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Ekin Karasin

Brooklyn Beckham reveals only thing he'd return to London for in brutal 'dig' at family

Brooklyn Beckham appeared to take a thinly-veiled jab at his family in a video with renowned chef Michel Roux Jr.

The budding chef, 26, and his wife Nicola Peltz, 30, have faced rumours of a feud with his parents for months, having snubbed numerous major family events and social media milestones.

Amid the swirling reports, Brooklyn appeared to take a swipe at his parents David and Victoria Beckham by revealing the only thing he would return to London for.

The Los Angeles-based star hasn’t been pictured with his family since Boxing Day 2024 and has seemingly not spent time with them in the UK since then.

In a new video shared on his Instagram, the eldest Beckham child said he would “definitely” come to London just to try Michel’s gammon dish.

Michel used Brooklyn’s Cloud23 hot sauce to cook the meat with shoestring fries and a fried egg in the clip, which was filmed at the Wigmore restaurant kitchen at the Langham Hotel in central London.

Brooklyn cooked a dish with chef Michel Roux Jr (Instagram)

Serving up the finished dish, Michel declared that it would be a “hot seller” and would be “flying out of the kitchen”.

In an apparent swipe at his family, Brooklyn replied: “I'm definitely going to just come to London to have that.”

Michel added jokingly: “And a pint!”

Brooklyn and Nicola jetted to London to shoot a Moncler advert in May. The fashion shoot took place just minutes away from the Beckhams’ home in west London.

They missed David’s 50th birthday party despite being in the same city.

Earlier this month, Brooklyn and Nicola held a vow renewal with all of her family and friends in New York City.

David and Victoria Beckham with three of their children Romeo, Cruz and Harper (Instagram / @victoriabeckham)

All of Brooklyn’s siblings and his parents were noticeably absent from the lavish ceremony - a move his family reportedly found “cruel and spiteful”.

Nicola shared several photos from the vow renewal on Instagram of the couple at the altar and partying with her friends and family afterwards.

She captioned them “only love” and “this day meant so much to us”.

The actress paid tribute to her mother, Claudia, by repurposing the dress she wore on her wedding day in 1985 while Brooklyn donned a classic black tuxedo.

In the final image of Nicola’s post, the couple could be seen facing each other as her father Nelson read from a card, leading the intimate service.

A source told The Sun: “This was the final kick in the teeth for David and Victoria. Seeing Nelson having such a pivotal role at the ceremony was heartbreaking for David especially. Not one member of the 30-plus extended family knew about the wedding, or were invited.”

The insider added: “His grandparents are devastated too as Brooklyn has always been so close to them.

“It feels cruel and spiteful. This is no longer a game. It has gone beyond all that. This is a family who feel they have lost their precious boy – and see no way back.”

Last month, Romeo and Cruz appeared to ”block” the couple on Instagram - hours after Brooklyn wished their sister Harper a happy 14th birthday.

Sources close to Brooklyn later told The Standard that Brooklyn and Nicola were “likely blocked” by his younger siblings.

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