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Blimey I feel old, Brooklyn Beckham is getting married

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madambutterbap · 05/04/2022 17:10

I just read that Brooklyn Beckham is getting married. I thought he would be about 15 years old, no he's 23 😁

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ColdSeptember · 06/04/2022 07:50

@HistoricMoment

I always wonder what these children of the super rich are supposed to do with their lives. BB hasn't got the talent to be a footballer or a photographer, he isn't interested in politics which could be a potential career, and he can hardly go and get a job at a supermarket, can he? What does he do all day?
There's a whole world between being famous and working in a supermarket, though! He could work for a charitable foundation, or be an events planner, or (if he had the brains and the tenacity) be a lawyer or an accountant or whatever. So many famous people's children seem to default to modelling or Instagram to support them and very few would have made it anywhere had they not been born with very significant advantages.

I really don't think Brooklyn's marriage will go the distance but I suppose planning a wedding is a good way to fill a few months. All I know about his fiancé is that her father is a billionaire and she bullied and abused her nannies as a child. Which is nice.

Pitafalafel · 06/04/2022 07:57

They've spent their lives being paraded about so we all know their names and faces (I can't think of any one else famous where I know this)

A bit like the Royal children. But yeah I fell sorry for them too, no wonder they all end up so messed up.

Samcro · 06/04/2022 07:58

i feel sorry for him. he is called a "star" in celeb mags. seems to have a fan base. yet has not made his mark himself. so I suppose marrying a rich person is another thing for him to try. just hope it works out for them.

00100001 · 06/04/2022 07:58

The eye tattoo is hilarious.

It says something like "read this if you're feeling anxious"... And he has it on the back of his neck

Grin
GnomeDePlume · 06/04/2022 08:03

23 is fine as an age to get married at.

VB doesnt smile for photographs because apparently she doesnt like her smile. Also I think it is part of the Beckhams way of managing their public image: always have the same expression then no one can claim you are happy/sad/bored/excited at an event.

When Daniel Radcliffe was in Equus every night he came out of the stage door in exactly the same clothes. Made the paparazzi photos worthless as they couldnt be dated. Clever move.

stuntbubbles · 06/04/2022 08:03

@Housetreecar

I also think it’s ridiculously young to get married. But I also know lots of people who know the family and again, they all say that they’re a really lovely family and the kids are also lovely, polite well behaved etc. to be fair, that does stack up, you never ever hear about any of them getting into trouble, and they seem to enjoy being with their family.

Having said that, I don’t understand how, with the best educations money can buy, and they went to some good schools, they haven’t been encouraged into non celeb careers. University and then law / accountancy / banking anything really where they could work professionally and where they could be successful and forge a career which isn’t about being a celeb on their parents coat tails

I suppose because “celeb” is what his parents know. They’ve both been famous their entire adult lives and known nothing else. VB has parlayed fame as a Spice Girl into fame as a solo artist into fame as a WAG into fame as a designer. That’s their world.

And if you were going to inherit all the money in the universe and had a fancy, celeb upbringing would you really want to go and be an accountant? Vs indulging your terrible elephant photography and waffle making?

Sparklingbrook · 06/04/2022 08:05

A lot of slebs have openly said they won’t be sharing their fortune with their DC as a matter of course. Gordon Ramsey (friend of the Beckhams )has I think, his DC seem to be doing ok.

HistoricMoment · 06/04/2022 08:10

I don't think many of the super rich would put up with how you get treated as a young lawyer, banker etc.

MalagaNights · 06/04/2022 08:12

23 is very young to get married.
Particularly if you haven't yet found your way in the world: what drives you, how to be independent, your own identity.

If I was his mother I'd be saying, forget this big silly charade of a wedding. Get on with just being young and in love while you find what you want to do.
You have to do something you can't just arse about trying arty projects. That's not a life.

Sparklingbrook · 06/04/2022 08:14

Jack Ramsay is in the Royal Marines. It’s possible to have worthwhile employment as a slebs child.

AngelinaFibres · 06/04/2022 08:15

@Housetreecar

I also think it’s ridiculously young to get married. But I also know lots of people who know the family and again, they all say that they’re a really lovely family and the kids are also lovely, polite well behaved etc. to be fair, that does stack up, you never ever hear about any of them getting into trouble, and they seem to enjoy being with their family.

Having said that, I don’t understand how, with the best educations money can buy, and they went to some good schools, they haven’t been encouraged into non celeb careers. University and then law / accountancy / banking anything really where they could work professionally and where they could be successful and forge a career which isn’t about being a celeb on their parents coat tails

Going to a good school is amazing if you are bright. If you are of average ability it will lift you further than a large class in a poor quality school. They cannot work miracles. He may be a lovely young man who just isn't very bright.
AngelinaFibres · 06/04/2022 08:30

@Romeiswheretheheartis

That elephant photo's hilarious! 'So hard to photograph' - really? I've got 100's of photos of elephants I've taken. Maybe I should publish a book....Hmm
The difference is that mummy and daddy can throw money at things and call in favours from a handy publisher they know. Any vanity project their children want can be financed. If you wanted to do it it would be virtually impossible. If you were an unknown , but talented, wildlife photographer you would have to jump through so many hoops and accept so much criticism, constructive and cruel, to get your pictures anywhere. You wouldn't be all over the 'chat' type magazines to boost sales either. If you did it and got somewhere with it, it would really mean something. The trouble for celebrity children is that a lot of the things they get the chance to do are because of their famous parents and the friends those parents have. If you actually have a talent for something there must always be the nagging doubt that everyone thinks you are only there because of mum and dad. A weird life either way.
LittleRedYoshi · 06/04/2022 08:37

Surprised by all the people saying 23 is too young to get married because you should be enjoying your youth, experimenting, etc. DH got engaged at 22 and married at 24 - we're mid 30s now and I don't feel we missed out at all. Not everyone is interested in experimenting, and we still did plenty of fun stuff throughout our 20s (travelling, etc) - we just did it together! It's the age you have kids that affects that more.

Whether Brooklyn getting married is sensible is a different matter entirely, but I disagree that 23 is "too young" for it.

LittleRedYoshi · 06/04/2022 08:38

*DH and I

NippyWoowoo · 06/04/2022 08:39

@JellyNo15

My DS was 23 and I was 19 getting married. Worked for us been married 32 years. I don't feel it is too young.
My mum was 21. She and my dad are still married but she doesn't recommend it. Just because it's worked doesn't mean it's best.
NippyWoowoo · 06/04/2022 08:42

Loads of footballers are married with kids at his age, to be fair.

DomPom47 · 06/04/2022 08:54

Marriage will be his career. I think it’s sad that with the money they have had these kids haven’t ended up in an actual well deserved (clear skills or qualifications) career. I know they have money and don’t need a ‘real job’ but some self respect from said real skill ro qualification would help keep them more real. Just my opinion.

65honeybee · 06/04/2022 08:54

People who know the Beckhams say they're a lovely family, they seem genuinely happy together and the children are well brought up. Which may well be true, but strikes me as being at odds with the way the kids have been thrust into the media from an age when they cannot consent to it.

Brand Beckham is what it's all about.

However nice the parents may be, I fundamentally disagree with how they've paraded their kids like this. Other celebrity couples don't do this with their children; some are strictly private and respect their children's rights; others are somewhere in the middle and might do the occasional photo shoot but I can't think of any other celeb family who do what the Beckhams have done.

The kids live a life of luxury but it must be nigh on impossible for them to feel they have any identity as individuals or direction in life which comes from themselves.

waterlego · 06/04/2022 08:55

The trouble for celebrity children is that a lot of the things they get the chance to do are because of their famous parents and the friends those parents have. If you actually have a talent for something there must always be the nagging doubt that everyone thinks you are only there because of mum and dad. A weird life either way.

This is exactly what I was thinking. I don’t imagine it’s great for your self esteem. It’s easy to have a go at different creative endeavours if it can be financed by the bottomless money pit of your parents. You’re also surrounded by fawning hangers-on who are going to tell you your photography/cooking/whatever are amaaaaaazing, only to (in Brooklyn’s case) later see online comments from the general public which reveal to you that actually, you’re shit at it. It must be strange.

I don’t think 23 is necessarily too young to get married, though I would hope most 23 year-olds are busy being wild things and making mistakes and finding out who they are.

Firesidefox · 06/04/2022 08:57

I think his parents are so stupid to let him do it at 23. I would have married my boyfriend at 23 if I'd had the chance. Luckily I did not, and went on to marry someone else and thank god for that!

I give it three years.

BooksAndHooks · 06/04/2022 08:57

I don’t think age can predict a marriage lasting or not. More people I know that married ten years after us have split up than those who married younger. It depends on the relationship. I didn’t want to be having children in my 30s. Which is as it turned out a good thing, the only reason we were treated for miscarriages sooner than the usual 3 is because of our young age. Had we waited it would have been an even longer journey and less chance of success. Not everyone wants to spend their 20s acting like teenagers. I don’t regret getting married young at all it has worked very well for us.

balalake · 06/04/2022 09:17

I hope they are happy together and have a lifelong marriage. That their father was a hard working footballer who achieved a lot in his field should have no bearing.

Seleniummillenium · 06/04/2022 09:27

@madambutterbap

What does Brooklyn do work wise?
He seems to flit from one interest to another without actually doing much. I don’t think bankrolling your children helps them in the long term. It will be interesting to see what becomes of their children as they move into adulthood. It’s a shame that much of their lives are plastered all over social media but they seem to be part of the beckham brand now.
Roselilly36 · 06/04/2022 09:30

He’s a footballer, plays for Inter Miami, his fiancée is very wealthy in her own right, I don’t think he’s too young. Good luck to them.

PermanentTemporary · 06/04/2022 09:38

Tbh being celeb offspring and not being a carcrash drug addict is a good start and argues some strength of character. Nice to hear some happy news.

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