Victoria Beckham on estrangement from son Brooklyn: 'We've always tried ... to be the best parents'

Pop Culture NewsVictoria Beckham on estrangement from son Brooklyn: 'We've always tried ... to be the best parents'In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, the former Spice Girl and wife of soccer legend David Beckham, was asked about her eldest son publicly disavowing his parents.Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00David and Victoria Beckham with their eldest son, Brooklyn, and his wife, Nicola Peltz, in 2023.Vianney Le Caer / Invision / AP fileShareAdd NBC News to GoogleApril 16, 2026, 1:14 PM EDTBy Francie EbertVictoria Beckham, when asked about being estranged from eldest son Brooklyn Beckham, said she and husband David Beckham have “always tried to be the best parents they can be” Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.In an interview with the Wall Street Journal published Thursday where she discussed her career pivots and getting out of debt, she touched on her children.The fashion designer and former Spice Girl talked about how she had Brooklyn Beckham when she was 24-years-old, roughly two years after she began dating David Beckham.Their eldest son said in a scathing Instagram post in January that he no longer wants to associate with his family.“I have been silent for years and made every effort to keep these matters private,” he wrote, adding that his parents left him with “no choice but to speak for myself and tell the truth about only some of the lies that have been printed.”“I do not want to reconcile with my family,” he continued. “I’m not being controlled. I’m standing up for myself for the first time in my life.”Brooklyn also alleged that his family promoted “countless lies in the media … to preserve their own facade.” He additionally claimed that his parents tried to “endlessly ruin” his relationship with now-wife Nicola Peltz, the 31-year-old actor and model whom he married in 2022. He added that at his wedding, his mother attempted to “hijack” his first...