She’s the ice-cool 70-year-old blonde who has maintained a dignified silence throughout the drama surrounding her daughter and son-in-law’s falling out with his family.
Claudia Peltz, the mother of Nicola, has remained quietly supportive while her daughter and son-in-law, Brooklyn Beckham, go head-to-head with his famous family.
While Nicola Peltz’s billionaire father Nelson, 83, officiated at her vow renewal and launched a lawsuit against her first set of wedding planners, glamorous Claudia’s role is far more discreet.
However, the power she wields is not to be underestimated given her incredible closeness to Nicola who has repeatedly said her mother is her role model, recently writing in a gushing Instagram tribute: ‘I want to be just like you’.
For Victoria Beckham, who has been frozen out by her daughter-in-law – a rift that began during wedding planning – this must sting.
With the Peltz-Beckham feud showing no signs of ending, Daily Mail has taken a look at the lady Nicola looks up to.
Claudia Peltz, 70, is a former fashion model who is best known for being the matriarch of the billionaire Peltz empire
With the Peltz-Beckham feud showing no signs of ending, Daily Mail has taken a look at the lady Nicola looks up to (Brooklyn Beckham pictured with Nicola and her parents)
Claudia is a former fashion model who is best known for being the matriarch of the billionaire Peltz empire.
Hailing from a humble background, she rose to fame in the late 70s and modelled for well-known brands including L’Oreal, Calvin Klein, Chanel, and Revlon.
In 1985, she tied the knot with Nelson and decided to step away from the fashion industry to focus on raising her family.
She now works in the world of philanthropy, having co-founded the Nelson and Claudia Peltz Family Foundation.
Claudia was the billionaire businessman’s third wife, with him having been married twice before.
The pair are the parents of eight children: Matthew, Will, Brad, Brittany, Diesel, Nicola, Zachary and Gregory.
Nicola is the third youngest of her siblings, born on January 9, 1995.
Nelson is also a father to two more children, whom he welcomed with his ex-wife Cynthia Abrams.
In 1985, Claudia tied the knot with Nelson and decided to step away from the fashion industry to focus on raising her family (pictured 2006)
Nicola’s siblings also include Matthew, 40, Brad, 32, Darren (known as Diesel), 27, and twins Zachary and Gregory, 18. and 31-year-old sister Brittany (Peltz family pictured)
Nicola previously opened up about her parents’ marriage during an interview with Cosmopolitan in 2023, saying: ‘My parents have been together for more than 40 years, and they always make fun of each other.
‘They’re so in love, and being able to grow up with that is so beautiful.
‘I would never settle for anything other than that.’
Claudia has always had a tight grip on her children, with Nicola revealing that her parents were originally against the idea of her going into acting.
During an interview with Coveteur in September 2019, Nicola shared how she managed change their mind on her chosen career.
She said: ‘My parents were very against it [at first]. they didn’t get it.’
Recalling a moment when she was 11 years old, she said: ‘We lived an hour away from Manhattan, and I convinced my mom to bring me to a manager.
‘She was like, ‘Listen, if they take you, great. If they don’t, do not bring it up to me until you’re 18 years old.’
Nicola previously opened up about her parents’ marriage during an interview, saying: ‘My parents have been together for more than 40 years, and they always make fun of each other’
Nicola was in luck as she ended up booking on her first audition with a play at the Manhattan Theatre Club called Blackbird.
After scoring a role in Blackbird, the actress told Grazia in another interview that her parents eventually warmed up to the idea of her becoming an actress.
‘I think my parents saw how much I really, really enjoyed it, how much I loved it, and how hard I worked at it, and that’s all they really care about,’ she said. ‘Now, they’re really supportive.’
Nicola has gone on to carve out a successful career as an actress, having starred in several hit TV shows and movies, including Bates Motel and Transformers: Age of Extinction.
She often talks about her close relationship with her parents, particularly her mother, whom she often goes to for style advice.
Speaking with Byrdie in February 2024, Nicola revealed that she doesn’t work with a stylist and instead gets advice from Claudia about her outfits.
‘I’ll give my mom three options and ask her what I should wear, or she’ll sometimes send me what she sees and likes.’
Claudia also weighed in on Nicola’s bridal attire for her April 2022 nuptials to Brooklyn.
Claudia was said to have been the brains behind Nicola’s wedding to Brooklyn, as well as the one who decided the pair would only have one ceremony
Brookyln and Nicola tied the knot in 2022
The actress told Grazia that her mum and friend Leslie Fremar were part of the design process when she worked with mother-in-law Victoria on a wedding dress before turning to a Valentino gown.
She said: ‘Victoria called my mom and said her atelier couldn’t make it.
‘So, I spoke to my mom and Leslie, and I was like, ‘Well, unfortunately, this can’t happen, so what’s the next step?’
‘I’ve been a fan of Valentino and their couture for so long. I was really lucky to be able to travel to [the atelier] to try on the dress.’
Claudia was said to have been the brains behind Nicola’s wedding to Brooklyn, as well as the one who decided the pair would only have one ceremony.
The mother of eight reportedly made ‘a number of decisions’ after ‘overruling’ Victoria, who was said to have wanted another celebration in the UK.
A source at the time told the Daily Mail: ‘Claudia was in the driving seat over the wedding, and it put Victoria into a rage.
Nicola has long been open about her love for her family, telling Byrdie in 2024: ‘Family is everything to me, and I mean that with my whole heart’
For Victoria Beckham, who has been frozen out by her daughter-in-law – a rift that began during wedding planning – this must sting (Nicola with Victoria in 2024)
‘Victoria is used to people being intimidated by her, she’s been famous for 25 years and is deferred to a lot, but Mrs Peltz didn’t seem to be impressed in the slightest.’
In an issue of Tatler magazine, Nicola talked about her wedding and how her mum helped plan ‘basically the whole thing’.
The magazine stated: ‘It was in fact Claudia who invited the Williams sisters to attend the wedding, despite them not being close family friends.’
Nicola said: ‘It’s so random. She ran into Venus and Serena at a charity event and told me, ‘I’ve invited them if they want to come.’ It’s so incredible – those women are the most beautiful, successful icons ever.’
Nicola has long been open about her love for her family, telling Byrdie in 2024: ‘Family is everything to me, and I mean that with my whole heart.’
She added: ‘I go to Florida any chance I get, and we stay at my parents’ house. It honestly makes me so happy to wake up and have my siblings around.’
Most recently, Nicola shared a gushing tribute to mum Claudia, declaring ‘there is truly no one like you’ – amid Brooklyn’s estrangement from his own parents.
Alongside black and white snaps of mother and daughter embracing, Nicola penned: ‘I love you mom, so so much.
It comes as Brooklyn has made it clear his loyalties now lie firmly with his wife Nicola after he made explosive comments about his parents, Sir David and Victoria(Brooklyn pictured with his parents in 2019)
‘I don’t know what i would do in life without your love. thank you for being you, the most beautiful human inside and out, there is truly no one like you.’
Despite having a daughter in the spotlight, Nelson and Claudia prefer to keep their family life out of the cameras.
During a 2022 interview with Grazia, Nicola said she views her parents as ‘anti-Hollywood.’
‘My family is not in the limelight. I don’t see them like that at all,’ she explained.
Nicola also opened up about how her family keeps her grounded as her career as an actress and model continues to grow.
‘It’s funny to be the first person in your family to venture off and try something new,’ she said.
‘My six brothers are happy for me, but they just look at me as their sister. My family keeps me very, very grounded.’
It comes as Brooklyn has made it clear his loyalties now lie firmly with his wife Nicola after he made explosive comments about his parents, Sir David and Victoria.
In a statement shared on social media on Monday, the aspiring chef, 26, addressed months of speculation surrounding his strained relationship with his family, alleging a pattern of conflict that dates back to before his 2022 wedding.
Over a six-page statement, Brooklyn said he has no wish to reconcile with his family and is standing up for himself ‘for the first time in my life’, claiming his parents have ‘controlled narratives about our family’.
He also stated that ‘my parents have been trying endlessly to ruin my relationship (with wife Nicola) since before my wedding, and it hasn’t stopped’.
The message appears to have left little room for reconciliation (at least for now), signalling a clean break from the Beckham family dynamic he once belonged to.
