David and Victoria Beckham’s Alleged Family Feud: A Timeline

Things seem to have reached a boiling point after years of rumored 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 soccer 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, tabloids began reporting a “full-on cold war” 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 billionaire heiress married Brooklyn wearing a Valentino Couture gown instead of a custom VB design.

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

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, so their social media status is unclear.) Nicola also does not follow her in-laws, nor do they follow her.