David turned 50 on May 2 and celebrated with not one, but three birthday celebrations. According to photos he and Victoria shared online, Brooklyn and Nicola didn’t appear to attend any of them.
At the time, a source told People, “There are tensions between Brooklyn and Nicola and the family,” but they stopped short of disclosing the exact issue. “The relationship is definitely not beyond repair,” the source added. “They love and are always there for [Brooklyn]. They’re just hurt and disappointed that he’s now playing no part in family life.”
Well, now, more alleged details about their absence have been revealed, with a source telling People it had to do with Kim Turnbull, a model and DJ who has been linked to Brooklyn and is currently dating his brother, Romeo.
The source said, “Brooklyn didn’t want to be in the same room as her, and he told his dad that. But David opted to have Kim there over Nicola.”
While some have claimed that Brooklyn and Kim never dated, including Brooklyn’s younger brother Cruz himself, another source told People, “Brooklyn and Kim know each other from the past, and his family knows he’s not comfortable around her.”
As it was his father’s birthday, Brooklyn and Nicola reportedly still tried to go to London to celebrate with David — but in People’s words, the couple was “shut out.” “They stayed for six days trying to see him,” a source said.
Reps for the Beckhams didn’t return BuzzFeed’s past requests for comment, but it comes after years of feud rumors between Brooklyn and Nicola and the rest of the Beckham family, dating back to when Brooklyn and Nicola were about to wed.
At the time, it was rumored that Nicola and Victoria had clashed over Nicola’s wedding dress, which the model denied, but a source refuted. “When Nicola and Brooklyn got engaged, Victoria told Nicola that she’d love to make her wedding dress, and Nicola said it would be her honor, that she would love to wear one of her originals,” a source told People in a report published last week, claiming that it fell apart because Victoria wasn’t prioritizing the dress.
“Nicola was painted as a brat for not wearing Victoria Beckham at the wedding,” the source said, even though “she’d gone to a ton of Victoria Beckham fashion shows and events in Victoria’s clothing. She even wore Victoria Beckham to her [2024] Lola movie premiere.”
Unfortunately, the alleged drama only continued at the pair’s 2022 wedding, where Brooklyn and Nicola were reportedly supposed to share a dance. “Marc Anthony, who is a friend of the Beckhams, offered to perform as a gift at the wedding,” a source told People. “Before the song began, Marc Anthony asked Brooklyn to come to the stage, and then announced, ‘The most beautiful woman in the room tonight, come on up…Victoria Beckham!'”
According to the source, the “jaw-dropping” moment caused “Nicola [to] run from the room crying.” “Nicola felt like Victoria did this on purpose, when she knew it was a pre-planned romantic dance meant for Brooklyn and Nicola,” the source shared. “What she couldn’t understand was why.”