Victoria Beckham said on a May 5 podcast that she and David Beckham are still trying to handle their son Brooklyn’s life as an adult without pushing him, after months of public comments from the 27-year-old about a strained family relationship. Appearing on Aspire with Emma Grede, the designer said parenting grown children is “very different” from raising younger ones and added, “I’m just trying to do the best that I can.”
“We don’t put any pressure on our kids, we just want them to do what they love and to work hard and to be happy,” Beckham said, adding that “being very close is really, really important to us” and that support should never become “pushy or forcing.” Her remarks come after Brooklyn Beckham wrote on January 19 that he did not want to reconcile with his family, saying he was “not being controlled” and that he had been “controlled by my parents for most of my life.” He also said the idea that his wife, Nicola Peltz, controlled him was “completely backwards.”
Brooklyn has not responded to Victoria Beckham’s latest comments. The family rift has been a near-constant topic in British and American media since he married Peltz in 2022, with the fallout increasingly playing out in public alongside carefully worded birthday posts and Instagram statements. In March, Victoria Beckham wrote, “Happy Birthday Brooklyn, we love you so much ❤️,” while David Beckham posted, “27 Today 🥹 Happy Birthday Bust 🤍 We love you x.”
That public contrast is what keeps the story alive: the parents say closeness and support define the family, while Brooklyn has said the life built around him felt performative and controlling. For now, Beckham’s comments amount to a denial that the household is pushing him, but they do not change the central fact of the dispute — Brooklyn has said he wants distance, and he has not said anything to suggest that has changed.