Cruz Beckham's girlfriend Jackie Apostel continues to channel his mum Victoria as she flaunts her svelte figure in Spice Girl's beloved LBD amid family's ongoing feud with Brooklyn
Cruz Beckham's girlfriend Jackie Apostel has once again taken style tips from his mother Victoria, as she showcased their remarkable resemblance in an Instagram photo dump on Wednesday.
The 30-year-old songwriter shared a slew of sizzling snaps of her posing up a storm in a classic little black dress - a well-known staple of fashion designer Victoria's wardrobe.
The off-the-shoulder number clung to every inch of Jackie's slender frame, while her dark bob and smouldering expression made her a dead ringer for the Spice Girl.
She also gave fans a PDA-filled glimpse at her romance with Cruz, 20, sharing a polaroid photo of him planting a sweet kiss oh her cheek.
While another shot showed the youngest son of David and Victoria in a white vest, revealing his ever-growing collection of tattoos on his arms.
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Jackie also showcased her incredible figure in a number of deliberately angled shots to display her toned midriff and long legs.
In recent months, she has been snapped in a number of looks that are remarkably similar to ones Victoria has worn, including takes on her iconic little black dresses, sportswear and a stunning white satin gown.
Her choice to dress in outfits that emulate Victoria's own sartorial preferences has been seen as her way of demonstrating her support for the Beckham matriarch amid the family's rift with eldest child Brooklyn and his wife Nicola Peltz.
Also, in a sign that the feeling is mutual, Victoria has responded to the compliment by wearing a similar black lace outfit to the one her son's girlfriend had already sported.
Jackie's most recent display of twinning came on Wednesday when took inspiration from one of Victoria's looks when she stepped out with Cruz, dressed in a black jacket with matching leggings and baseball cap.
Ever the fitness fan, Victoria has previously been seen in similar outfits, while documenting her workouts on social media.
And this isn't the first time Jackie's shown her love for Victoria's beloved little black dress before as well, and wore a similar piece as the pop star did back in 1999 when she attended the VH1 5th birthday in London.
Even when out and about Cruz and Jackie spark a resemblance to a young Posh and Becks in their baseball caps and sports tops.
David and Victoria famously used to wear matching outfits back in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Attending Victoria's Paris Fashion Show last year, Jackie wowed in a stunning white silk backless dress in another look similar to Victoria.
She sat in the front-row alongside boyfriend Cruz, and the rest of the Beckham clan - siblings Brooklyn, Romeo and Harper.
Victoria has even recently begun to return the favour, as back in November, she posed in a sheer black lace dress from her own range, a month after Jackie had shared an Instagram snap in the piece.
And while the Beckham family has been thrown into turmoil in recent weeks due to an ongoing feud with Brooklyn, Jackie and Victoria's mirroring looks show their bond is stronger than ever.
David and Victoria are understood to be devastated following a fall-out with their eldest, who lives in the United States with his wife and her wealthy family.
Brooklyn was back in London last week to shoot a campaign for the fashion company Moncler, but opted to stay in a hotel rather than in the Beckham family home in Holland Park which was close by.
He also didn't meet his father David who was just half a mile away attending the Chelsea Flower Show.
Jackie's most recent display of twinning came on Wednesday when took inspiration from one of Victoria's looks when she stepped out with Cruz, dressed in a black jacket with matching leggings and baseball cap (Jackie pictured left, and Victoria right)
It marked another notable absence from Brooklyn and his wife, after they previously failed to attended any of the slew of lavish celebrations to honour David's 50th birthday.
The footballer hosted an early birthday party in Miami in April, as well as a fishing trip with his sons in Scotland, an intimate dinner at his Cotswolds mansion, a trip to France for a vineyard tour and finally a big bash in London to round off the week.
It was claimed Brooklyn and Nicola pulled out of attending the Met Gala with the intention of attending David's birthday party, but were no shows at both events.
Brooklyn was reportedly planning to attend, but felt too uncomfortable to come after he felt Nicola was being blamed for the rift with his family.
Claims that they were rebuffed when they asked David and Victoria to celebrate David's birthday privately were also said to be untrue.
The couple's absence at the events is said to have cemented the divide between them, with The Mail revealing that Romeo's girlfriend Kim Turnbull has been made the 'scapegoat' in the feud.
Sources close to Nicola told TMZ they wanted 'to get together privately' to avoid Kim as the couple are said to 'have a problem' with her.
Kim and Brooklyn were undeniably close for a brief period – as photographs of them together in 2016 show - but suggestions that they were ever an item are wide off the mark, according to well-informed sources who spoke to The Mail.
In fact, younger brother Cruz, personally shut down the gossip recently when he responded to an Instagram post showing a picture of Romeo and Kim together.
In a now-deleted message, one user commented: 'It's appropriate to date your brother's ex too? Cool.'
Cruz replied: 'Brooklyn and Kim never dated.'
One friend told the Mail: 'This is nothing to do with Kim and is all about Nicola. All David and Victoria want is their son back – and they will be there to welcome him any time.'
Family friends claim Brooklyn's wife has a pattern of 'starting an argument' before family events and then preventing her husband from attending.
Some believe that friends of Nicola have been behind the briefings about Kim being the cause of Brooklyn's rift with his family, some of which went so far to claim that he had told them he refused to come to any event at which Kim was present.
A source close to the family told MailOnline: 'Brooklyn was close to Kim because she was dating Rocco and they all hung out in a tightknit friendship group. But that was years ago. Brooklyn and Kim were close, but there was never any romance.
'It seems Nicola doesn't like Brooklyn spending any time with the Beckhams full stop and is using his previous closeness to Kim and her getting in with the family as a reason to not be around them.
'She denies it, but Nicola has been controlling him since the wedding. The family - including the brothers - have had enough of it.
'This is the narrative that's been put out to other news outlets, that Romeo is dating his brother's ex-girlfriend - and that's really weird, so that's why they wouldn't want to be around the family when she is there.
'But none of this is true. And it's really upset Romeo and his parents because Kim is seemingly being used by Nicola as a reason to start the rift. Romeo is furious at the suggestion that he would bring an ex-girlfriend of Brooklyn into the family when there never was any romance.'
Following the birthday party snub, it was revealed Brooklyn also declined an invitation by his father to join him and his brothers on a 'boys' fishing trip to celebrate his 50th.
The Mail revealed David invited Brooklyn on a short break six months ago when he began planning, yet his son failed to go despite arriving in the UK the day he went with Romeo and Cruz.
Sources have suggested that Brooklyn's decision was influenced by his wife, claiming: 'Brooklyn was asked to join them ages ago.
'Then he came to London in time but he didn't go. Once again David made the best of things and had a great time with Cruz and Romeo.'
David still offered an olive branch to his son as he shared snaps from the trip, as he captioned one of his posts: 'You were missed @brooklynbeckham.'
The England star is allegedly 'desperate to make amends with his son as he fears history is repeating itself' following his bitter fall out with his own father Ted in 2005.
While, a Mail Plus report also revealed Victoria's heartbroken verdict on the row, claiming that she feels 'betrayed' by Brooklyn and thinks Nicola is a viper.
A source said: 'Victoria is fairly open among her close friends about what a viper Nicola is and how she feels betrayed by Brooklyn, so the mask has fully dropped.'
The fashion designer is also said to have been having 'sleepless nights' over the feud and fears they won't be able to heal their rift with Brooklyn
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