David and Victoria’s press statement

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Where is it?

Will they even do one?

Has anyone changed their initial viewpoint on the whole thing?

And lastly….Team Brooklyn or Team Beckham?

They sold the first public photographs of his face to a magazine as part of their wedding when he was only a couple of months old. And then multiple times after that they called the press to take his photo when they went out over the years. Going to guess they saw some benefit from that too. £££

I agree with this. I watched RHOBH when Yolanda was on it and she came across as a very overbearing mother - and another one who had no qualms about putting her kids in the limelight.

Ps. Just reading some more about the dress - I don’t think it was the wedding dress they were talking about but probably another one - these celebs usually have two if not more dresses to change into at their weddings so I bet it’ll be that (and that info will probably come out soon!)

Yes, it was A wedding dress, not THE wedding dress. Just like the ‘first dance’ was A first dance of a planned wedding segment, not THE first dance. Different worlds and they’re welcome to them.

The statement from Brooklyn on Instagram was a PR spin-piece but many people who read it seem to feel his displaced pain was nevertheless discernible. So who knows.

I doubt that very much. I don't mean that celebrities don't manufacture stories, they do it all the time. But this wouldn't serve anyone.

If he's never looked comfortable in the spotlight what's with all the YouTube videos of him being a 'chef' and the big announcements on social media. Some of Gordon Ramsay's children have very normal jobs and lives, those who've decided to stay out of the spotlight. He could've done the same.

Yolanda Hadid's response to Nicola's attempt to cut Anwar off from his family was "Not on my watch" 😆

Do they generally? Did they when David had his infamous affair? Or when his email was leaked with him having a tantrum over not getting a knighthood? I think they usually stay quiet until it inevitably blows over.

This 100%. They appear to have three other children who love them and support them. I suspect they will all continue to behave with dignity in spite of how they must be feeling.

He could have but what would he have done realistically? I said this on the other thread but the guy has sadly inherited his father’s intellect but not his football talent. His choices really would have been to go into a trade I.e plumbing, electrics etc but imagine Brooklyn Beckham turning up to fix your toilet!! Or go into the military like Ramsay’s son but he seems like a delicate soul.

Uni wasn’t an option for him, not to demean him but he isn’t the brightest. He had limited options. His parents kind of did this to him by forcing him into the limelight from birth.

Call centre

And when she inevitably divorces him, I bet he runs back to Daddy and Mummy. He’s incapable of earning his own living. 🙄

Don’t disagree but if so, why was his mother singled out so personally in the statement?

I feel like mumsnetters from the 'Stately Homes' thread might understand some things others can't.
To me, Brooklyn's statement smacked of someone trying desperately to explain how their parents have failed them, and struggling to find the reasons and the examples without sounding petty.
If he felt growing up as if his feelings didn't matter, if his parents were subtly kinder to the other children, if Brooklyn has been the scapegoat for too long, if he lived on his nerves in case he disappointed or angered them, until his fight or flight was totally fecked, if they shut him down when he stood up to them, if they were physically present but emotionally unavailable, or choosing to be largely physically absent too, if they lied to him to serve their own purposes, if everything at home was always them, them, them, if he only ever felt like an extension of their complicated public personas, if they made him feel small, or less, so they could feel bigger, and more, if any of this, then I just wish him happiness and peace.
Yes they have provided him with enormous wealth, but working with young people has taught me that's not as much of a privilege as comfortable means and fantastic parents. My heart goes out to him. I hope he can be happy. His lived experience is unique to him and I hope he can move forward healthily.

It seems to be very similar to Harry and Meghan. Hopefully the Beckhams won't reply and we can all forget about it next week.

I think no one could have predicted how social media would evolve. It used to be, at BB’s earliest years at least, tomorrow’s chip paper.

I don’t think they will make a statement.

Initially I was team Brooklyn but now I am team Victoria and David. This all seems to have escalated since a brother started dating someone Nicola didn’t like as they had dated Brooklyn. Not saying there wasn’t some control from V&D but I think he now just doing as his wife says.

Brooklyn seems lost to me.

This is just reeking of the attitude towards Harry. Why should he have to hand the wealth back if he has been treated as he says? When did we become a society where people aren't allowed to speak out, depending on how famous your parents are?! It would be TOTALLY different if the 'child' speaking out was a sexual abuse victim, with no money whose parents were just Joe and Jane Bloggs.

If the case, & I don’t fundamentally disagree, but he could have found better examples. The inappropriate dancing, he says was the worst thing that has ever happened in his short life. This rather insults those of us on stately homes thread etc IMO. It says so much. Particularly as this didn’t reach the press at the time. Embarrassing, perhaps, but contained.

Ditto VB not supporting dogs. He also singled his mother out particularly viciously & personally. Unless she’s only to blame this doesn’t stand up.

Erm, he was frightened of the cameras, yet Posh would call the paps - they have a relationship with the press like the Royals do.

They don't need to put out a statement, they do their PR by working with journalists (many of them DM) - who put out stories - that's what has pushed Brooklyn to do what he has done - and they are still doing it!

It's quite shocking to me that so many people can't see through the bullshit with these two - he's a philanderer - she's insecure and obsessed with their image. They probably didn't realise the impact of their relationship on their son - he cheats, Brooklyn is in the middle trying to console his mother and also be a good son to his Dad. Brooklyn has stated he hated the press and grew up with intense anxiety - but it's always been about the fame and money.

Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn

It was for the consumer but that was probably scant consolation to the baby, toddler and young child getting grown men with cameras clicking away at them multiple times a week at the request of his parents.

They know each other, of course. They (Brooklyn and Nicola) visited the Sussexes at their home reportedly in May 2025.

Does anyone remember D&V being pissed off by being accused of ‘leaking’ by Harry at Meg’s behest?

And then all that ^^ got (deliberately) leaked.

Hamsters on wheels.

☝️ This x a million.

Yes, Cruz's older girlfriend looks so much like Victoria. Plus I saw an article that Romeo is recently back with an ex (maybe the one who went out with Brooklyn?) called Kim, who also looks to me a bit like Victoria. & I feel Nicola also looks at times not dissimilar to VB. So it's interesting that all 3 brothers have gone for women who are older than them and look like their mum. I'm surprised there hasn't been a trashy article (that I've seen) picking up on this in the press!

I think that statement was written by Nicola. I think bits of it are embellished. I can't begin to imagine what this dancing 'on' her son means and why 'Posh' would do such a thing. She can laugh at herself but she does always remain classy.

No doubt the Beckham children's childhoods were quite controlled.

Victoria has always been image conscious. D&V have surrounded themselves with advisors on image and PR over the years. The brand is more important than D's alleged infidelities.

But when all is said and done, D&V have always come across well. I am 55 and have never read anything alluding to them treating staff badly or just not being dedicated, friendly people. I watched the Ali G interview yesterday to remind myself of how warm and self-deprecating they can both be.

I think they slept-walked into the whole family brand dynamic. I don't think they had (or could have had) the foresight to see that it might damage their children. They were born at the dawn of social media.

Brooklyn Beckham is 26 years old and could have distanced himself from his parents a long time before he met his now wife if he really wanted to. And what exactly have his siblings done? I suspect the Peltz family are not very nice people but they are very powerful.

I don't think D&V will put out a statement and if they do, it will just be about their love for their children.

I feel very sorry for them. As a parent, it must be heart breaking. I think and hope that ultimately they will reconcile with their eldest son.