Despite riding high on the success of another Fashion Week season and gearing up to celebrate her husband’s milestone 50th birthday, Victoria Beckham is worried two of her sons falling out could tear her family – and their brand – apart.
It has been reported that the 50 year old’s eldest two sons – Brooklyn, 26, and Romeo, 22 – aren’t on speaking terms over Romeo’s new girlfriend Kim Turnbull, who Brooklyn has a past with. Romeo went public with DJ Kim, 25, last November, with it recently being reported that Brooklyn – who is now married to Nicola Peltz – briefly dated her in 2016, before she moved on to his friend Rocco Ritchie, the son of Madonna and director Guy Ritchie.
Although the youngest Beckham brother Cruz, 20, has debunked talk that Brooklyn used to date Kim, it is clear they do know each other, having been photographed having lunch together in 2017. A fan commented on a recent photo of Kim uploaded to Romeo’s Instagram account, ‘It’s appropriate to date your brother’s ex too? Cool,’ with Cruz hitting back, ‘Brooklyn and Kim never dated.’ Both comments have now been deleted.
It has been reported that while Brooklyn’s rumoured romance is water under the bridge, both he and wife Nicola, 30, are worried about Kim’s intentions with his younger brother. And a source tells heat that Victoria – who also shares daughter Harper, 13, with husband David – is worried it could rip her family apart.
The source says, ‘This feud is at risk of tearing the whole family apart, which is incredibly upsetting for Victoria and David. They feel torn between their two sons – not to mention the added stress it’s creating for Cruz and Harper, too. When Brooklyn first found out Romeo was dating Kim, he warned him about her – he thinks she is a fame-seeker. Romeo completely ignored his brother and has basically shut him out ever since.’
Romeo and Kim, Cruz and his girlfriend Jackie Apostel, 29, and Harper all attended David’s early 50th birthday party in Miami last month, while Brooklyn and Nicola – who live in LA – were absent. Brooklyn and Nicola also didn’t attend the launch of David’s collaboration with Boss in January or Victoria’s show at Paris Fashion Week in March. Adding further fuel to the rumours they’ve fallen out, Romeo shared a photo of himself standing alongside Kim, his parents, Cruz, Harper and Jackie, writing, ‘Family is everything, love you all’ – without tagging Brooklyn and Nicola.
Our source adds, ‘The fall-out has got so bad, Brooklyn didn’t want to attend his dad’s 50th birthday bash in Miami. He’s now threatening not to attend his celebrations next month if Kim is there, which has left Vic and David heartbroken.
‘They’ve tried talking to the boys separately and urging them not to let things spiral, but they’re both being incredibly stubborn. Neither of them seem interested in any form of reconciliation, even if it ruins their dad’s birthday. David has urged Vic to take a step back, but she’s beside herself with worry. She insists she can’t just stand back and watch her sons drive a potentially permanent wedge between their “perfect” family.’
This is not the first time the Beckhams have found themselves at the centre of feud rumours. It was reported Nicola didn’t want Victoria ‘to be any part of the planning’ of her and Brooklyn’s April 2022 nuptials, with a source saying at the time, ‘They can’t stand each other and don’t talk’. However, Nicola said in an interview that October, ‘It’s not a feud. I keep seeing everywhere that word, “Feud, feud, feud!”’
But our source says Victoria is worried that a repeat of rumours her family are fighting could also have a negative impact on Brand Beckham.
We’re told, ‘Victoria is petrified at how this is going to affect Brand Beckham – not to mention the public image as the close-knit family they’ve worked so hard to portray.’