Brooklyn bloody Beckham though

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Bloody hell, I'm loving it

He does have a fancy title. Which he shouldn't have in my opinion - he's an adulterer and a divorcee. And some people, just like Trump, fawn over him, because of that title. It's absurd. The man is a spoilt manchild - God forbid that Harry speak out about what he's really like. If he wasn't the 'king', everyone would be 'oh that poor boy'. It's high time someone spoke out against Charles and his family and maybe it's now the same for Brooklyn.

I’d recommend the Tom Bowyer book about the Beckhams

The kids were were pimped out for clicks
They were also used as shields, Brooklyn seemed to bear th brunt of it, being Victorias +1 when David was gone. He was old enough to hear all the screaming matches.

he wanted a life on his terms, and they kept briefing the press against him trying to control the narrative. I’d say VB is onto the PR company as we speak trying to spin herself out of it, what she and David aren’t doing is reflecting on why it has come to this

Cant stand the tacky pair of chavs that are Posh and Becks, but I think their son has done very nicely out of them!

She didn't have to get up and dance! She could have taken the mic and said "There is one beautiful woman in this room, and it is my lovely Daughter in Law"

But he is now monetising all this fame that they gave him. No one would be watching his videos if he wasn't Beckham's son and if had been kept out of the spotlight. Similarly he would never have married Nicola.

The Beckham portrayal of family life has been pretty dignified. It's not like the Katona or Price car cash, and their kids haven't come out with anything even vaguely as damning.

their renewal of vows was far more private without the Beckham PR onboard. He has control rather than his parents issuing some story about him without his consent or knowledge,

I used to think Geri Halliwell was the one most likely to merch her kids and a bit of a loose cannon. But I hardly hear anything about Bluebell unless it's her mum boosting about her steller A level results. Geri is rather quiet and reserved these days.

Geri has also used her money to ensure Bluebell is educated and smart. It seems the Beckham's felt it was only necessary for the children to be part of the brand and didn't appear to personally oversee this with their own son, they seemed to be constantly travelling.

I don't really hear much about the other ex spice girl children either. Even Mel B whose personal life has previously been all over the press, doesn't appear to put her children out in front as much as the Beckham's have.

*have theirs.

Agree with that part for sure

You have no idea how much going NC heals. I wish your child all the best, freedom is incredible.

We are probably talking about very different situations. The world is a difficult and often lonely place for a young person (or an older one) without family support.

Reading that really makes me feel for him. I can completely picture VB doing all of those things. I wish he’d release the dance, I bet she was drunk.

Obviously there are exceptions but it is not some trend we follow. My mother tried to further her abuse and start on my son so I have gone NC for very valid reasons. It is not something everyone does just on a whim. Some exceptions obviously. I hope you get a resolution.

The Beckham portrayal of family life has been pretty dignified

I disagree with that. Total over exposure of the children whether they wanted it or not.
It has now come back and bitten them on the arse.

Of course he would never have met her if he wasn't a Beckham. But he was one. Kids of celebs who aren't in the public eye, still go on and meet rich people because of the circles they move in.

Care to explain how BB is financialy independent.

It’s very kind of Brooklyn to think about his little sister isn’t it. To think about how his show stopping (for some) instagram statements will affect her and her life.

She’s at school today, with other young teenagers. Surely he of all people should understand the impact of such high profile public bullshit. What a hypocritical spoilt man child.

Given the amount of times we see harper out with her parents in front of the paps I don’t think this is going to affect anyone

plus the impact her dads affair will have had on her friendships (she ended up moving school)

maybe seeing this will give her an opportunity to think about how her own childhood is panning out

He’s making an income, that’s a good thing. If he wasn’t then he’d be accused of being a cocklodger.

I think it takes a lot of courage to publicly defend his wife as he did. Well done Brooklyn.

Also he was gifted the name Beckham. It’s his to use as he wishes. If his parents made that name famous well, that’s not his fault.

I wish him and Nicola all the best. They seem really lovely together.

I think there is some truth in Brooklyns statements but also am there's a lot of contradictions. I very much doubt that Valentino was able to rustle up a couture bridal gown last minute for Nicola. Her bridal stylist said that it was a year in the planning. Perhaps VB was designing one of her other bridal gowns - not sure how many she had.
Vogue covered the wedding and said that BB and NP had their first dance to Elvis. At 11pm they followed US tradition where mum and groom have a dance and bride and dad have a dance.
So I'm not sure who is telling the truth.
I don't think it's very nice to air your dirty laundry in public and in light of all the recent tragedies - Spanish rail disaster, Crans Montana fire etc.....I think its tone deaf. I hope that's the last of it.

Of course there'll be people with different opinions, but I'd be very naïve to assume that media companies would neglect to carry out PR/Crisis Management work on large, influential message boards like MN and Reddit etc.

I'm so with you. Remember that song by Madonna, The Power of Goodbye (I listened to this far too much back in the day!) 'freedom comes when you learn to let go'

Dh and I are NC with his family. It's brought us NOTHING but peace :)

I was the same age as V&B when they met and got married. A close friend of mine aspired to look like her and ape their lifestyle. I can’t recall photos of baby Brooklyn.

Then there were the various photos of V in airports papped looking very thin but stylish and to counteract this image she then gave interviews or let herself be interviewed and portrayed her smiling and laughing (though still on a diet). So looking like a normal mother. DB was always in the background and rumours about his infidelity were ignored or denied.

I haven’t seen the Netflix documentary but can imagine they are in a marriage of convenience and do pimp their children out, the children who’ve been parented mostly by family and Nannies.

It doesn’t surprise me one bit that years later one child turns on his parents with vitriol and truths.

Both sides are as bad as each other but I do tend to believe Brooklyn more so here.

BB has massively overplayed in a desperate attempt to be Harry's bestie brother in pain.

Is this the rich people equivalent of "fancy a pint mate?"

Brand Beckham only came into being after Princess Diana died. Whilst there was interest in them at that time, interest soared after Diana’s death. It left a void in the tabloids. Any one old enough will recall that everyday the Mail and the Daily Express had a Diana story on the front page before her death. For a year or so after her death the Express had Diana on their front pages, to much derision, their desperation to cling on was legendary. Diana shifted product.

So the media needed to fill that void. The Beckhams, in my view remarkably ordinary, and probably buoyed up by their own pr strategists, filled that void.

I have never understood the public’s fascination with this family. They and their kids are still unremarkable, they are not pseudo aristocracy, which is what they want us to think.

Everything is designed to shore up that brand. Brooklyn has bucked the trend. They will be apoplectic. They have lost their grip.

Anyone else remember when VB got pissed and wet herself - she was seen clearly pie-eyed leaving an event, grimly held up by a furious DB, and they said she spilt her drink. Nobody bought it. They can’t always control the narrative. Brooklyn is on this occasion.

I’m guessing the beckhams do not get on with Nicola as there has been fall outs before. I’m guessing she feels the same, which immediately makes the marriage difficult. He was very young to marry and I’m not sure it will last. Yes they are a brand and probably manage what is put out to the press through their management. But as their children have grown up I guess that is more difficult. I’m not sure his version of the wedding situation was correct, why didn’t he say no to the dance? There is going to be two sides to this story. I think Brooklyn was wrong to share his version it’s going to make the public interest worse. He has lived a very privileged life which I presume is funded by her parents currently. There are many adult children who have had it a whole lot worse with neglect etc. It does resemble Harry and Meghan. But Beckham isn’t royal and doesn’t need to share his story.