Cruz Beckham Posts Sentimental Brooklyn Photo Amid Ongoing Family Estrangement
Cruz Beckham has shared a surprisingly sentimental photograph of his older brother Brooklyn Beckham, despite recent reports of a deep family rift. The 20-year-old singer posted a selection of images on Instagram, including a sepia-toned childhood snapshot showing Brooklyn beaming with his arms wrapped around Cruz and their brother Romeo Beckham, who is 23 years old.
Family Dynamics Contrast Sharply with Current Situation
The nostalgic image presents a stark contrast to the current family dynamics, where Cruz revealed in December that Brooklyn had blocked the entire family on social media platforms. Reports had previously suggested that Sir David Beckham and Lady Victoria Beckham had unfollowed their eldest son and his wife, Nicola Peltz, on Instagram, but Cruz was quick to address these claims directly.
"NOT TRUE. My mum and dad would never unfollow their son... Let's get the facts right. They woke up blocked... as did I," Cruz wrote in response to the speculation, clarifying the actual sequence of events regarding the social media disconnect.
Recent Attempts at Reconciliation Through Social Media
This latest sentimental post follows weeks of apparent olive branches extended by Cruz toward his estranged brother. Just weeks before, Cruz shared another throwback photograph featuring Brooklyn, their father David, and brother Romeo, captioning it with "❤️love you guys" and tagging all three despite the ongoing family fallout.
Cruz's Instagram post concluded with a photograph of him and his mother Victoria Beckham during Christmas celebrations, to which Victoria responded with heart emojis in the comments section. This public display of affection occurs alongside other symbolic family gestures that have recently surfaced.
Tattoo Controversies Highlight Family Tensions
The sentimental social media activity coincides with notable tattoo developments among the Beckham siblings. Romeo Beckham recently debuted a new tattoo reading "family" on the back of his neck, while Cruz got a tiny "J" inked on his ribs as a tribute to his girlfriend Jackie Apostel, who is 30 years old.
These tattoo additions follow Brooklyn's controversial decision to cover up his anchor tattoo that was originally dedicated to his father David. The anchor was concealed by other symbols just weeks after Brooklyn's "mama's boy" tattoo was hidden by wedding bouquet imagery from his wife Nicola's wedding photographs.
A source close to the family revealed to Metro that "David is obviously heartbroken over Brooklyn's decision to cover up his tribute to him. It feels like a deep cut, even after everything that was said in his statement." The source confirmed that David Beckham still maintains his own tribute tattoo to Brooklyn—the nickname "Buster" inked on his neck—with no plans to remove or cover it.
Background of the Beckham Family Rift
Rumors of a significant rift within the famously close Beckham family were confirmed earlier this year when Brooklyn released a bombshell statement. The 26-year-old aspiring chef and hot sauce entrepreneur, who lives in the United States with his wife Nicola Peltz, declared that he "does not wish to reconcile" with his family.
In his detailed statement, Brooklyn claimed his parents had "controlled" him from an early age and later became "disrespectful" toward his wife, with tensions reportedly coming to a head during their wedding celebrations. Nicola Peltz, who is 31 years old, removed all traces of her in-laws from social media last month, notably deleting a post she had shared to mark Victoria Beckham's 50th birthday in 2024.
The Beckham family saga continues to unfold through these symbolic gestures—from sentimental photographs to permanent ink modifications—as public attempts at connection contrast with private acknowledgments of ongoing estrangement.
