Brooklyn Beckham rung in his birthday with his wife Nicola Peltz after ignoring posts from his parents expressing their love for him.
On Wednesday the eldest son of David and Victoria Beckham turned 27, with his parents each reaching out via social media.
First extending an olive branch to his estranged son, David shared two photos on Instagram, which he captioned: ‘27 Today. Happy birthday Bust <3. We love you x.’ Meanwhile Victoria also shared two photos, in which she also told her son that she ‘loves you so much’.
However, the couple did not tag their son’s account, likely due to the fact that Brooklyn has blocked most of his immediate family on social media.
After ignoring his parents’ well-wishes, Brooklyn did later respond to another birthday message, which had been posted by his wife Nicola Peltz, 31.
Sharing a video of her husband, Nicola showed him approaching and looking over a table that was filled with gifts – including a box of doughnuts that spelt out ‘Happy Birthday Brooklyn’, a bouquet of flowers, gold balloons and several presents stacked high. ‘That’s so cool,’ he could be heard saying.
In the clip Nicola told her husband to ‘make a wish’ as he picked up a doughnut and took a bite.
‘Happy birthday, I love you,’ she said, to which he replied that he loved her too before blowing a kiss at the camera and his wife.
‘I hope your wishes come true,’ she added before he blew out the candles and said the gifts she’d organised were ‘so sweet’.
Captioning the post, Nicola wrote: ‘Happy Birthday baby. I hope all your dreams and wishes come true! You light up every room you walk into and anyone who knows you loves you. You’re the most special human and I love being your wife. I love you I love you I love you.’
Commenting, Brooklyn also wrote: ‘My baby girl xxx.’
Weighing in on the clip, body language expert Judi James suggested Brooklyn didn’t seem as excited for the celebrations as his wife.
‘This looks like rather unexcited birthday body language from Brooklyn in this clip, who claims “this is so cool” while pulling his phone out of his pocket and checking the screen in an act of distraction as Nicola lovingly present him with his birthday treats,’ she told Metro.
‘He munches straight into one of the cakes rather than showing the message they make off to the camera, while Nicola coos her love from behind the camera and when she says, “I hope all your wishes come true”. He misses the cue to say, “they already have” and simply stands staring at the cakes with his expression hidden and speaks with his mouth full.
‘Nicola sounds like the more excited one here while Beckham leans over the box of cakes looking a little more reflective.’
Despite being blocked by Brooklyn, his brother Romeo, 23, posted a childhood throwback snap with him on Wednesday afternoon, but didn’t include a caption.
Meanwhile his grandparents – Ted and Hilary Beckham – also posted pictures in honour of Brooklyn’s birthday and included photos with Nicola.
Alongside the snaps, they wrote: ‘Happy birthday Brooklyn. Hope you have a fabulous day. With love from Grandad and Hilary.’
Earlier this week a source told Metro that Brooklyn was set to be marking his special day in the US, where he now lives with Nicola, and without his family by his side.
‘David and Victoria are disappointed that they won’t even be in contact with Brooklyn for his birthday this year,’ the source said.
‘It feels so different to how they usually celebrate together as a family. They love doing big family dinners with all of the kids and showering them with love, not to mention the childhood photos and tributes they share on Instagram.
‘There’s even a reluctance to reach out this year, which is devastating. Brooklyn made his feelings clear in his statement and it feels like it’s best to leave any thoughts of a reunion up to him for now.’
The family fallout comes after Brooklyn released a bombshell statement taking aim at his parents on social media, which came after over a year of reports there was intense tension in the family.
In his explosive 800-word post, Brooklyn accused his parents of trying to ‘control’ him and ‘ruin’ his relationship with Nicola.
‘I do not want to reconcile with my family. I’m not being controlled, I’m standing up for myself for the first time in my life,’ he wrote.
Brooklyn went on to claim his family ‘values public promotion and endorsements above all else’. ‘Brand Beckham comes first. Family “love” is decided by how much you post on social media, or how quickly you drop everything to show up and pose for a family photo opp, even if it’s at the expense of our professional obligations.’
He then said that since ‘stepping away’ from his family, he now ‘woke up every morning grateful for the life I chose and have found peace and relief’. Instead of having a ‘life shaped by image, press or manipulation’, Brooklyn said he and Nicola wanted ‘peace, privacy, and happiness for us and our future family’.
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