Victoria Beckham made a small gesture of support to her eldest son Brooklyn on social media just days before he blocked her, his father David, and his brothers, according to insider reports. The 51-year-old fashion designer liked one of Brooklyn's Instagram posts in the run-up to Christmas, an act that was reportedly met with the digital severing of family ties.
The Final Online Gesture Before The Block
A source close to the situation revealed the sequence of events to Metro. Victoria liked an Instagram post on Brooklyn’s page just days before he blocked her and David. The source emphasised that the gesture was innocent, stating there was 'no intention behind it other than to show she’s thinking of him before Christmas.'
The move has left Victoria and David bewildered and hurt. 'She had no idea it would lead to this fallout,' the source continued. 'She can’t understand why Brooklyn would make the decision to block her, David, and his brothers. Cruz and Romeo are just as hurt by it and it feels like Brooklyn has truly cut them out of his life.'
This development follows a public clarification from younger brother Cruz Beckham, 20, who took to social media to dispute claims that his parents had initiated the online estrangement. Cruz stated categorically: ‘NOT TRUE. My mum and dad would never unfollow their son… They woke up blocked… as did I.’
A Widening Family Divide
The social media block is the latest and most public escalation in a family rift that has been simmering for years. Brooklyn, 26, now no longer follows any of his immediate family members on Instagram. However, he does maintain connections with extended family, including his grandparents on both sides—David’s parents Ted and Sandra, and Victoria’s mother Jackie Adams—as well as aunts and his sister Louise.
The origins of the tension are widely traced back to Brooklyn's marriage to actress Nicola Peltz in 2022. Rumours of a disagreement between Nicola and Victoria over the bride's wedding dress choice were the first public sign of strain. The divide became more pronounced when Brooklyn and Nicola did not attend David Beckham's landmark 50th birthday celebration earlier this year.
The situation was further exacerbated when the couple chose to renew their wedding vows in a ceremony officiated by Nicola's billionaire father, Nelson Peltz, with no Beckham family members in attendance. A source told The Sun this felt like a 'final kick in the teeth' for David and Victoria.
Attempts at Reconciliation and Ongoing Stalemate
Despite the public fallout, there have been indications that David and Victoria have sought a resolution. David was reported to have recently extended an 'olive branch' to his son. However, Brooklyn's decision to spend Christmas apart from the family and his silence on key occasions—such as Father’s Day and David’s knighthood announcement—have underscored the ongoing estrangement.
In a significant personal move, the aspiring chef has even covered up a tattoo on his chest that was dedicated to his mother, Victoria. Sources suggested in November that while David and Victoria 'have always wanted the feud with Brooklyn to be resolved,' the path forward is unclear. One claim indicated that Brooklyn and Nicola would consider ending the feud, but only following a public apology from David and Victoria.
Conversely, a source speaking for the young couple told the Daily Mail they 'did nothing that would have deserved this treatment,' alleging a 'public trashing' of Nicola by the Beckham camp. The source insisted that a genuine, public acknowledgement and apology from David and Victoria is a necessary first step for any reconciliation, stating: ‘There is no realistic chance of a reconciliation without that happening first.’
As it stands, with Brooklyn's social media block firmly in place and Christmas plans set apart, the Beckham family feud shows no immediate signs of thawing, leaving a very public and painful rift at the heart of one of Britain's most famous families.
