Victoria Beckham has spoken about getting through 'tough times' during what she called a 'challenging year' in a new US television interview, as speculation continues over a rift with her eldest son, Brooklyn Beckham, and the fallout from his recent 'bribe' allegations against his parents.
Tension inside the Beckham family spilled into public view in January, when Brooklyn, 27, said he did 'not want to reconcile with my family' and accused Victoria of cancelling plans to design wife Nicola Peltz's wedding dress at the last minute. He also claimed his parents tried to 'bribe' him into signing away the rights to his name and alleged that Nicola, 31, had been made to feel unwelcome by the wider family.
The new comments came during Victoria's appearance onToday with Jenna & Sheinelleon Tuesday 21 April, where host Jenna Bush Hager put the issue squarely, if delicately: 'You have had a pretty public challenging year — we have talked about it on this show. How do you get through the tough times?'
Victoria did not mention Brooklyn by name, nor did she refer to the alleged bribe or the wedding dress dispute. Instead, she answered in broad strokes about resilience and the people around her, a choice that felt as much like message as omission.
'I have incredible people around me,' she said, crediting both her own parents and David's family for providing support. 'We're very close to my parents and David's parents, and we support each other through everything that we do.'
If Brooklyn's January statement signalled a clear break, Victoria's response on air seemed to sketch the opposite picture: a tight parental unit, grandparents included, closing ranks around what she repeatedly called 'our children.'
Sheinelle Jones observed that Victoria and David had 'weathered a lot together' over the years. Victoria agreed, describing their marriage as something that had evolved through shared ambition as much as shared history.
'We've grown together, and that's where I feel so blessed,' she said. 'We really have grown together. We support each other. We both got big dreams. We are both very, very ambitious, and we support each other. I want him to be the best version of himself, and that's what he wants for me.'
It was a strikingly united front given the swirl of headlines around their eldest son.
Brooklyn's comments in January painted a very different family dynamic, one in which he felt pressured over his own name and protective of Nicola's place in the clan. The model alleged that Victoria had pulled out of designing Nicola's wedding gown at the '11th hour,' and that he interpreted later discussions over his name as an attempt to control his future.
Source: International Business Times UK
