Every mother dreads the eventual empty nest, and poor Victoria Beckham’s nest is getting emptier by the day. After losing 22-year-old son Brooklyn to New York – well, to his lovely fiancée Nicola Peltz, to be fair – we’re told Victoria is dreading Romeo leaving her for a football career in Miami.
“As proud as she is of Romeo, and how hard he’s training and focusing to make a future for himself, Posh is gutted that she’s losing her lovely boy – and it feels like she’s losing all the men in her life now,” a source tells heat.
“Her kids are her reason for living, and with Brooklyn and now Romeo set to be living full-time in the US, it’s a blow to her. Also, she thinks that with Romeo over there, David is more likely to stay in the US for longer time periods, too.”
Earlier this year, Victoria spoke about Romeo spending most of his time in Florida while training with Inter Miami football club – the club owned by his father, David. She admitted the 18 year old wanted to pursue a career in football, but joked that she’d rather her kids stayed home.
“Selfishly, I’d love it if all my kids would stay in London, but I’m pleased that they are ambitious,” Victoria said in the interview, adding, “Anyway, I was on a world tour when I was Romeo’s age.”
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1 of 201997
David and Victoria land at Heathrow serving absolute airport outfit goals. Good to see David's sunglasses are all over Urban Outfitters rn, too. It all comes back around, eh?
2 of 20January 1998
The happy couple announce their engagement.
3 of 20June 1999
David and Victoria leave Down Hall Hotel with their newborn son Brooklyn.
4 of 20June 1999
Who could forget the ICONIC matching leathers at the opening of Versace Couture Jeans Boutique in London?
5 of 20July 1999
Becks and Victoria Adams (yup) leave her parents' Hertfordshire home and head to Ireland for their wedding.
6 of 20August 2000
David supports Victoria at the Virgin Megastores signing of her debut solo single Out of Your Mind with True Steppers and Dane Bowers. Cute.
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7 of 20April 2003
Oh hey, baby Romeo Beckham. The couple's second son was born on 1st September 2002.
8 of 20May 2003
Not so much a relationship milestone, more a prime example of David and Victoria's hilariously-noughties matchy-matchy looks at the MTV Movie Awards in LA.
9 of 20November 2003
David picks up his OBE at Buckingham Palace. Victoria then totally took the piss out of press claiming she was jealous of his award in the video for her single Let Your Head Go.
10 of 20February 2005
David arrives at the Ruber Clinic in Madrid with flowers after Victoria gives birth to the pair's third son Cruz.
11 of 20June 2006
Just a hilarious pic of Brooklyn Beckham. AS YOU WERE.
12 of 20July 2007
Remember VB's ITV2 show Victoria Beckham: Coming to America? Classic.
13 of 20August 2008
Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz join dad David on stage at the Teen Choice Awards in LA. Adorable.
14 of 20September 2008
His and hers 'Signature' fragrance, anyone?
15 of 20December 2010
Obsessed with Victoria's look at the Sports Personality of the Year Awards 2010, tbh.
16 of 20September 2012
David's photographed carrying daughter Harper, who was born on 10th July 2011.
17 of 20December 2012
David, Victoria and the boys attend the launch of Spice Girls musical Viva Forever! (but VB refused to arrived with her four bandmates, awks.)
18 of 20May 2014
The pair give their matchy '03 MTV Movie Awards look a 2014 update at the Met Gala.
19 of 20November 2015
Lookin' all sophisticated at the British Fashion Awards.
20 of 20May 2018
The jammy buggers only went and got an invite to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding, didn't they?
While it’s clear Victoria wants Romeo to pursue his dreams, she’s also worried about the changes it may bring for the family. “She’s Romeo’s biggest cheerleader and has really encouraged him to put his everything into this – but it’s also really difficult for her,” our source reveals.
“Some days, she says she’s ready to pack up and move to the US in a flash – but they have to think about Harper’s schooling, and their parents. It’s such a dilemma for Victoria. As much as she had an amazing time in Miami, she’s not entirely sure it’s the solution for the entire family to move over there. David and Vic spent ages on their dream houses in the UK, and their families need them close by – Vic’s parents are getting older. It’s an emotional decision.”
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The family have travelled back and forth between the US and the UK while supporting David and Inter Miami, but it seems Victoria isn’t quite ready to make the move a permanent thing.
“She doesn’t have many friends or a network there,” we’re told. “It would honestly take a few years to really settle in and she’s just not sure she has the energy for that right now. Harper doesn’t love the idea of moving there, but also misses her brothers. Vic feels like it’s really breaking up the family and it’s hard to know what the right decision is for them all.”
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