At a Glance
- Brooklyn Beckham publicly accused his mother Victoria Beckham of canceling Nicola Peltz Beckham’s wedding dress last-minute
- He claims his parents have tried “endlessly to ruin” his relationship since before the 2022 wedding
- A family insider says Victoria promised the dress, then backed out, contradicting earlier denials
**Why it matters: The rare public airing of private celebrity family conflict rewrites the narrative around Nicola’s wedding dress choice.
Brooklyn Beckham has ended years of silence about his reported estrangement from his parents, using a Jan. 19 Instagram Stories post to allege that Victoria Beckham canceled plans to design Nicola Peltz Beckham’s wedding dress “at the eleventh hour.” The claim directly contradicts previous statements from both sides downplaying any feud.
The Dress Dispute Revisited
Brooklyn wrote that his mother’s withdrawal forced Nicola to “urgently find a new dress,” adding, “My parents have been trying endlessly to ruin my relationship since before my wedding, and it hasn’t stopped.”
Nicola ultimately wore a custom Valentino Haute Couture gown when the couple married at her parents’ Palm Beach estate in April 2022. She told Vogue then that choosing Valentino “was a no-brainer.”
In a November 2022 Variety interview, Nicola had offered a different timeline:
- She said she “really wanted” to wear Victoria Beckham
- She claimed Victoria’s atelier “couldn’t do it” a few months before the wedding
- She denied any personal rejection, saying, “She didn’t say you can’t wear it; I didn’t say I didn’t want to wear it”
Brooklyn echoed that sentiment at the time, insisting “everyone gets along.”
New Insider Account
A family source told News Of Los Angeles in May 2025 that Victoria initially promised Nicola she would make the dress but later called Nicola’s mother to reverse that decision. The insider said Nicola “was painted as a brat for not wearing Victoria Beckham,” noting she had repeatedly worn the designer to events, including her Lola movie premiere.
Amanda S. Bennett reported that a representative for David and Victoria Beckham did not respond to a request for comment on Brooklyn’s new claims.
Additional Allegations
Beyond the dress dispute, Brooklyn alleged his parents tried to bribe him into “signing away the rights” to his name ahead of the wedding. He offered no further details in the Instagram Stories post.
Brooklyn and Nicola skipped David Beckham’s 50th birthday celebrations earlier in 2025. A source close to the family previously told News Of Los Angeles the relationship “is definitely not beyond repair,” adding that David and Victoria “love and are always there for Brooklyn” but feel “hurt and disappointed that he’s now playing no part in family life.”
Another insider told News Of Los Angeles in January that David and Victoria “have repeatedly asked Brooklyn and Nicola to meet and talk in order to move forward.”
David, 50, is also father to Romeo, 23, Cruz, 20, and Harper, 14. The source emphasized, “David loves his kids-they are his everything.”
Key Takeaways
- Brooklyn’s latest statement upends the previous unified front that denied any wedding-dress conflict
- The timing-more than two years after the wedding-adds surprise to the public reversal
- With both sides airing grievances through media statements, reconciliation efforts remain stalled
