Beckham Family Rift Grows with Mutual Instagram Unfollows

A deepening rift within the Beckham family has come to light through recent social media unfollows between David and Victoria Beckham and their eldest son, Brooklyn, 26, along with his wife, Nicola Peltz, 30. The development, noticed around December 20, coincides with Brooklyn's decision to spend Christmas with the Peltz family in Palm Beach, Florida, rather than joining his parents and siblings in the UK.

The unfollows mark a public escalation in tensions that have simmered for over three years. Brooklyn and Peltz no longer follow David or Victoria on Instagram, and the couple has reciprocated by removing the pair from their following lists. This follows reports from July that Brooklyn's younger brothers, Romeo, 23, and Cruz, 20, had blocked him and Peltz on the platform. Cruz, however, disputed those claims in an Instagram post, stating, "NOT TRUE. My mum and dad would never unfollow their son. Let's get the facts right. They woke up blocked as did I." It remains unclear whether the recent actions involved blocking or mutual unfollowing.

The family's estrangement traces back to the lead-up to Brooklyn and Peltz's wedding in April 2022, which some sources link to initial...