Things seem to have reached a boiling point after years of rumoured tension within the Beckham family.

David and Victoria Beckham gave new meaning to the term power couple when they first got together in 1997. A few months before their wedding in 1999, the football star and Spice Girls member welcomed their first son, Brooklyn Beckham, eventually adding three more children to their crew by 2011: 23-year-old Romeo, 20-year-old Cruz, and their only daughter, 14-year-old Harper Beckham. The family didn’t gain a new addition until April 2022, when Brooklyn wed billionaire heiress Nicola Peltz Beckham – seemingly to everyone’s delight.

However, the media began reporting of a supposed fallout between Victoria and her new daughter-in-law just a few months later, allegedly starting during the wedding planning process. Considering Victoria built a fashion empire since retiring from pop-stardom in 2000, it was a surprise to many that the billionaire heiress married Brooklyn wearing a Valentino Couture gown instead of a custom VB design.

While Nicola and Brooklyn shut down family feud rumours at the time, that didn’t stop years of headlines and articles analysing family events and photos for evidence of a rift or reconciliation. In late 2025, however, estrangement rumours were back in full force — this time centred around Brooklyn and Cruz.

Now, it seems some members of the family are done denying the drama. Here’s a complete timeline of the alleged Beckham family drama, with the most recent updates at the start:

December 21, 2025: Cruz Beckham denies a Daily Mail report that his parents unfollowed Brooklyn on Instagram. “NOT TRUE,” he wrote in an Instagram story. “My mum and dad would never unfollow their son … Let’s get the facts right. They woke up blocked … as did I.”

As of December 21, Brooklyn does not follow Victoria, David, Cruz, or Romeo on Instagram, though he does follow his brother’s photography page, @romeosfilmfotos. (14-year-old Harper’s Instagram is private, so their social media status is unclear.) Nicola also does not follow her in-laws, nor do they follow her.

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December 20, 2025: Multiple outlets report that Brooklyn no longer follows his parents or brothers on Instagram, nor do they follow him back.

October 15, 2025: Victoria tells Zanna Roberts Rassi that it’s “so horrible” to read negative headlines about her family, adding, “For me and David, the way we communicate with our children is so important.” During the interview on Today with Jenna & Friends, she adds, “I’m so proud of all of the kids. They are kind. They work hard.”