All is not well in Beckhamville. The Beckham family feud rumours have been ongoing for two months now, spurred on by the notable absence of Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz-Beckham from recent family events.
Right now, all eyes are on Brooklyn Beckham as fans wait for the hot sauce creator to praise his father’s knighthood. David Beckham will become Sir David Beckham as part of King Charles’s birthday honours this Saturday.
Other members of the Beckham family have been quick to acknowledge the former England captain’s achievement, with Victoria, Romeo and Cruz Beckham all posting on Instagram to mark the occasion.
“You’ve always been my knight in shining armour, but now it’s official,” Victoria wrote under a picture that shows her hugging David. “What an honour, I couldn’t be prouder of you. Your dedication to the thethings that matter most — your country, your work, your passion, and most of all, your family — has never wavered.”
Meanwhile, Brooklyn Beckham has been making his allegiances crystal clear for weeks. As well as his consistently adoring Instagram posts dedicated to his wife Nicola Peltz, Page Six is now reporting that Brooklyn wants “no contact” with the rest of his family.
“Brooklyn told his family he wants no contact and he’s not responding to those that try to connect,” a source told Page Six.
However, one Brooklyn-connected source denied that he had asked for no contact with his family and told Page Six, “Everyone’s focus should be David Beckham’s great honour.”
It has been widely reported that the Beckham feud began around December, when Romeo Beckham started dating London-born DJ Kim Turnbull, who TMZ claimed was Brooklyn’s ex-girlfriend.
Sir David Beckham 🏴🤩
— England (@England) June 14, 2025
Congratulations to our former captain, who has been awarded a Knighthood for his services to sport and charity! pic.twitter.com/G9zypNBgHx
But it turns out it’s not quite that simple, as youngest Beckham brother, Cruz, clarified on Instagram that Brooklyn and Kim aren’t actually former partners. “Brooklyn and Kim never dated,” he explained in an Instagram comment in response to fans asking about the feud.
And now, Romeo has reportedly split from Kim, though it is said to be amicable.
The break-up is believed to have taken place around three weeks after the Beckham family marked David’s birthday.
Although earlier reports had hinted that Romeo’s relationship with Kim may have contributed to family tensions, other sources told the Daily Mail that the break-up had “nothing to do” with any alleged feud.
As for Brooklyn’s relationship to Kim: the two Londoners used to hang out when they were teenagers, with Beckham, 26, and Turnbull, 24, spotted flirting around the same time that she was linked to another nepo baby: Rocco Ritchie, son of Madonna and Guy Ritchie.
This was around 2017, before Beckham and Turnbull appeared to go their separate ways.
Before the rumoured split, Romeo and Kim were fully established as a couple, appearing at family events and posing for group photos with David and Victoria Beckham, with insiders claiming that this is what had led to the rift between Brooklyn Beckham, Nicola Peltz-Beckham and the rest of the family.
For as long as Turnbull had been around, Brooklyn and Nicola have been conspicuously absent from family events. According to TMZ, this isn’t borne out of any latent feelings or jealousy, but rather a fear over Turnbull’s “intentions” with Romeo.
The feud rumours gained real traction after Brooklyn and Nicola failed to attend David Beckham’s early 50th birthday celebrations last month, when every other member of the core Beckham clan was present.
Then came Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz-Beckham’s third wedding anniversary on April 9. Fans noticed that none of the family chose to congratulate them on the milestone, sparking further suspicion.
On April 17, Victoria Beckham celebrated her 51st birthday in the company of her loving family — all apart from Brooklyn and Nicola. While the majority of the Beckham family were partying with Victoria on the family’s superyacht in Miami, Brooklyn and Nicola were busying living it up at Coachella.
Fans also noticed that neither Brooklyn or Nicola acknowledged Victoria’s birthday on social media, while the rest of the family did. David kicked off the birthday tributes for Victoria by sharing old photos of the Spice Girls star with their children, writing: “Happy Birthday Mummy. We all love you sooooo much,” adding, “Happy Birthday to the most amazing Wife, Mummy & Best Friend that we could all wish for. Have the most perfect day because you deserve to and we love you so much.”
Romeo followed, writing: “Happy Birthday to the most amazing mum, keep shining and making us all proud, love you lots.” Cruz, age 20, added: “Happy Birthday to the most inspirational mum, you have done everything for us.”
Meanwhile, a bit of potential beef between the Beckham brood was noticed in the Instagram comments section. In a post by Mia Regan, Romeo’s ex-girlfriend, Nicola Peltz commented saying: “So beautiful Mia,” with the sparkle and pink heart emoji. Then, days later, Cruz commented the exact same thing under his brother Romeo’s Instagram post, “So beautiful Romeo”, while Romeo responded with laughing emojis.
Brooklyn Beckham is said to have be snubbing his parents’ attempts to reconnect with him for a while now.
A source told the Daily Mail that “there has been no call, no contact, nothing,” from Brooklyn. “As parents David and Victoria are very concerned for their son and they have tried to get in touch but he isn’t interested.”
“David even tried through social media last Monday,” they added. “He fears that his son won’t know that him and Victoria love him so dearly otherwise. It is a terribly sad situation. They just want him to know that they are there for him when he’s ready to talk to them but he simply doesn’t seem interested in him at all.
“Nicola must behind this, she has been driving this wedge for some years now,” they concluded.
Victoria Beckham is said to be trying trying her best to quiet the feud rumours. On May 19 she shared a throwback picture of the entire family, Brooklyn included, with her father Tony in celebration of his birthday. “We both love you all so much,” the Instagram story assured.
According to The Sun, Victoria is the most keen to mend the relationship, with sources claiming that Harper Beckham’s 14th birthday celebrations may be the answer. However, another insider dashed dreams of a reunion, claiming: “It doesn’t seem likely at the moment.”
In a shock turn, the Mail also reported that Nicola and Brooklyn then sought advice from the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. The source told the Mail: “There was shared common ground [...] Nicola and Meghan also had a bit of a "deep n' meaningful" as obviously both women have been positioned in the media as homewreckers - the women to tear apart their husbands' families.
“Harry and Meghan were very empathetic and very kind to them both. Harry was fully aware of the situation and offered Brooklyn his unwavering support as someone who has been through similar.”
Amid all the drama, Nicola and Brooklyn have still been diligently posting on social media, with recent posts highlighting trips to Coachella, support for melanoma awareness month, and their attendance at an Airbnb launch party for Brooklyn Beckham’s collaboration with the hosting brand.
On the other side of the Atlantic, Romeo appears to be closer to his parents than ever. The former Brentford B team player is incredibly football-minded (though, ironically, an Arsenal fan, to the endless irritation of his Manchester United legend father), and Romeo and David are known to attend football games together. Earlier this year, Romeo, Harper, and Victoria supported David Beckham at an Inter Miami game. Beckham has been the co-owner of Inter Miami since 2014. Since quitting his own football career, Romeo has also pivoted towards fashion — a foray into his mother Victoria’s industry, cementing his closeness with her, too.
On the other hand, things between David, Victoria, Brooklyn and Nicola haven’t always been plain sailing. Rumours of a feud between the four started around 2022, when Brooklyn and Nicola were preparing for their wedding, leading to some alleged tension between the two couples over wedding planning arrangements.
The pair had appeared to mend their relationship in the years since, with Nicola attending Victoria’s fashion shows and the two women often posing for pictures together or posting about each other on social media.
That peace period now seems firmly over. The feud rumours were deepened furthest when Brooklyn and Nicola missed David’s official 50th birthday party in London.
All the signs pointed to the pair attending David’s 50th birthday bash, with the couple even skipping the Met Gala and flying over from the States so they could make the London party.
But then they were conspicuously absent, yet again, which TMZ claimed was due to Brooklyn asking for Kim Turnbull to be uninvited from the event. When the family declined, Brooklyn and Nicola flew back to the States. This means that Brooklyn also missed the boys’ family fishing trip, with David instead accompanied by just Romeo and Cruz.
On Instagram, David Beckham wrote: “You were missed @brooklynpeltzbeckham”.
