier couldn’t do it, so then I had to pick another........

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