Is Nicola Peltz Hollywood's mystery 'billionaire mean girl'? How actress Bella Thorne issued warning about 'rich from a young age' starlet ten years ago - as speculation falls on Brooklyn Beckham's wife

Daily Mail​

21-05-2025

The rift between the Beckham clan and Nicola Peltz and Brooklyn is showing no signs of healing.
Last weekend The Mail exclusively revealed how tensions between the British family and American actress are being blamed for Brooklyn and Peltz's failure to attend David's 50th birthday earlier this month.
Friends of the family have accused Nicola of keeping Brooklyn from family events, and claimed she created 'drama'.
However it seems the signs of Nicola's difficult nature could have perhaps been there for years.
Back in 2015 actress Bella Thorne famously spoke out against a mystery Hollywood star who she branded a 'very, very mean girl'.
At the time her comment set the rumour mill running with speculation rife over who she was really referring too.
While names such as Kylie and Kendall Jenner, Gigi Hadid and even Ariana Grande were called into question, it was believed the frontrunner for the title was model Nicola, who was 20 at the time.
In the interview with HuffPostLive, Bella talked about why she hated the unnamed young woman whom, she told Seventeen magazine, she 'stays away from at all costs.'
'It's not I hate her because she's a billionaire. I don't like her because she is a billionaire and makes sure everyone knows that she is,' the former Shake It Off star said.
She added: 'I never say hello to her. Her siblings are not mean like she is. It's just her.
'One of the reasons I don't like her is because she's been a billionaire since she was very little, and she's never had to work for anything in her life.'
Nicola's father is a billionaire investor who started his career as a delivery truck driver and worked his way up to launch one of the biggest food distributing companies in the world.
He is now worth more than the Beckhams - with a stunning net worth of $1.6 billion - while her mother is a former model.
The family lives on a sprawling estate in Bedford, New York, and own an equally luxurious spread in Florida.
Nicola is thought to be worth £39 million after beginning her career as a model before moving into acting.
The star also has seven siblings and two half-siblings. Bella is friendly with her brother Will with the pair pictured together at Milan Fashion week in 2022.
Bella's comment came just a year after Nicola starred in the 2014 independent film Affluenza opposite Greg Sulkin, who was Bella's boyfriend at the time, suggesting the pair would have had plenty of opportunity to run into each other.
MailOnline have contacted both Nicola and Bella's representatives for comment.
Fans at the time speculated she was referring to Nicola as they took to social media to air their views.
One penned: 'Bella might not have been singling out one girl, but if I had to pick one, I'm placing my bet on Nicola Peltz.
'Nicola is an actress around the same age as Bella so there could be some competition for roles there, she starred in a movie with Bella's current boyfriend Gregg so that could cause some problems, she has a ton of siblings (one who is also an actor), and she literally comes from a billionaire family.'
Others wrote: 'She's talking about Nicola Peltz lmao'; 'NICOLA PELTZ'; '
'Apparently it's about Nicola peltz? Maybe!!!! She's a billionaire beauty and one of her bf's was on set ist her or something idk. That's just what I read';
'The girl she was talking about is Nicola Peltz (from Transformers, Bates Motel). Nicola literally was born rich and now she's starting a career in the Hollywood industry.
Fans at the time speculated she was referring to Nicola as they took to social media to air their views
'They always hated each other since a long time ago. Bella thoughts her siblings are good because she's a good friend of Will Peltz (her brother) but she still doesn't like Nicola.'
Over on Twitter others have tweeted over the years: 'every time I hear about nicola peltz all I think about is how much Bella Thorne hates her they're enemies';
'When I hear the name Nicola Peltz, all I can think about is those stories of her pushing nannies down the stairs as a kid, and the one about Bella Thorne calling her a bully.';
'Bella Thorne and Nicola Peltz are enemies and I am living for it';
Another on Reddit penned: 'Bella Thorne came out years ago describing who people thought was Nicola and I think its probably likely true?
'Bella was dating Greg Sulkin around that time and Nicola dated Cameron Fuller who is best friends with Greg, so they definitely hung out'.
Rumours of a feud between the Beckhams and their daughter-in-law were sparked on the wedding day itself, when Nicola opted to wear a Versace bridal gown instead of one of Victoria's designs.
However Nicola went on to squash the rumours and the pair had gone on to put on a very supportive display of one another.
They would praise each others work, appear at events together and even post tributes to each other on social media.
However things have since turned sour and Brooklyn and Nicola were no shows at any of David's 50th birthday celebrations earlier this month.
The Mail revealed that a rift with Nicola is at the centre of the breakdown in relations - despite the Beckhams' best efforts to support and champion their eldest son's wife since their 2022 wedding.
On Monday Brooklyn came close to bumping into his father David during a fly-in visit to London.
The aspiring chef was back in the UK posing for a new modelling campaign with upscale fashion company Moncler following strained relations with the wider Beckham family.
While Brooklyn was taking part in the photoshoot, his father David was just half a mile up the road at the Chelsea Flower Show chatting to King Charles and Queen Camilla.
It was a fly-in visit for Brooklyn who arrived in London early Monday morning and was at the photoshoot from 9am until around 4pm.
He then went to his hotel in Park Lane to have a relaxed evening with Nicola and flew back to America at 7am on Tuesday.
He opted not to stay at the Beckham's family home in Holland Park which was located close by the shoot.
David and Victoria are understood to be devastated following a fall-out with Brooklyn, who lives in the United States with his wife and her wealthy family.
Taking to Instagram on Monday, Victoria, 51, appeared to offer an olive branch by sharing a group photo of their four children alongside her father, Tony Adams - who celebrated his birthday over the weekend, with the accompanying message: 'We both love you all so much!'
The undated photo also features Victoria's mother Jackie, flanked by Brooklyn and his siblings Romeo, 22, Cruz, 20, and Harper, 13.
David is allegedly 'desperate to make amends with his son as he fears history is repeating itself' following his bitter fall out with his father Ted in 2005.
In the latest evidence of this, David included Brooklyn in a post about Mother's Day in the U.S. as he dedicated a post to the mother of his children, Victoria.
Over the weekend, David reached out to his son on social media as rumours of their family feud continue to bubble.
A sweet black and white photo showed Victoria cuddled up with her four kids, soon after welcoming their daughter Harper.