Brooklyn Beckham has made a statement by wishing a happy birthday to his wife Nicola Peltz’s father, after snubbing his own dad’s birthday.
The 26-year-old star is rumoured to be in the midst of a rift with his family.
The family – including Romeo, 22, Cruz, 20 and daughter Harper, 13 – shared heartfelt posts for Sir David’s 50th birthday, but Brooklyn was conspicuous by his absence at any celebration or in joining his family’s public well wishes.
He similarly ignored his mother’s 51st birthday weeks later. The influencer even stayed silent on Father’s Day and after the news of Sir David’s knighthood, which his siblings celebrated on social media.
The star and his wife have reportedly kept their distance from his family in recent months, with a source close to the former photographer’s mum, Victoria, recently telling Metro she is ‘heartbroken’ over the apparent rift.
Brooklyn has now taken to Instagram to wish his father-in-law, Nelson, a happy birthday with a short message – making his lack of public birthday wishes for his own parents all the more glaring.
Posting a picture of Nelson, him, and his wife posing for the camera, Brooklyn wrote: ‘Happy birthday, Nelson, we love you.’
Nicola is the daughter of billionaire investor Nelson Peltz and former model Claudia Heffner Peltz. The pair have been married for over 30 years and have eight children together, including Nicola.
During an interview with Byrdie in February 2024, Nicola said of her family: ‘Family is everything to me, and I mean that with my whole heart,’ she said.
‘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. It’s really hard to get us all in the same place because there are so many of us. When we’re all together, it’s so fun.’
The post comes after eagle-eyed fans noticed Brooklyn had a tattoo tribute to his mother covered up.
He used to have ‘mama’s boy’ in a typewriter-style font over his heart, referencing their close relationship.
Now, though, the words have been hidden within a sketch of Nicola’s bouquet from their wedding day, which comes after he vowed to ‘always choose’ his other half.
Brooklyn first showed off the tattoo in 2017 when he was just 18 years old.
It comes as his fashion designer mother is reportedly desperate for him to patch things up with his dad.
‘Victoria hates to think about her family being so divided, especially with it involving one of her children. Brooklyn’s absence at David’s 50th birthday party was noticeable, and she desperately wished he would have been there,’ a source told Metro.
‘She’s hoping Brooklyn will come around and see things for what they are. They’ve always been a close-knit family, and seeing how things are now has been devastating for Victoria and David.’
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