Victoria Beckham’s Spice Girls bandmates are rallying around her after Brooklyn’s scathing 800 word statement.
Following years of speculation of a family feud, Brooklyn Peltz Beckham, 26, shared an explosive statement on his Instagram story where he accused his parents of prioritising ‘Brand Beckham’ over family.
Among the sensational claims, the eldest Beckham child also claimed his mother ‘hijacked’ his first dance at his 2022 wedding to Nicola Peltz by ‘inappropriately’ dancing on him – with the moves leaving him ‘humiliated’.
In the wake of this, Victoria has now become somewhat of a laughing stock, with the internet being swarmed with videos, memes, and jokes about the wedding dance, leaving her ‘embarrassed’.
But throughout the difficult week, Victoria has been supported by her former bandmates; Mel C, Mel B, Geri Halliwell, and Emma Bunton, who have been in her life for over three decades.
A source told Metro: ‘The girls have been rallying around Victoria during what must be a really emotional time for her.
‘Emma in particular has been showing her a lot of love and support, even on her 50th birthday she took the time to check in and see how she’s managing. They’ll continue to be there for her throughout this ordeal.
‘They know Victoria well and understand she must be feeling embarrassed and devastated over Brooklyn’s statement, especially that he aired it so publicly for the world to see. After all, they’ve been there throughout Brooklyn’s life so can’t help but feel upset over this turn of events.’
After months of speculation and rumours surrounding the nature of his relationship with his parents Brooklyn broke his silence on Monday in a no-holds-barred statement.
He also came out in full force to defend wife Nicola Peltz, 31, and shared shocking details of alleged events at their wedding, claiming the Lola actress has been ‘consistently disrespected’ by his relatives.
Among his allegations, the former photographer and eldest Beckham child accused his family of ‘bribery’ and ‘controlling’ him.
He also declared emphatically that he does not wish to reconcile with his former footballer pro dad and fashion designer mum, despite recent swirling reports that a reunion could be on the cards.
Furthermore, Brooklyn – whose rift with his family was initially said to have begun when he failed to attend his dad’s 50th celebrations – said he wished to keep matters private to start with.
Brooklyn Beckham’s explosive statement in full
‘I have been silent for years and made every effort to keep these matters private. Unfortunately, my parents and their team have continued to go to the press, leaving me with no choice but to speak for myself and tell the truth about only some of the lies that have been printed.
‘I do not want to reconcile with my family. I’m not being controlled, I’m standing up for myself for the first time in my life.
‘For my entire life, my parents have controlled narratives in the press about our family. The performative social media posts, family events and inauthentic relationships have been a fixture of the life I was born into. 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.
‘My parents have been trying endlessly to ruin my relationship since before my wedding, and it hasn’t stopped. My mum cancelled making Nicola’s dress in the eleventh hour despite how excited she was to wear her design, forcing her to urgently find a new dress. Weeks before our big day, my parents repeatedly pressured and attempted to bribe me into signing away the rights to my name, which would have affected me, my wife, and our future children. They were adamant on me signing before my wedding date because then the terms of the deal would be initiated. My holdout affected the payday, and they have never treated me the same since.
‘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”. Since the moment I started standing up for myself with my family, I’ve received endless attacks from my parents, both privately and publicly, that were sent to the press on their orders.
‘Even my brothers were sent to attack me on social media, before they ultimately blocked me out of nowhere this last Summer.
‘My mum hijacked my first dance with my wife, which had been planned weeks in advance to a romantic love song. In front of our 500 wedding guests, Marc Anthony called me to the stage, where in the schedule was planned to be my romantic dance with my wife but instead my mum was waiting to dance with me instead.
‘She danced very inappropriately on me in front of everyone, I’ve never felt more uncomfortable or humiliated in my entire life. We wanted to renew our vows so we could create new memories of our wedding day that bring us joy and happiness, not anxiety and embarrassment.
‘My wife has been consistently disrespected by my family, no matter how hard we’ve tried to come together as one. My mum has repeatedly invited women from my past into our lives in ways that were clearly intended to make us both uncomfortable.
‘Despite this, we still travelled to London for my dad’s birthday and were rejected for a week as we waited in our hotel room trying to plan quality time with him. He refused all of our attempts, unless it was at his big birthday party with a hundred guests and cameras at every corner.
‘When he finally agreed to see me, it was under the condition that Nicola wasn’t invited. It was a slap in the face. Later, when my family travelled to LA, they refused to see me at all.
‘My family values public promotion and endorsements above all else. Brand Beckham comes first. Family “love” is decided by how much you post on social media, or how quickly you drop everything to show up and pose for a family photo opp, even if it’s at the expense of our professional obligations. We’ve gone out of our way to show up and support at every fashion show, every party, and every press activity to show our “perfect family”. But the one time my wife asked for my mum’s support to save displaced dogs during the LA fires, my mum refused.
‘The narrative that my wife controls me is completely backwards, I have been controlled by my parents for most my life. I grew up with overwhelming anxiety. For the first time in my life since stepping away from my family, that anxiety has disappeared. I wake up every morning grateful for the life I chose, and have found peace and relief.
‘My wife and I do not want a life shaped by image, press or manipulation. All we want [is] peace, privacy, and happiness for us and our future family.’
However, he claims his parents have left him with ‘no choice’ but to ‘tell the truth’ after allegedly trying to peddle a certain narrative in the media.
The last time Brooklyn and Nicola were pictured with the family as a whole was Christmas 2024.
Beginning his social media statement, Brooklyn, who lives in the States now, wrote: ‘I have been silent for years and made every effort to keep these matters private. Unfortunately, my parents and their team have continued to go to the press, leaving me with no choice but to speak for myself and tell the truth about only some of the lies that have been printed.
‘I do not want to reconcile with my family. I’m not being controlled, I’m standing up for myself for the first time in my life.
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‘For my entire life, my parents have controlled narratives in the press about our family. The performative social media posts, family events and inauthentic relationships have been a fixture of the life I was born into. 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.’
He went on to say his parents have been ‘trying endlessly to ruin [his] relationship since before [his] wedding, and it hasn’t stopped.’
Metro contacted Victoria Beckham and Emma Bunton’s representatives for comment.
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