The olive branch was swept aside on Wednesday evening as Brooklyn Beckham finally broke his Instagram silence – to thank his wife for sharing a gushing social media post on his 27th birthday.
The cooking influencer was given another opportunity to reconnect with his estranged family after parents David and Victoria Beckham attempted to build bridges with their eldest son by sharing a series of birthday tributes.
But while he failed to acknowledge their nostalgic throwback photos, birthday messages and repeated use of his affectionate nickname – Buster – he wasted no time in responding to Nicola Peltz.
Taking to Instagram on Wednesday evening, the American actress, 31, shared a photo of herself alongside her husband in a room decorated with celebratory balloons.
Captioning the post, she wrote: ‘Happy birthday baby… I hope all your dreams and wishes come true! you light up every room you walk into and anyone who knows you loves you… you’re the most special human and I love being your wife. I love you I love you I love you.’
Responding to her birthday tribute, he wrote: ‘I love you baby girl.’
Nicola Peltz paid tribute to husband Brooklyn Beckham on Wednesday as he celebrated his 27th birthday
Peltz appeared to have something special up her sleeve for Brooklyn, with the actress gifting him a box of twenty one personalised iced cakes, individually shaped to read ‘Happy Birthday Brooklyn.’
The influencer was also confronted by a mountain of gifts, thoughtfully presented in Cloud 23 wrapping paper – a reference to his popular hot sauce brand, ironically named after his father’s shirt number at Real Madrid and Los Angeles Galaxy.
‘Make a wish!’ she trills as he tucks into his first cake, adding: ‘I love you. I hope your wishes come true.’
Hours earlier, Brooklyn’s parents David and Victoria Beckham shared their own birthday tributes, but have yet to receive any public acknowledgement.
Sharing childhood photos of the influencer, and tagging his wife Victoria, David used his childhood nickname for his son, Buster, as he wrote ’27 today. Happy Birthday Bust. We love you.’
Minutes later Victoria shared the same photo and wrote ‘happy birthday Brooklyn, we love you so much’, before uploading a photo of herself laughing with her son with a string of love hearts.
Brooklyn’s brother Romeo, 23, posted his own childhood throwback snap with his sibling on Wednesday afternoon, but didn’t include a caption.
His grandparents – Ted and Hilary Beckham – also posted pictures in honour of Brooklyn’s birthday and included photos of his wife Nicola.
David and Victoria Beckham shared birthday tributes to their estranged son Brooklyn to mark his 27th birthday – but they were all snubbed
Victoria shared the same photo and wrote ‘Happy birthday Brooklyn, we love you so much’, before uploading a photo of herself and her son with a string of love hearts
Peltz appeared to have something special up her sleeve for Brooklyn, with the actress gifting him a box of twenty one personalised iced cakes, shaped to read ‘Happy Birthday Brooklyn’
‘Make a wish!’ she trills as he tucks into his first cake, adding: ‘I love you. I hope your wishes come true’
Alongside the snaps, they wrote: ‘Happy birthday Brooklyn. Hope you have a fabulous day. With love from Grandad and Hilary.’
The most recent reports suggest Brooklyn is on speaking terms with his grandfather Ted and his wife Hilary, even though he remains estranged from his parents. He’s reportedly been in regular contact with them.
Now based in the United States with his wife, Brooklyn recently outlined his desire to distance himself from his family in a six-page Instagram statement filled with lurid allegations.
Addressing social media followers in January, he claimed his parents had tried to sabotage his marriage and have always prioritised public branding over their family relationships.
‘For my entire life, my parents have controlled narratives in the press about our family,’ he wrote.
‘The performative social media posts, family events and inauthentic relationships have been a fixture of the life I was born into.’
He added: ‘Recently, I have seen with my own eyes the lengths that they’ll go through to place countless lies in the media, mostly at the expense of innocent people, to preserve their own facade. But I believe the truth always comes out.’
Unlike his three younger siblings, Brooklyn did not appear in his mother’s recent Netflix docuseries, nor did he show up at the October premiere as he and Nicola had for the London premiere of his father’s docuseries in 2023.
Brooklyn and his wife also missed David’s 50th birthday celebrations last May, and were notably absent at Windsor Castle for the former footballer’s long-awaited investiture on November 4.
