Why did Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz pulled out of Met Gala amid family feud?

Daily Mirror

05-05-2025

Brooklyn Beckham and his wife Nicola Peltz decided to pull out of a Met Gala appearance just days after the pair snubbed David Beckham's lavish 50th birthday celebrations
Brooklyn Beckham and his wife Nicola Peltz have made a bold statement by snubbing the Met Gala. It comes after the pair who are said to be embroiled in a feud with his relatives failed to make an appearance at David Beckham's 50th birthday celebrations over the weekend.
The pair were expected to join the long list of famous faces walking the red carpet at the annual event held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. This year's theme is 'Tailored for You' referencing the suiting and menswear which will feature in the exhibition.
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However, while all eyes were expected to be on Brooklyn and Nicola, the pair opted to steer clear.
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A source told The Sun: "They cancelled plans to attend the Met because they really intended to be at David's party on Saturday.
"But Brooklyn is really upset that blame for the rift has been levelled at Nicola. She has never told him what to do and has been nothing but supportive — she's a loyal wife."
2025 is the first time in over two decades that the glitzy event will focus solely on menswear. The theme has been inspired by Monica L Miller's 2009 book, Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity. Condé Nast's chief content officer Dame Anna Wintour has overseen the event again alongside co-chairs, Pharrell Williams, Lewis Hamitlon, A$AP Rocky, LeBron James and Colman Domingo.
It's claimed that Nicola's relationship with the Beckham's is "beyond repair" and reports claim she is the driving force behind Brooklyn's estranged relationship with former Manchester United ace David and former Spice Girls singer, Victoria Beckham.
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Brooklyn, the eldest child of the power couple had also been noticeably absent from any of the celebrations in the lead up to David's main party on Saturday. It's said that Brooklyn's failure to attend was a "real blow" to the former footballer.
On Saturday, the Beckham's along with Victoria's family and dozens of A-list pals gathered at the swanky Core restaurant in the Notting Hil l area of London with second eldest son, Romeo, delivering a speech to diners to celebrate his dad.
While the Beckham's had known Brooklyn and Nicola were attending tonights Met, they claim David had been left "hurt" by his failure to show up at the restaurant – despite having jetted into London for the event.
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"They failed to turn up at any family events and yet they will go to a place where they will barely know anyone," a source told the Daily Mail. The source went on to add: "Victoria and David would do anything to get their son back, but they are done with Nicola now."
They went on to claim that Nicola is the reason behind the feud, claiming she "finds a way to start an argument" between Brooklyn and his famous family. They added that while Brooklyn had allegedly planned to attend the birthday celebrations, his wife would "kick something off" making it "impossible" for him to attend.
The source claimed: "It all stinks of a control thing. The family are absolutely certain this is what happened this time round, that a drama was created and Brooklyn doesn't feel he can turn up to see his family – but it happened three times in a week." Meanwhile, sources close to the Beckham family have claimed to the Mirror that David and Victoria would do "anything" to have their son back.
"It has become a problem and not something they can keep private because of the way the family uses social media. Things have escalated in recent months, and there is a very obvious rift that David and Victoria would love to heal," they told us.