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Wow Brooklyn Beckham's statement doesn't hold back!

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Totallybannanas · 19/01/2026 19:07

Has anyone seen his recent statement on Instagram? I actually feel very sorry for him.

Wow Brooklyn Beckham's statement doesn't hold back!
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beadystar · 19/01/2026 20:57

BunnyLake · 19/01/2026 20:53

Exactly. He was born a Beckham but they could have raised them away from the spotlight, they could have emphasised education. He would have still had access to people and events we wouldn’t but it would have been more under the radar.

I wonder if the Beckhams would have done it differently if they could go back.

I agree with this. I could barely tell you who Gordon Ramsay’s children are except Tillie who does cookery stuff. I wouldn’t recognise the older girls. I wonder what a life in the spotlight from babyhood does to a person.

JacknDiane · 19/01/2026 20:57

EineReiseDurchDieZeit · 19/01/2026 20:55

So that things can be sold in their name such as Harper Beckham Lip Gloss or Romeo Beckham Boxers

Ahh!

How bloody controlling though.

Boododedoop · 19/01/2026 20:58

BadgernTheGarden · 19/01/2026 20:26

But random nannies at the top table? Surely both sets of parents at the top table plus best man, etc and rest of the close families on adjacent tables. Then friends etc.

It’s not Nannies.

its Nana’s as in Grandmas.

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MusicMakesItAllBetter · 19/01/2026 20:58

BunnyLake · 19/01/2026 20:53

Exactly. He was born a Beckham but they could have raised them away from the spotlight, they could have emphasised education. He would have still had access to people and events we wouldn’t but it would have been more under the radar.

I wonder if the Beckhams would have done it differently if they could go back.

Doubt it.
That level of money usually= greed

TiggerAndHobbes · 19/01/2026 20:58

Negroany · 19/01/2026 20:56

She could have topped it by wearing the dress she was originally "designing" for NP!

Haha missed opportunity!

BatchCookBabe · 19/01/2026 20:58

keepingupappearancesdear · 19/01/2026 20:26

Your stately homes comment is epic 👏😂

The stately homes comment was precious! 😆

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JacknDiane · 19/01/2026 20:58

Did they want him to give up his name then. So only they could use it?

Passingthrough123 · 19/01/2026 20:59

SleeplessInWherever · 19/01/2026 20:57

I’ve disowned my father, I didn’t take out the front page of the local paper. It is possible to do it quietly.

No offence, it must've been incredibly hard to do, but you and your dad weren't in the public eye.

Gahr · 19/01/2026 20:59

SleeplessInWherever · 19/01/2026 20:57

I’ve disowned my father, I didn’t take out the front page of the local paper. It is possible to do it quietly.

Did your father plant stories about you in the press, and are you and your father famous? If not, then how is your experience relevant?

Bruisername · 19/01/2026 20:59

Tbf I have heard that both he and his wife are dog lovers and that dog charities benefit a lot because of it!!

it seems like his parents hated losing control and have been trying to drive a wedge between them through the media but they overestimated their influence over him.

TiggerAndHobbes · 19/01/2026 20:59

BatchCookBabe · 19/01/2026 20:58

The stately homes comment was precious! 😆

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Wait though, they lived in a stately home - Beckingham Palace!

IAmKerplunk · 19/01/2026 20:59

Does anyone have any idea what happened to kick all this off with statement?

HRTQueen · 19/01/2026 21:00

mumstheword1x · 19/01/2026 20:48

Thank you!!! I don’t feel sorry for him in the slightest, people fall out with their families all the time but don’t have billions of pounds to fall back into. It’s embarrassing.

We all know that money makes life more comfortable and takes away certain stresses

but that doesn’t mean money makes you happy or makes you emotionally secure either

everything he has done he has been ridiculed for openly called stupid, spoilt and so on why put your children up for this they know how spiteful the press are and social media is

he could have had a really nice upbringing with all the trappings of wealth without the constant press interference that his parents actively encouraged

he is of interest to many because of how is has been raised not because of who he is, he knows he will be mocked for this too but at least for once we are hearing what he has to say

BatchCookBabe · 19/01/2026 21:00

TiggerAndHobbes · 19/01/2026 20:59

Wait though, they lived in a stately home - Beckingham Palace!

Ooooh, yeah he did. Wot's he whingeing for then?! 😬

#joking

deadpan · 19/01/2026 21:00

SleeplessInWherever · 19/01/2026 20:57

I’ve disowned my father, I didn’t take out the front page of the local paper. It is possible to do it quietly.

I'm presuming you aren't the daughter of multi millionaires who posts about so much it's surprising they haven't included their bowel movements yet.

TiggerAndHobbes · 19/01/2026 21:00

Bruisername · 19/01/2026 20:59

Tbf I have heard that both he and his wife are dog lovers and that dog charities benefit a lot because of it!!

it seems like his parents hated losing control and have been trying to drive a wedge between them through the media but they overestimated their influence over him.

I can believe that, and it’s a good thing, but a statement like that is so carefully worded and considered and released at a specific time, that it won’t be a coincidence that he mentioned a dog charity and also has the post about dogs immediately preceding the statement

Tableforjoan · 19/01/2026 21:00

vb was always dropped over bb. Creepy.

Much like db. Behaviour with Harper frankly.

Remember the stories when he was photoed kissing her on the lips as a teen. Lots of comments about how his more tactile with her than his wife 😬

I don’t get how Vb gets so many “celebs” to wear those nighties. What dirt does she have on the ramseys to get to do the bridesmaid dressed 🫣

EasternStandard · 19/01/2026 21:01

beadystar · 19/01/2026 20:57

I agree with this. I could barely tell you who Gordon Ramsay’s children are except Tillie who does cookery stuff. I wouldn’t recognise the older girls. I wonder what a life in the spotlight from babyhood does to a person.

Same idk them but just that last line. Some young adult might use their parents’ fame, a few actors and models but even they might have some privacy before getting older.

The young dc who are part of a family brand, I can’t imagine what that’s like to grow up in.

FishersGate · 19/01/2026 21:01

One would assume he will be dropping his brand beckham name ? Nope of course not because of course it still holds clout.
I am sure there have been rights and wrongs on both sides. Never mentioned his siblings. Considering her family are huge maga supporters not sure she comes across smelling of roses. Another megan and Harry. Spoilt little rich kid with absolutely nothing to show but his family name which apparently is toxic. Anyone thought he has been given a few home truths and doesn't like it

SleeplessInWherever · 19/01/2026 21:01

Passingthrough123 · 19/01/2026 20:59

No offence, it must've been incredibly hard to do, but you and your dad weren't in the public eye.

He doesn’t want to be, allegedly.

“My wife and I do not want a life shaped by image, press or manipulation. We want peace, privacy and happiness.”

Nothing more private than a public instagram story. So like I said, he could have done so with privately and peacefully… or he did want the attention.

Purplebunnie · 19/01/2026 21:01

ReturnOfTheToad · 19/01/2026 19:37

But she just wanted to help stray dogs 🥹, quite why she needed VBs help when her Dad's a billionaire is beyond me. Get him to stick his hand in his pocket for you and you could house all of the stray dogs in America.

I found the comment about the stray dogs really odd. No idea why VB should get involved

Apart from that the rest is pretty damming

SunshineAndFizz · 19/01/2026 21:01

Wow the Beckhams like their brand and enjoy social posts. Knock me over with a feather.

Grow up Brooklyn.

TiggerAndHobbes · 19/01/2026 21:01

TiggerAndHobbes · 19/01/2026 20:59

Wait though, they lived in a stately home - Beckingham Palace!

Back-and-forth sniping, it looks like, with stories being planted in the press, allegedly.

BananaPeels · 19/01/2026 21:01

daisychain01 · 19/01/2026 20:44

Poor little rich boy.

Honestly, the utter privilege and self-pitying nonsense!

But dos being rich mean that you can’t complain about anything?

he was a young boy who was moved from the UK to Spain to the US and back the UK. He never got to stay anywhere more than a few years. In that time he was flying back and forwards so no doubt didn’t get a proper education due to the changing of the systems. It is no wonder why he didn’t do great in his exams. He never got a chance at a footballing career due to being in the US so missed the important years at UK academies. His parents thrust him into the public eye from a young age so all his teenage awkwardness was there to be laughed at. The photography book would have been no doubt orchestrated by his parents which set him up to be laughed at again. Whenever he tried something new- ridicule again.

yes he has lots of money so more privileged than most but his parents were barely around his entire childhood and he was raised by grandparents and staff. At the time when he reached his early teens and probably really needed his parents they chose to have another baby on top of his other 2 siblings so you can imagine the level of 1 on 1 attention he got. All in all, I grew up with not much money but a lot of parental attention. I know what I would rather have had growing up and it isn’t the money.

LowdermilkPark · 19/01/2026 21:02

SleeplessInWherever · 19/01/2026 20:57

I’ve disowned my father, I didn’t take out the front page of the local paper. It is possible to do it quietly.

How is that remotely relevant? 🥴

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