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Ekin Karasin

Victoria Beckham extends public show of support to son Brooklyn as Elton John 'wades into feud'

Victoria Beckham has publicly shared her support for her son Brooklyn - amid reports that his godfather Elton John has waded into their “family feud”.

Brooklyn, 26, shared a video of himself cooking pasta with seawater on a yacht on Instagram on Tuesday.

The budding chef scooped salty seawater into a saucepan and cooked the pasta with his Cloud 23 sauce.

Fashion designer Victoria, 51, was quick to share her support for her eldest child’s venture by “liking” the video.

The olive branch comes after months of Brooklyn and his wife Nicola Peltz, 30, ignoring major family events and social media milestones - including Victoria and David’s birthdays.

In the latest twist to the rift rumours, it has been reported that Elton is acting as mediator between Victoria and her husband David Beckham and Brooklyn.

The Rocket Man singer - who has been pals with the Beckhams for more than 30 years - was seen treating Brooklyn and Nicola to a lavish lunch at La Guerite beach club in Cannes, France.

The 78-year-old reportedly took the opportunity to “say his piece” during the lunch and “briefly” spoke about the rumoured feud to encourage Brooklyn to “patch things up” with his parents.

“Elton is the showbiz equivalent of Switzerland. He's utterly neutral in this row,” a source told The Sun.

“Elton of old may have relished in taking sides - in this case his young godson, Brooklyn - but two years off his 80th birthday, he's a man who has seen and done it all. He just wants everyone to be happy.

“There is no side-taking as such; he simply adores his godson, and really has a laugh with Nicola who he thinks has a great sense of humour. He wants to look after them in his role as 'spiritual adviser' as a godfather, it's a role he takes seriously.”

The insider added: “Elton and David [Furnish, Elton’s husband] think the situation is terribly sad, and has gently suggested to all involved that life is short - to patch things up.”

Elton John is reportedly acting as mediator in the ‘feud’ (PA Archive)

The Standard contacted representatives for the Beckhams and Elton for comment.

Elton reportedly picked up the entire bill during the lunch, after having the restaurant's signature lobster linguine which costs a staggering £190.

Nicola paid tribute to the legend in her Instagram post after the meal, setting a photo of her naked in the bath to the tune of his song, Cold Heart.

Football ace David has been friends with Elton since his sports heyday and calls the musician “Uncle Elton”, while Victoria once revealed Elton inspired her to bid farewell to the Spice Girls.

He is the godfather of Brooklyn and his younger brother Romeo, 22.

Elton was due to perform at the Beckhams’ 1991 wedding but pulled out due to a heart attack.

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