Brooklyn Beckham says parents David and Victoria try ‘endlessly to ruin’ his relationship in rare statement: Latest news

Last year, The Independent’s Megan Lloyd Davies reported that the eldest Beckham son had become the poster boy of privilege (and king of cringe).

Prior to today’s incendiary public statement, Brooklyn has only made veiled references to the family feud.

“There’s always going to be people saying negative things, but I have a very supportive wife,” he told the Daily Mail last year. “Me and her, we just do our thing, we just keep our heads down and work. And we’re happy.”

Brooklyn Beckham was notably absent from his mother’s Netflix documentary series, Victoria Beckham, last year – despite the rest of his famous siblings appearing.

Last October, Brooklyn posted a beef wellington recipe on Instagram that provoked outrage when he revealed he used instant gravy.

The 26-year-old filmed each step in his preparation, including searing the fillet before layering it with prosciutto, mushrooms, and spinach, inside pastry.

He served the dish with instant Bisto, prompting some viewers to express their shock. One Instagram user commented: “Beautiful beef wellington, then you murdered it with instant gravy.”

However, some defended Brooklyn’s choice, writing: “Who cares if it’s not home-made gravy – I reckon 90 per cent of you use this type at home and it’s quite tasty.”

Brooklyn’s recipe received praise from his grandmother, Jackie Adams, who commented: “That looks amazing Brooklyn. Lots of love.”

Last December, Brookyn Beckham’s brother Cruz opened up about the family feud when he claimed that he and his parents, David and Victoria, woke up to find that Brooklyn had blocked them Instagram.

After reports emerged that David and Victoria had unfollowed their eldest son, Cruz wrote on his Stories: “NOT TRUE. My mum and dad would never unfollow their son… Let’s get the facts right. They woke up blocked… as did I.”

Brooklyn Beckham is by no means the first man to ever experience tension between his wife and his mother.

For The Independent, Lydia Spencer-Elliott spoke to the women who have experienced these fraught relationships, as well as specialists, to find out who comes out on top:

Just days ago it was announced that Nicola Peltz Beckham will lead the star-studded cast of the upcoming indie drama Prima.

Prima reportedly follows Margo (Peltz Beckham), a dedicated prima ballerina who is raised by her strict grandmother (Faye Dunaway). He world is upturned when the head of her ballet company (Jack Huston) marries a modern choreographer (Betty Gabriel) whose ideas disrupt the traditional institution.

The film is currently in production, and no release date has yet been set.

Last year, Nicola Peltz shared behind-the-scenes footage of her husband embracing her family during a St Tropez getaway.

In another claim made against his mother Victoria, Brooklyn said she called him “evil” during an argument over a wedding seating plan.

He wrote: “During the wedding planning, my mum went so far as to call me ‘evil’ because Nicola and I chose to include my Nanny Sandra, and Nicola’s Naunni at our table, because they both didn’t have their husbands. Both of our parents had their own tables equally adjacent to ours.

“The night before our wedding, members of my family told me that Nicola was ‘not blood’ and ‘not family.’”