To think that Brooklyn Beckham

Conversation at work with delightful young colleague. 'Oh, Carolyn, that's not right, it's quite dangerous, we do xxx this way here. Did you not cover that at school?' I forget what the actual small problem was but I haven't forgotten her reply 'Oh, sorry. I find out every day that I don't know anything. I went to a private school and spent most of my time with the horses' she wasn't dim, she was shockingly under-educated at a cost of thousands. You don't always get what you pay for.

I think he probably had a deeply unhappy childhood. Likely witnessed DBs many infidelities and the effects on his mother. VB seemed to use him as a crutch. Both exposed him to the media at a very early age just to build their brand. Tried to push him into careers that he was clearly going to fail at then be crucified by the media (ie the photography book). The way the Beckhams have responded to the fall out, basically a take down of his wife via their daily mail lackies, has been absolutely revolting and likely ended any chance of a reconciliation. BB has remained silent throughout which is to his credit. I hope he is able to go on and build a life for himself

What a thoroughly unpleasant thread.

I’m not buying that it’s difficult for the children of famous people to have ‘normal jobs’. He is insanely rich and could do ANYTHING he fancied. There’d the be initial press flurry if he worked in a garden centre but people would quickly lose interest. Same with Meghan and Harry. No one would give a shit if they didn’t keep yapping on about how hard it was to grow up a multimillionaire.

Try reading a book instead.

I have never been caught up in the "Posh and Becks" Mania. Personally I've felt Victoria has always had a bit of a high and mighty attitude considering she was carried a lot by the other Spice Girls and didn't sing as much as the others. She then got even more full of herself once she met David. I wasn't keen on her Autobiography either, thought it was quite bitchy and I don't think she was particularly honest in a few parts either. I can imagine David is hard work behind closed doors as well, but who knows.

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“Starting from scratch”? She has a billionaire father, and he was executive producer on the film she got a part in. Are you suggesting there was no nepotism involved there?

They really didn’t. Brand Beckham was built if D&V and whatever you think of them, they are grafters. David obsessively practiced since childhood and Victoria pushed and pushed for her career

I don’t know tbh. He was incredibly close to his family and I cant imagine it’s been entirely one sided for him to go no contact with them. He’s been in the public eye since before he was born which was on the Beckhams which can’t be a great way to live for anyone.

i think it’s always easy to blame the woman, Nicola, in these cases but I think there must be a lot going on, on both sides to have got to where they both are.

I think it's astounding to have expensive private education and every opportunity available to you , whatever tuition, coaching, funding you need and to not be able to work hard and make a success of something, anything. Even if you don't have a natural talent, if you knuckled down and worked hard you should come out of that with something. It's also not impossible to have a normal job with famous parents, look at Gordon Ramsey's eldest 2 children. Not interested in fame and have chosen challenging careers in public service (royal marine and police officer)

To me it sounds like he’s made a financial choice. The billionaire father-in-law criticised the Beckhams for not financially supporting Brooklyn better and expecting their son to support himself. The FIL has bought their wildly expensive house and finances their lives basically. Who is going to cut off the financial support when you pretty much don’t work ?

Has beens? They are both incredibly successful 😂 she owns one of the biggest cosmetics brands in the world!

I’ve just remembered that the pretty successful Bruce Springsteen has a son who’s a firefighter. Normal job. I guess it depends how they’ve been brought up.

I’ve voted YABU because you only know what’s reported in the media. None of us know what’s actually gone on. Plenty of people on here cut out family members for a variety of reasons.

There's already a Brooklyn Beckham thread going.

His Dad's a serial cheat. His Mum's a door mat. He's been thrust into the spotlight since birth for the money. The wholesome family image is carefully curated for the gullible public.

Brand Beckham isn't about truth it's all for show. No man who truly loves his wife or family would continue to humiliate them the way David does. Also have we forgotten about his emails about not getting a knighthood? That's the true David Beckham, even his waiting in line to see the Queen lying in state would have been carefully planned.

He was also an average footballer who got lucky. The others in his year group just didn't have the same PR or popstar wife.

No wonder Brooklyn has had enough.

It depends. Two of Gordon Ramsey’s kids have ‘ordinary’ jobs, and I’m sure there are other high profile people that’s true of.

What had he done that’s of any substance?

They live in different worlds to most of us. I’m a uni graduate who teaches in a city secondary school. I watch the pennies.

I’ve been looking for a 2nd hand car for DD who is learning to drive - she works SO hard in school and at her part-time job - a car would be a dream come true. Don’t think I can afford it right now though so it’s going to be a priority for next year.

These kids have wanted for nothing and it’s hard not to feel some sort of negativity towards someone who seems to court public attention for doing absolutely fuck all and on the surface of things, doesn’t appear to be a very nice person.

They are totally disconnected from reality.

We've no idea what his upbringing was like or what happened. We know his parents are publicity hungry and wheeled the kids out for any opportunity. Why are you so interested you don't know them.

This is a really good point.

It's very difficult for them to have a "normal" job.

Oh come on the Beckhams like many others have the paps ready for the obligatory photos it’s all PR! You know the saying any publicity is good publicity to keep them in the limelight. They know what they’re doing playing it out publicly

I think the problem for kids with hugely successful parents is that anything ordinary they do looks like failure in comparison. So if they got just an ordinary office or shop job, which there's absolutely nothing wrong with, it looks like failure. They have to try to be some sort of super success which is unachievable and unrealistic for most of them.

I agree. I dont like them much.

I don’t know him at all so no idea if he is a knob or not.
In my former career, I worked with David and Victoria, and they were always thoroughly nice people. I hope, whatever it is, gets resolved.

I watched a video of him making tomato pasta on Instagram yesterday. Was like watching a year 7 kid do their first home economics class. He was SLAUGHTERED in the comments and justifiably so. He has zero talent and is living off Brand Beckham. That’s not his fault of course but he needs a wake up call.