An increasingly toxic feud may well be tearing David and Victoria Beckham away from their eldest son, but fans still know which side they’re on – at least when it comes to social media.
Brooklyn Beckham and his actress wife Nicola Peltz are at the heart of an acrimonious divide that has resulted in the couple snubbing all significant family celebrations over recent months, including his father’s milestone 50th birthday.
Likewise, the cooking influencer’s family – including brothers Romeo, Cruz, and sister Harper – were not invited to his marriage renewal ceremony in New York’s Westchester County on August 2.
But the widening rift has had a notable impact across social media, where Brooklyn, 26, makes an income through online cooking tutorials and the continuing promotion of his hot sauce brand, Cloud 23.
While the influencer still commands an impressive 16 million followers on Instagram, the decision to cut ties with his immediate family is understood to have lost him an average 188 followers a day over the last month.
Not so his parents, whose already prodigious following on the social media platform – David boasts 88.5 million followers to Victoria’s 33.4 million – has dramatically risen by an average 2,633 a day.
An increasingly toxic feud may well be tearing David and Victoria Beckham away from their eldest son, but fans still know which side they’re on – at least when it comes to social media
The widening rift has had a notable impact on Instagram, where influencer Brooklyn – who makes an income through online cooking tutorials – has lost an average 188 followers a day
A source for Ace.com, who collate the day-to-day figures, told The Sun: ‘Follower trends show where audience attention and engagement sit.
‘The data points to a notable divergence in public sentiment.’
David and Victoria, as well as Brooklyn’s brothers Romeo and Cruz, were not part of the 200 strong guest-list at his ‘second’ wedding ceremony, which took place at the Peltz estate in Westchester County, New York.
Brooklyn’s 14-year-old sister Harper, his grandparents, cousins, aunts and uncles were also absent on the day.
‘Victoria’s heart is breaking behind closed doors,’ a source told The Mirror. ‘Brooklyn is her firstborn and she’s worried she’s never going to get him back.
‘Seeing him and Nicola renew their vows without her and David was tough. They have missed out on some big family moments already and Victoria is afraid that the longer this goes on, the less chance there is of it being resolved.’
The Daily Mail revealed that relations between the Beckhams broke down so completely last summer that at one point, Brooklyn asked his parents to contact him only via their respective lawyers, Schillings and Harbottle & Lewis.
One source told the Mail: ‘David was told to speak to them via Schillings. That was the only way for them to communicate.’
Brooklyn is currently estranged from his entire family (pictured L-R: Cruz, Harper, Romeo, Victoria and David Beckham)
The wayward influencer is now based in the United States with his actress wife, Nicola Peltz
It’s understood that Brooklyn doesn’t want his parents to contact him directly, or make public statements about him on social media.
There was no legal action between them – and no legal basis for the letter, which was simply a request.
However, Brooklyn still remains in regular contact with both sets of grandparents.
An insider told The Sun: ‘Brooklyn absolutely adores them, and knows how much pain this is causing everyone. So he has reached out in his own time, but tried to keep it low-key so as not to drag them into it.
‘Brooklyn is navigating this soul-crushing family feud as best he can but it isn’t easy on anyone. Nicola remains his absolute rock.’
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