With the Beckham feud dominating headlines, Nicola Peltz, daughter of billionaire Nelson Peltz, 83, just gave a glimpse into how her parents feel about her husband Brooklyn Beckham.
The 31-year-old’s mother and model Claudia Heffner Peltz, 71, would consider Brooklyn “like another son,” according to her daughter, who just sat down with Elle.
In her conversation with the outlet, the A-lister admits that even Brooklyn “loves to play soccer with her siblings,” and “gets along really well with my brothers. They play soccer together a lot.”
She also didn’t shy away from gushing over her husband, because in her own words, “Brooklyn supports my dreams and is the sweetest when I’m too hard on myself.” She also added at one point that “he has the biggest heart in the world.”
What’s relevant to mention about this interview is that it takes place amid growing tensions between her husband and the Beckham clan, as it was only recently that the eldest son finally came out to reveal just how ‘controlling’ the relationship they shared was.
Another thing that’s relevant to mention is that Brooklyn has also accused his parents of “endlessly ruining” his marriage to Nicola in the short time since they got married. his accusations even extended to her wedding dress, which was allegedly not provided at the last minute, leaving Nicola to look for an alternative.
In this Instagram Story posted earlier this year on January 19, 2026, Brooklyn accused his mother of “hijacking” his first dance with his wife and changing her dress at the “eleventh hour.” He even went on to call out their attempt to “feed lies” to the press, to create a “perfect family image” that was not true.
“I’m standing up for myself for the first time in my life,” he even said at one point in that post.
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Full statement:
“I have remained silent for years and have done everything I can to keep these matters private. Unfortunately, my parents and their team have continued to go to the press, leaving me with no choice but to speak for myself and tell the truth about just some of the lies that have been printed.”
“I don’t want to reconcile with my family. I won’t let myself be controlled, I’m standing up for myself for the first time in my life.”
“Throughout my life, my parents have controlled the press stories about our family. The performative social media posts, family events and inauthentic relationships have been part and parcel of the life I was born into. Recently, I have seen first-hand the lengths they will go to plant countless lies in the media, usually at the expense of innocent people, to maintain their own facade. But I believe the truth always comes out.”
“My parents tried endlessly to ruin my relationship even before my wedding, and it hasn’t stopped. My mother canceled the making of Nicola’s dress within the eleventh hour, despite how excited she was to wear her design, forcing her to urgently find a new dress. Weeks before our big day, my parents repeatedly pressured and tried to bribe me into giving up the rights to my name, which would have affected me, my wife and our future children. They were adamant that before my wedding date, because the terms of the My delay affected the payday, and they have never treated me the same since. During the wedding planning, my mother went so far as to call me ‘evil’, because Nicola and I chose to include my nanny Sandra and Nicola’s Naunni at our table, because they both had no husbands.
“The night before our wedding, members of my family told me that Nicola was ‘no blood’ and ‘no family’. Since the moment I started standing up for myself with my family, I have received endless attacks from my parents, both private and public, sent to the press at their behest. Even my brothers were sent to attack me on social media, before finally blocking me out of nowhere last summer.”
“My mother hijacked my first dance with my wife, which was planned weeks in advance to a romantic love song. In front of our 500 wedding guests, Marc Anthony called me to the stage, where my romantic dance with my wife was scheduled to be, but instead my mother waited to dance with me instead. She very inappropriately danced on me in front of everyone. I have never felt so uncomfortable or humiliated in my entire life. We wanted to exchange our vows so that we could create new memories of our wedding day that bring us joy and happiness, not fear and shame.”
“My wife has been consistently disrespected by my family, no matter how hard we have tried to get together. My mother has repeatedly invited women from my past into our lives in a way that was clearly intended to make us both uncomfortable.”
“Despite this, we traveled to London for my father’s birthday and were rejected for a week as we waited in our hotel room to plan some quality time with him. He refused all our attempts unless it was at his big birthday party with a hundred guests and cameras on every corner. When he finally agreed to see me, it was on the condition that Nicola was not invited. It was a slap in the face. Later, when my family traveled to LA, they refused to see me at all.”
“My family values public promotion and endorsements above all else. Brand Beckham comes first. Family ‘love’ is determined by how much you post on social media, or how quickly you drop everything to show up and pose for a family photo, even if it comes at the expense of our professional commitments. We have been doing our utmost for years to appear and support every fashion show, party and press activity to showcase ‘our perfect family’.”
“But the one time my wife asked for my mother’s support to rescue displaced dogs during the LA fires, my mother refused.”
“The story that my wife controls me is completely backwards. I have been controlled by my parents for most of my life. I grew up with overwhelming fear. For the first time in my life, since renouncing my family, that fear has disappeared. I wake up every morning grateful for the life I have chosen and have found peace and enlightenment. My wife and I do not want a life shaped by image, press or manipulation. We only want peace, privacy and happiness for us and our future family.”
