Brooklyn Beckham makes rare comment about bond with David amid feud as it's revealed Becks is desperate to resolve rift

The Irish Sun

11-05-2025

BROOKLYN Beckham spoke publicly about his famous dad for the first time since the family's alleged feud.
Brooklyn and his wife
, 30,
were absent from David Beckham's marathon 50th birthday celebrations, including an intimate
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Brooklyn Beckham and dad David Beckham in happier times
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Brooklyn is the eldest of David and Victoria Beckham's four children
Credit: David Beckham/Instagram
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Brooklyn was noticeably absent from his dad's 50th celebrations
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The Sun
previously exclusively revealed
that his eldest son did not join his
celebrations as the
But now, Brooklyn has spoken fondly of his football legend dad and their bond over cars and motorsports which he has been a fan of since he was "very young."
'It's something that me and my dad bonded over. My dad's had some pretty cool cars,' Brooklyn told
He made the comments at a Formula E Evo Session where he was invited to drive one of the electric racing cars.
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the beckhams
Formula E is a category of motor racing using only electric-powered cars.
Brooklyn, who runs his own hot sauce brand, was unhappy when his
little brother
Romeo
's new girlfriend
, 24
, was invited the David's birthday events.
Romeo's big brother is said to have questioned Kim's 'motives' for starting a relationship with his younger sibling.
He is also said to have felt uncomfortable that his ex would be in attendance.
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A source close to Brooklyn said: 'Brooklyn flew to London with the sole intention of seeing his family and celebrating his dad's birthday.
'He suggested going for breakfast or a coffee but was told the only chance to see the family would be at one of their lavish parties which Kim would be at - so he refused.
Brooklyn Beckham should take a leaf out of my book - my famous mum footballer dad tried to control me for decades
'As far as he sees it, his parents have
Nicola has been targeted by trolls suggesting she is the reason for the pair's no-show at the family celebrations.
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But a source has since said of Nicola: 'She has never told him what to do and has been nothing but supportive — she's a loyal wife.'
David and fashion designer, Victoria, are also parents to Cruz, 20, and Harper, 13.
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David had multiple events to mark his birthday, including a day in France
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Brooklyn is married to actress, Nicola Peltz
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What do David Beckham's tattoos mean?
Hands
Starting with the hands, and David Beckham has the word "Love" inked across the top of his left hand, with a swallow on either side.
This is joined by the numbers 723, a combination of the shirts he famously wore for
On his little finger, he has the year he was married.
Becks also has a small female-stick figure designed by his daughter
The devoted husband has "Posh' tattooed on a finger as a nod to wife Victoria Beckham's Spice Girls nickname.
Arms
Becks has two sleeve tattoos on both his arms with the centrepieces paying tribute to his marriage to Victoria.
The most famous of his body art comes in the shape of her name along the inside of his forearm, which is inked in Sanskrit.
Both
The matching tatts translate to, "I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine".
Meanwhile, Becks also has a separate rose inking on his left arm to mark the couple's tenth anniversary.
Neck
One of Beckham's most famous tattoos is on his neck, which is a gothic style cross and wings.
It is symbolic of to his religion and acts as a protective guardian of his son Romeo, whose name is tattooed just below the angel wings.
Beckham also has the name of his daughter, Harper, on the side of his neck.
This was later updated to include the words "Pretty Lady", to mark her fourth birthday.
Back
Beckham's back tattoos serve as tribute to his sons.
He has angel wings at the top as a sign of protection for them.
Becks has both his eldest on Brooklyn, and his youngest son Cruz's names inked across his back.
Body
Beckham has a large chest tattoo that is an image of himself as Jesus, with three cherubs representing his sons, Brooklyn, Romeo, and Cruz.
The footy ace also has a vertical tattoo down his left side in Chinese symbols - this translates as 'Death and life have determined appointments".
Paying homage to his father, he has an inking of a ship at full mast - which is identical to the same one his dad has.