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Brooklyn bloody Beckham though

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trustedadult · 19/01/2026 21:32

Bloody hell, I'm loving it

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TightlyLacedCorset · 21/01/2026 15:02

Bruisername · 21/01/2026 14:42

So they can sell newspapers

they only go for the celeb when the exposure is inevitable (Philip Schofield) because once you’ve torn them down your cash cow has gone because you’ve lost a source of daily/weekly photos/stories

I see! Thanks for explaining. I know newspapers are fighting for their lives post internet.

However, I still disagree with it. These people do become icons. It feels like people are intentionally misled.

Bruisername · 21/01/2026 15:03

I agree. They should have to disclose where the celeb has tipped off the paps!!!

TorroFerney · 21/01/2026 15:15

ThePoshUns · 21/01/2026 14:14

Have you not heard of NDA’s?

Or Harvey Weinstein ?!

Llamma · 21/01/2026 15:47

diddl · 21/01/2026 10:19

If NP just wanted to be associated with the Beckhams for the profile boost, she didn't have to marry BB I wouldn't have thought.

Romeo has a gf who seems to have been papped with them a few times now I think.

Oh she absolutely did. The wedding itself was a strategic part of the campaign. When there was talk of postponing the wedding due to logistics N PB mother refused saying ‘but it would have a negative impact on N career’

Llamma · 21/01/2026 15:56

TheLadyWithoutTheLamp · 21/01/2026 09:29

Really? Sorry to sound naive but ....really? Daddy Peltz can buy N anything. Does she honestly need Brand Beckham?

Yes indeed. I can’t buy her clicks or media profile. That has to be earned organically or latched on to in this case.

diddl · 21/01/2026 16:01

I find it surprising that she would be so desperate to be linked to them.

Or not necessarily anymore as it would seem!

Ok I can see how being constantly papped with them would give a lot of coverage, but if she can't act it's still not going to make that happen is it?

SoftIce · 21/01/2026 16:44

diddl · 21/01/2026 16:01

I find it surprising that she would be so desperate to be linked to them.

Or not necessarily anymore as it would seem!

Ok I can see how being constantly papped with them would give a lot of coverage, but if she can't act it's still not going to make that happen is it?

It is also odd because if she really was desperate for fame, you'd assume she'd have tried to do something like the US equivalent of "I'm a Celibrity" or many other reality shows, or "Oprah" interviews etc. Has she ever even tried to get onto something like that? To me it actually seems like she has lived a quite low-key life, but I'm not American so I don't know much about her.

I think she probably is a "mean girl" (there are many rumours about that) but the "desperate for fame" accusation I don't get. I do see that motivation in VB (and e.g. in MM) but not NP.

Bruisername · 21/01/2026 16:47

I’m surprised she hasn’t just become a model like most nepo babies

SoftIce · 21/01/2026 16:59

Maybe she's tried?

The Peltz family in general seem to have some "standards", not sure what exactly those are but I wouldn't be surprised if they thought the Beckhams are a bunch of chavs. 😄

Gowlett · 21/01/2026 17:01

Bruisername · 21/01/2026 16:47

I’m surprised she hasn’t just become a model like most nepo babies

Nicola & her mother will have looked at the various “career” options available. Marrying a famous name is usually a good one. She doesn’t have to stay married long, to benefit from it.

They do wish that their wedding had been much bigger news, but they aren’t celebs, just Nepos. Like Meghan, Nicola wants to run the game her way. Not happy with just being rich…

Maidenjourney · 21/01/2026 17:07

Gowlett · 21/01/2026 17:01

Nicola & her mother will have looked at the various “career” options available. Marrying a famous name is usually a good one. She doesn’t have to stay married long, to benefit from it.

They do wish that their wedding had been much bigger news, but they aren’t celebs, just Nepos. Like Meghan, Nicola wants to run the game her way. Not happy with just being rich…

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I think they seem very similar to H and M.

Bruisername · 21/01/2026 17:12

I think the difference is their ages. H had a whole adult life before he married (and the stories I’ve heard about him pre Meghan don’t make me feel sympathetic - unlike most I don’t mind meghan but don’t like Harry.

diddl · 21/01/2026 17:24

Bruisername · 21/01/2026 16:47

I’m surprised she hasn’t just become a model like most nepo babies

I wouldn't be surprised if she has been at some point.

Wasn't her mum a model?

NewYearSameMe16 · 21/01/2026 17:41

SoftIce · 21/01/2026 06:45

Where is the actual proof that Nicola is desperate for fame?

I’m going by her history; has dated multiple famous men (including a 17 year old Anwar Hadid when she was 22) and has been trying to be an actress for years. It’s not giving ‘I’m trying to live a quiet, private life.’ Good for her if she wants to pursue that lifestyle but BB acting like he’s above his fame hungry parents when his wife is just the same is laughable.

Bruisername · 21/01/2026 17:45

Another similarity between her exes is that they all seemed to have had abusive parents!!! And were younger than her.

not sure of any other similarities tbh

LowdermilkPark · 21/01/2026 17:46

Bruisername · 21/01/2026 16:47

I’m surprised she hasn’t just become a model like most nepo babies

She is very beautiful tbf. I bet that’s another reason Victoria hates her.

MidWayThruJanuary · 21/01/2026 17:49

Rebecca Loos has made it quite clear that she supports Brooklyn.

Daygloboo · 21/01/2026 17:54

HornyHornersPinkyWinky · 20/01/2026 14:30

Wow -this bit really stood out...

They sold everything – mostly, back then, to OK!. Its proprietor, Richard Desmond, wrote in his autobiography about spending what felt like every Friday at Victoria’s parents’ house with the young couple, where they would all “plot and plan the next features we’d do”. A huge cheque was always involved, and the Beckhams wanted the limelight – all of it – so much.

I had no idea they were so instrumental in the press stories about themselves back then. They seem to have sold their souls for fame, and now it’s coming back to haunt them.

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I wanted to give them the benefit of the doubt but......in all honesty, they are ghastly, arent they. Useful fools for the establishment. Moneygrubbing idiots imo.

MylipstickiscalledHugMe · 21/01/2026 18:19

I've always wondered why it's 'moneygrubbing' not 'moneygrabbing'.

Anyway I kind of agree, though I think with VB (no real clue as I don't know her) that it's more fame, and in particular, approval that she's actually 'grubbing'.

Also a bit worried how all this might affect her eating.

Llamma · 21/01/2026 18:20

diddl · 21/01/2026 16:01

I find it surprising that she would be so desperate to be linked to them.

Or not necessarily anymore as it would seem!

Ok I can see how being constantly papped with them would give a lot of coverage, but if she can't act it's still not going to make that happen is it?

She is so delusional, grandiose, entitled and arrogant about her abilities she doesn’t see that part. She got the ‘reach’ then had to marry him for more clicks, then had to do a vow renewal for even more clicks - so now she has to blow it all up with the ghost written insta - which brings so much attention to her and her new film. When this gets panned - she will have run out or road and will likely ditch him.

Llamma · 21/01/2026 18:29

Daygloboo · 21/01/2026 17:54

I wanted to give them the benefit of the doubt but......in all honesty, they are ghastly, arent they. Useful fools for the establishment. Moneygrubbing idiots imo.

I think this commercial set up changed along the way. The MSM had loads of dirt on DB affairs and D&V gave away their fantasy family parade for free to keep this shit out of the papers - this allowed DB to grow lots of luxury brand deals as a ‘wholesome’ family man which has made them millions. There really is no need for VB to have her own tab on DM celebrities - she isn’t a celebrity - she was the least talented in a girl band 3 decades ago - since then she has been fronting up a failing fantasy vanity fashion project.

Gowlett · 21/01/2026 18:39

LowdermilkPark · 21/01/2026 17:46

She is very beautiful tbf. I bet that’s another reason Victoria hates her.

She’s a nice looking girl, like GiGi & Bella Hadid. And Hailey Bieber (another handy marriage). Kendall is the only one remotely model-worthy. And Cindy Crawford’s daughter is lucky to have inherited enough from her mother. But Nicola obviously missed that boat, and is too old now for modelling.

The thing with having a big wedding (see the Ramsay hoopla) is that your role is to be a “bride”. When it’s all over, then what? You have to come up with something to promote, like Kim Kardashian does. Neither Brooklyn and Nicola have any big deals (that I know of). Holly Ramsay will have deals lined up.

Maidenjourney · 21/01/2026 18:45

What a bloody world we live in. So vacuous and brittle.

LizzieSiddal · 21/01/2026 18:54

YourAmplePlumPoster · 21/01/2026 13:31

If he was a serial cheat it would be all over the Daily Mail. As far as we all know he cheated on VB once with the Rebecca Loos woman.

Oh you sweet summer child.

If he’s only had an affair once, why haven’t the Beckhams sued the Nanny who said she’d had an affair with him, or Tom Bowers(iirc) an author who stated recently in a publish BOOK that he’s well known for having affairs?

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