Nicola Peltz’s friends have defended her absence from her friend Selena Gomez’s hen do.
The singer, 33, shared snaps from her getaway with a group of female pals on Instagram ahead of her wedding to Benny Blanco, partying in a white bikini and bridal veil at the beach and hanging out with her friends at a villa.
Peltz, 30, was noticeably missing from the celebrations and has not liked or commented on Gomez’s hen do post on Instagram.
It comes just weeks after Gomez skipped Peltz’s vow renewal with Brooklyn Beckham, despite previously claiming they were so close they were like a “throuple”.
Sources claimed the duo have fallen out after Gomez was left “disappointed” by Peltz’s reported “diva-like” behaviour.
However pals defended Peltz’s absence from the hen do, telling The Standard: "Plenty of Selena’s friends weren’t in attendance.”
The source added: “Making it about Nicola isn’t right, the attention should really be on Selena and her big day ahead."
The Standard has contacted Gomez and Peltz’s representatives for comment.
Peltz took to her own Instagram Stories on the day Gomez shared her hen do post, sharing photos from a date night with her husband Beckham, 26.
Earlier this month, sources claimed that Gomez and Peltz have grown distant following several “tense moments”.
“Last year, [Gomez] noticed Nicola's behaviour toward her and [fiancé Benny] turned into a constant quest for attention,” an insider told The Sun.
“There were many tense moments, for example, during dinners and lunches, where Nicola would try to sit where photographers could get the best angle, and she wasn't very nice to Selena if people weren't paying enough attention to her.
“I mean, just look at Nicola and Brooklyn's circle of friends, it's shrinking every week. Some people have turned their backs on them because they've realised how Nicola behaves, and Brooklyn isn't doing much to change the dynamic.”
Gomez was absent from Peltz and Beckham’s vow renewal in Florida on August 2.
Her absence drew further attention when her friend Dominic West was photographed with the newlyweds, while her former assistant, Theresa Mingus, was also reportedly on the guest list.
Gomez has been close to the couple for several years, famously joking in 2023 that they were in a “throuple” after spending New Year’s together in Mexico.
Fans were also quick to note the absence of Brooklyn’s parents, David and Victoria Beckham, along with his siblings Romeo, 22, Cruz, 20, and Harper, 14, from the vow renewal.
Tensions between Beckham and Peltz and his family have been rumoured since their lavish wedding three years ago, with speculation intensifying in recent months after the newlyweds skipped David’s 50th birthday party.
Beckham and Peltz are also said to have “no contact” with a number of their former celebrity friends from Beckham’s UK days, including Rocco Ritchie, the son of Madonna and Guy Ritchie, and Gordon Ramsay’s twins Jack and Holly.
