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To feel very sorry for Vicky B

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Stayinitstoocold · 20/01/2026 11:33

Yes, we don’t know the full story, but so many things being said about the dance story being untrue-they had already had their dance, she’d also danced with her father, Vb was reportedly called onto the stage by her friend, Marc A and was shy to do so. She comes across as a very awkward, sad person, David seems to dislike her and speak down to her. I can imagine she must be devastated and so humiliated by this. No matter the issues, Brooklyn shouldn’t have issued the problems publicly.
I know a lot about issues with Mil’s but my instinct tells me that this could be her and perhaps she has been difficult from the start. She doesn’t have a reputation for being a nice person at all, even before all this and it’s been said there may have been similar situations in the past with an ex of hers.
In comparison, I’ve never seen anyone say a bad word about Vb, the opposite in fact, she seems to have a great relationship with all her other children and the partners, plus a good relationship with Db’s family
She just must feel so devastated and humiliated, your first born that you held in your arms as a baby.

All so sad

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CustardySergeant · 20/01/2026 12:35

Chenecinquantecinq · 20/01/2026 12:15

The dress she wore to the wedding wasn't really suitable for mother of the bride would not surprise me if she hogged the limelight as that dress was rather attention seeking!

The mother of the bride? We are suddenly discussing Claudia Heffner Peltz now?

AllIdoistidyup · 20/01/2026 12:35

GrooveArmada · 20/01/2026 12:33

She has done nothing like that to him.

There have been months of articles slagging him off in the press, where have you been? Where do you think they came from?

Yes, that's his whole point. That and them continuing to tag and contact him on social media when he asked them to keep any reconciliation private.

Kingscallops · 20/01/2026 12:36

fartotheleftside · 20/01/2026 12:34

His message has clearly been written by his bride. I don't think a man would care so much about a wedding dress and a dance. What he said about Victoria being inappropriate is just so cruel.

It's all so tacky, he must know that he's attacking his parents business and livelihood by slagging them off so publicly.

I don't know what he hopes to gain from this. He was a nepo baby and now he's a nepo husband. Does he have anything else going on at all?

I'd say it was written by the equivalent of the late Max Clifford.

Catwalking · 20/01/2026 12:36

Stayinitstoocold · 20/01/2026 11:47

But there are reports of it not being the first dance, that they’d already had a dance and she’d danced with her dad? The way he’s described it is his opinion (or more likely hers) she could have been cuddling her son on his wedding day, all perfectly normal things. It’s truly horrible for a son to say that to the public about his own mother.
It’s unforgivable

Well, I forgive the son.
It's how he feels, his ‘mother’ should be admitting to her unpleasantness.

PinkPanther57 · 20/01/2026 12:37

Kingscallops · 20/01/2026 12:29

Well I love David Beckham and was glad when he was knighted. I enjoyed watching his Netflix documentary and thought Victoria came across well in that. The nepo kid has done a right job on his parents and I don't think there's any going back from this. He's already minted and knows when if his marriage ends, he will have a nice juicy payout even in the presence of a prenup. He's bought and paid for.

Nelson V BB? Hmm - zero cash to BB or a pay off perhaps. Generous settlement?

BunnyLake · 20/01/2026 12:37

esperanza5 · 20/01/2026 12:27

There are always multiple versions of the same story, but these people are indeed a successful brand, over and above a family. Everyone associated with a certain school in West London knows what happened re- DB and an affair there a few years ago. Everyone knows. I'd bet money that wasn't the only time. I feel sorry for her in that respect. And to have your son make that kind of public statement must be very painful.

It does read (to me anyway) as if someone else has written this statement - so much focus on the business with the dress and this dance? Would a guy really be so focused on these things? It reads more like her issues, to be honest. If BB feels his family are fake and all about appearances, why all the focus on one day? Why not talk about instances where he feels he has been used as part of publicity? Why not call out DB's affairs?

I also find it hard to believe that VB would agree to make the wedding dress in order to purposely have it not ready on the day. What would be the actual point of that? It just makes her brand look ridiculous.

If BB wanted to talk about all the times he and his brothers have been used within the 'Brand Beckham' facade, that would be fair enough. But, as far as I can tell, this is a mainly a rant about a dress and a wedding dance?

What is it about weddings, what with bridesmaids dresses at H&M’s wedding being a big focus on their fallout, and this wedding. I can’t believe these men really give two hoots about this stuff.

PinkPanther57 · 20/01/2026 12:37

Catwalking · 20/01/2026 12:36

Well, I forgive the son.
It's how he feels, his ‘mother’ should be admitting to her unpleasantness.

Why does Dad get a hall pass on just about everything?

BillieWiper · 20/01/2026 12:38

Isn't the whole 'I've never heard anyone say a bad word about VB' just a demonstration of how controlling she is of her image and her narrative.

You don't know how lawyered up and PR'd up their every move is. She won't allow there to be a bad word said about her. Never a bad photograph, never anything that makes her look anything less than saintly. And her husband. It's a total machine.

That's what Brookiekins was saying he wanted to escape from.

It's also interesting the way they tried so hard to get rid of the Rebecca Loos story. They crushed her career as much as possible but couldn't go crying to the lawyers office because everything that happened with her was obviously true.

Getbackinthebox · 20/01/2026 12:38

AllIdoistidyup · 20/01/2026 12:15

Thank you - exactly. When Cheryl Cole (at the time) found out Ashley Cole was cheating she divorced his arse and went on to make a LOT of money from X Factor and a solo career without being especially talented.

Cheryl Cole didn't have any children with Ashley Cole though did she? She was more of a free agent and it was easier to make a clean break. I am sympathetic to the Beckhams. I don't think they have deserved this. Even if Brooklyn isn't happy about some things that have happened it would surely have been better to discuss it in private with them and more likely to lead to a resolution in their family relationship? I think he feels he has moved on, perhaps to better things. I hope for his sake his marriage lasts or there has been a prenup that will set him up nicely if they divorce.

Applecup · 20/01/2026 12:38

Stayinitstoocold · 20/01/2026 12:11

But you have no idea it’s been anything like this?! How do we know their private lives? The kids all have beautiful manners, seem kind, down to earth and likeable. They have clearly done a good job raising them

With respect you have no idea either. Why are you so intent on defending VB despite all the negative things there are about her? The saddest thing Brooklyn wrote was growing up feeling so desperately anxious. Are you going to gaslight him about that too?

CloakedInGucci · 20/01/2026 12:38

PinkPanther57 · 20/01/2026 12:33

Agree.

Where is the proof of the teacher affair though? I find it so hard to believe.

’The eleventh hour’ this isn’t BB lingo, agree he’s had help with statement here.

The dog rescue plea - WHY is this ALL on a woman & on VB now seen as anti dog which is akin to Satan in LA.

Agree, sounds like a woman’s stereotypical particular issues & dressgate can be disproven by NP’s couture documented fittings over many months!

The dog thing is weird to mention because I don’t know why you’d assume VB was the villain there. I guess it just plays on people loving animals and therefore VB must be a total bitch to say no.

Take it down to “normal” people in terms of money and imagine a MN thread “I don’t really get along with my MIL but I asked her to help with a charity thing I’m doing and she said no. AIBU to be upset?”
No one could possibly answer that without so many more details.

esperanza5 · 20/01/2026 12:39

woolfibre100 · 20/01/2026 12:35

What allegedly happened regarding DB/an affair/a certain school in West London?

I don't know if I can say on here but there was a scandal (affair) the school. All parents at the school knew and directly witnessed how it was swiftly dealt with - ie hushed up.

MikeRafone · 20/01/2026 12:40

you'd think with all the money they have between these two families they could have got "mediation" and tried to mend bridges and even if family harmony wasn't an option to have some type of truce

I think the public love it, me included as we all have our own family dramas, and money doesn't stop that - so it brings everyone onto one level

TorroFerney · 20/01/2026 12:40

Stayinitstoocold · 20/01/2026 12:22

😂 Do you know her??

Is this meant to be ironic?

Choconuts · 20/01/2026 12:40

Does anyone know what he meant about them trying to get him to sign something before his wedding? Did they want him to use Pelz (I think that’s her surname haven’t taken much notice until now).

FreedomForProfiteroles · 20/01/2026 12:41

Yes, poor ‘Vicky B’ who is so terrified of publicity that she invited a film crew to film her up close for a Netflix documentary about …..herself.

If you prostitute your life & your children’s lives (your ‘family brand’ 🤢) for publicity and profit, don’t complain when that same publicity comes back to bite you.

PinkPanther57 · 20/01/2026 12:41

CloakedInGucci · 20/01/2026 12:26

I think it’s probably a “recollections may vary” situation.

For example, he said VB pulled out of designing the wedding dress “at the 11th hr”. But Peltz’s stylist told vogue that the wedding dress was the result of a year of collaboration and international visits with the team from Valentino. So even if VB was going to design it and changed her mind, it can’t have been that 11th hr. They had enough notice to get Valentino and spend a year working with them.

And if I had a billionaire father, I’d choose a Valentino dress of a VB one..

100 per cent & if this isn’t accurate we can say this likely applies to the whole statement. NP prob had 3 dresses plus! Was VB commissioned for a second evening one & BB is twisting narrative to attack Mum? Low blow with dogs & almost sex assault dance too.

x2boys · 20/01/2026 12:42

Sartre · 20/01/2026 12:28

Agreed. The poor kid didn’t have much of a chance. His brother Cruz has football talent, he didn’t inherit this. He sadly inherited his dad’s intellect so I doubt he could have gone to university. Anything he did in life would subsequently have made him a ‘nepo baby’. Always think he’s been a bit lost and not really known who or what he is. He’s still quite young and clearly loves his wife. I hope he’s happy away from them and the media circus they love to be surrounded by.

Cruz played for the American team his Dad part owned
He was then " loaned" to Brentfod B team and didnt seem to mske much of an impact
He's hardly following in his Dad's footsteps talent wise.

treesandsun · 20/01/2026 12:42

Nobody knows the truth of what's happened apart from them and much of the same things will be viewed with their own interpretation.

Written down calling him 'evil' sounds awful However if she said oh Brooklyn that's evil that you've not put us on the top table in a jokey manner that's completely different than suggesting he is the spawn of the devil.

My sister has form for saying all I said was which is factually accurate but it's a tone a manner in which she said it that change how it was interpreted.

Practically though I find it very hard to believe even before the stylist's comment today even with all the Peltz's money that you'd be able to get a Valentino wedding dress within a couple weeks of a wedding.

I also don't think they paraded their kids in front of the media - certainly not in the same way as some celebrities do. I've seen them at football matches and her fashion shows - Christmas and holiday pictures .But really I would expect them to attend those.

who knows the truth. I suspect a bit of both - with him caught in the middle of his wife blaming his parents and his parents blaming his wife.

Choconuts · 20/01/2026 12:43

esperanza5 · 20/01/2026 12:39

I don't know if I can say on here but there was a scandal (affair) the school. All parents at the school knew and directly witnessed how it was swiftly dealt with - ie hushed up.

I’m sure if you use the phrase allegedly you’ll be ok. Well that’s how they get around it on American legal dramas anyway Grin

PinkPanther57 · 20/01/2026 12:43

esperanza5 · 20/01/2026 12:39

I don't know if I can say on here but there was a scandal (affair) the school. All parents at the school knew and directly witnessed how it was swiftly dealt with - ie hushed up.

How does anyone know it def happened? Surely a professional at a high status school would think once & then twice…

RudolphTheReindeer · 20/01/2026 12:43

Stayinitstoocold · 20/01/2026 12:11

But you have no idea it’s been anything like this?! How do we know their private lives? The kids all have beautiful manners, seem kind, down to earth and likeable. They have clearly done a good job raising them

How do you know their private lives and that it wasn't like that? We don't know what goes on behind closed doors, including you unless you're one the beckhams posting, but what we know as fact is those children have been forced into the spotlight from pre-birth and this will have had a negative effect on them. Just because they're nice and polite and likeable (if they are, none of us actually know unless we know them personally) it means fuck all. Do you always assume people who are nice, polite and well liked can't have possibly been abused or neglected or exploited by their parents? Because that would be very strange but you sound like one of the many posters I've seen about BB who seem to think children should suck up however they were treated by their parents if they we're 'taken to stately homes'

kkloo · 20/01/2026 12:43

Whosthetabbynow · 20/01/2026 11:58

Wasn’t it rumoured that at Brooklyn’s wedding there was a shout out to “the most beautiful woman in the room” and VB stood up

No, what was rumoured was that Marc Anthony called VB the most beautiful woman in the room.

CloakedInGucci · 20/01/2026 12:44

Choconuts · 20/01/2026 12:40

Does anyone know what he meant about them trying to get him to sign something before his wedding? Did they want him to use Pelz (I think that’s her surname haven’t taken much notice until now).

I assume it’s something to do with the fact their names are trademarked.
Maybe when they become adults they get control of that trademark? And they wanted him to not have control? (the names are definitely trademarked but I’m guessing about the legalities of it now)

soupyspoon · 20/01/2026 12:44

I agree OP, Im always amazed at the vitriol for her, a lot of which seems to stem from the fact that her husband was unfaithful and she stayed in the marriage, talk about kick someone when they're down. How dare she make a choice!

She has always been quite shy, shes not exactly a queen b character

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