David Beckham extends olive branch to estranged son Brooklyn despite his brutal World Cup ad
Topics: Brooklyn Beckham, David Beckham, Celebrity
Mia Williams
Featured Image Credit: @davidbeckham/Instagram
Topics: Brooklyn Beckham, David Beckham, Celebrity
David Beckham included his estranged son Brooklyn in a heartfelt Instagram post to mark Father's Day, despite Brooklyn's brutal dig during a World Cup ad cameo.
Brooklyn made his feelings towards his family known earlier this year, in a bombshell statement that urged them only to contact their first-born through his lawyer.
Since then, the 27-year-old has repeatedly hit out at the iconic family, most recently during a World Cup advert for DoorDash.
During the commercial, Brooklyn says to the camera: "You’re probably wondering why I’m watching the FIFA World Cup 2026 from home."
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Laughing, he added: "It’s a long story."
The eldest child went on to throw his tickets onto the coffee table, before the advert said: "It’s complicated. More soon."
But despite the continued pushback, David posted a sweet selection of pictures for Father's Day, which featured Brooklyn on more than one occasion.
He captioned the wholesome post: "Being a dad is my most important job... I love you all & thank you mummy @victoriabeckham for giving me our beautiful family.
"Happy Father's Day to all the dads around the world."
Victoria left a series of heart emojis underneath the post, with many fans in the comments branding him 'the best dad ever'.
Though his eldest son Brooklyn is likely not to have seen the heartfelt post, at least not on his own Instagram, after blocking his entire family on the platform, including his little sister, Harper.
The 14-year-old arrived alone last week at Brooklyn's property, a Beverly Hills mansion, having been driven by a chauffeur, only to find no-one was home.
She is said to have left a handwritten note.
But shortly after, Brooklyn released a shocking statement which read: "Those photographers were in place as the letter was hand delivered, says it all - this was choreographed for the cameras."
Earlier in the day, the Beckhams had put on a united front at David's Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony - which Brooklyn was obviously not present to celebrate.
Back in March, Brooklyn claimed that his mom hijacked his first dance with wife Nicola Peltz Beckham, and said he had been 'controlled' by his parents for most of his life.
"She danced very inappropriately on me in front of everyone. I've never felt more uncomfortable or humiliated in my entire life," he wrote on Instagram, in a statement that shocked the world.
On April 9, 2022, Brooklyn and Nicola got married in a lavish ceremony in front of 500 guests at her family's estate in Palm Beach, Florida, two years after getting engaged.
Just months after the wedding, media sources were starting to report on a 'full-on cold war' between Nicola and her new mum-in-law.
According to Page Six, 'the build-up to the wedding was horrendous' and they 'can’t stand each other and don’t talk'.
Reports also claimed much of the feud came from Nicola's decision to wear a Valentino wedding dress instead of a piece designed by Victoria's fashion house, but they appeared to quash these rumours.
In March 2023, the Beckhams seemed to be happier than ever and were posing for photos at Victoria's Paris fashion show.
Two years on, it was reported that Brooklyn and Nicola had snubbed David's 50th birthday party at Cipriani Downtown Miami.
And then, just days later, TMZ claimed that Brooklyn and brother Romeo weren't speaking due to a fallout over Romeo's girlfriend, Kim Turnbull, who had a 'romantic connection' with Brooklyn 'several years ago'.
Cruz later insisted that Brooklyn and Kim had never actually dated, and in May of 2025, Brooklyn and Nicola were nowhere to be seen as the birthday celebrations for David continued.
In July 2025, Brooklyn and Nicola unfollowed Romeo and Cruz and vice versa.
The following month, David and Victoria are reported not to have attended the Peltz-Beckham vow renewals.
And by December that year, it was reported that Brooklyn no longer followed his parents, and they no longer followed him, and the youngest brother was quick to set the record straight.
Cruz wrote on his Instagram Stories about the claims that he and his family had unfollowed Brooklyn: "NOT TRUE. My mum and dad would never unfollow their son … Let's get the facts right. They woke up blocked … as did I."
In January 2026, it was claimed that Brooklyn sent a legal letter to his parents, insisting they only contact him via his lawyer; a rule which Victoria is believed to have broken when she 'liked' an Instagram post he made about a roast chicken.
In a shock statement posted on his Instagram Stories on January 19, Brooklyn made some bombshell claims about his family, which included how his parents have tried to 'ruin' his relationship with Nicola, have always 'controlled' his life, and how 'Brand Beckham' comes first before anything else.
David shared a post to celebrate Brooklyn’s birthday, writing: "27 Today. Happy Birthday Bust. We love you."
He shared an old photo of Brooklyn as a child and tagged Victoria, but was unable to tag Brooklyn since his son has blocked him.
The post was met with stony silence from Brooklyn.
Harper, Brooklyn’s 14-year-old sister and the Beckhams’ youngest child, was photographed outside Brooklyn’s door hand-delivering a letter. Brooklyn and Nicola were believed to be in New York at the time.
A rep for the Peltz-Beckhams savagely responded: "That photographers were in place as the letter was hand delivered says it all - this was choreographed for the cameras."