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Brooklyn Beckham covers up family tribute tattoos amid ongoing feud

Published 20 August 2026

Brooklyn Beckham has further distanced himself from his estranged family by updating several tattoo tributes to his parents, David and Victoria Beckham, and siblings. The 27-year-old shared a new shirtless photo on social media this week, revealing that a tattoo on his left pectoral muscle, which previously read "mamas boy" in tribute to his mother, has been completely covered with a floral design. The new ink is believed to depict the bouquet his wife, Nicola Peltz, carried at their wedding in 2022.

This latest update is part of a series of cover-ups Brooklyn has undertaken since the public fallout with his family became apparent. He has also obscured a tattoo on his right arm that featured the word "Dad" and the date 1975, his father's birth year. Additionally, tattoos of his siblings' names, Romeo, Cruz, and Harper, on his fingers appear to have been covered. However, he retains a "brotherhood" tattoo on his leg and a ballerina design for his sister Harper.

The tattoo modifications follow a dramatic public statement Brooklyn made in January 2026, in which he declared he had no wish to reconcile with his parents. In that statement, he accused them of controlling him for most...

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