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Beckham feud: Marina Hyde on why Brooklyn has gone nuclear – The Latest

Today in Focus

The Guardian

News, Daily News

4.65.7K Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2026

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Brooklyn Peltz Beckham, the eldest son of David and Victoria Beckham, has appeared to permanently cut ties with his family. In an explosive statement posted on Instagram, he claimed his parents had been controlling narratives in the press about his family, and had tried to ‘ruin’ his relationship with his wife, Nicola Peltz Beckham. Lucy Hough speaks to Guardian columnist Marina Hyde watch on YouTube. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

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0:00.0

This is The Guardian.

0:11.5

It's very, very sad and I feel they love their children, but they haven't half gone about it in a funny way sometimes.

0:18.0

David and Victoria Beckham's eldest son has launched a blistering spray at his parents,

0:23.3

accusing them of trying to control his image, finances and marriage.

0:27.7

He also said it's got absolutely no wish to reconcile.

0:31.9

Brown Beckham is a family brand.

0:33.8

It became a very, very big deal that they were, you know, all the children were always

0:36.9

there at every event. There's been such a blurring of the lines that in many ways we don't even

0:40.7

notice it anymore, which is probably why Brooklyn thinks I want to live privately when he's living

0:45.4

out loud himself. The feud between the Beckham's and their son, Brooklyn has gone nuclear,

0:51.1

with Brooklyn taking to Instagram to share his side of the story from the

0:55.7

Guardians today.

0:56.4

And Focus, this is the latest with me, Lucy Hop.

1:04.1

Joining me is Marina Hyde, Guardian columnist.

1:06.8

It's a pleasure to have you, Marina.

1:08.0

Thank you for having me.

1:09.0

Very significant news day that seems to have cut through the geopolitical noise and tensions that we've all been focused on. But this really taking up space. So this is the first time that we've heard from Brooklyn Beckham since in this long-running feud, isn't it? And last night he posted... It's the first time we've heard on the record, isn't it? On the record, not from unnamed sources. Six Instagram

1:28.0

stories written on his iPhone notes with a black background, six slides. How did you feel

1:34.1

receiving that Instagram notification? Well, I mean, you know, of course it's always nice not to be

1:40.7

talking about World War III, although this may be some form of proxy conflict for what's

1:45.1

happening. But it's a really sad story. I think it's a really sad story. I think family, no contact,

1:50.5

this era of no contact, these family splits, I think it's dreadful. I really, I feel it's very,

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