Nicola Peltz Shares Birthday Celebrations With Brooklyn Beckham

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Nothing can stop Nicola Peltz Beckham from marking another trip around the sun.

As she and husband Brooklyn Peltz Beckham seemingly continue to keep their distance from his parents David Beckham and Victoria Beckham, the Lola actress rang in her 31st birthday five days early with an intimate celebration featuring her family and close friends.

In a video posted on TikTok Jan. 4, Nicola marked the occasion with not one, but two elaborate cakes: a two-tier confection with pink fondant and white borders, as well as a sheet cake with white frosting, colorful sprinkles and “Happy Birthday Nicola” written in pink icing. She crouched next to her dad Nelson Peltz, who was seated at the head of a long dining table as he spoke to his daughter.

The clip also featured a brief shot of Nicola and Brooklyn—who wed in 2022—sharing a kiss in front of a pink and white balloon arrangement. Sticking with her party’s color scheme, she paired her pink top with a pair of blue jeans, while Brooklyn, 26, also kept it casual in an off-white collared shirt, black pants and a dark baseball cap.

“Best birthday yet,” Nicola captioned the post, adding several emojis including a cake with candles, a red bow and a pink heart. “I’m so grateful.”

The couple also appeared to spend the holidays with Nicola’s relatives, as she previously shared several Christmas-themed photos of herself and Brooklyn posing alongside Nelson as well as her mom Claudia Heffner Peltz.

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“We wish everyone a merry christmas and a happy new year,” Nicola wrote in a Dec. 26 Instagram post alongside the pics, “filled with so much love, peace and happiness.”

But as she and Brooklyn continue to bond with the Peltzes, their relationship with David, 50, and Victoria, 51, appears to still be fragile. The former model allegedly blocked his parents on Instagram, according to brother Cruz Beckham, while the soccer star did not include his eldest son and his wife in a reflective New Year’s Eve post on the platform.

However, there still appears to be hope of repairing the ongoing rift. Later that day, David went on to share a throwback photo of himself and Brooklyn on his Instagram Stories, writing onscreen next to a white heart emoji, “I love you all so much.”

As the Beckham family saga continues, keep reading for a closer look at how the drama began…

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Nicola Peltz Beckham Didn’t Wear Victoria Beckham on Her Wedding Day

There’s no rule saying you have to say yes to your future mother-in-law’s signature label on your wedding day, but it was widely assumed from outside the planning circle that Nicola Peltz Beckham would wear a Victoria Beckham dress down the aisle when she and Brooklyn Beckham tied the knot in April 2022 at her family’s estate in Palm beach, Fla.

So when she didn’t, going with Valentino Couture instead… Bad blood alert!

Nicola stayed mum on the subject for months before finally saying there was no dress drama, perhaps minus the disappointment when she found out she wouldn’t be able to wear custom VB.

“I was going to and I really wanted to,” Nicola told Variety in August 2022, “and then a few months down the line, she realized that her atelier couldn’t do it, so then I had to pick another dress. She didn’t say you can’t wear it; I didn’t say I didn’t want to wear it. That’s where it started, and then they ran with that.”

Added Brooklyn, “I’ve learned they’re always going to try to write stuff like that. They’re always going to try and put people down. But everyone gets along, which is good.”

Speaking to Grazia the following month, Nicola called the Beckhams “great in-laws.”

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Victoria Beckham Supports Brooklyn Beckham's Wedding Day

Victoria, also not usually one to comment on tabloid stories until way after the fact, called the Peltz-Beckham nuptials “a beautiful wedding.”

“As a mother, to see my son so happy means so much,” she said on TODAY that October. “What more can you ask for?”

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Nicola Peltz Didn’t Attend Victoria Beckham’s 50th Birthday Bash

Tom Cruise and all four of Victoria’s fellow Spice Girls were at her posh 50th birthday party on April 20, 2024, but her daughter-in-law was not.

Because, Nicola soon made clear on Instagram, she was spending time with her grandmother, who died less than a month later.

In lieu of her presence at the party, Nicola wrote on Instagram, "Happy birthday to my beautiful mil @victoriabeckham i'm so sad i'm not there to celebrate you and hug you. Sending all my love from me and my naunni. I miss you all so much!" (Meanwhile, she had also shouted out Victoria on her actual April 17 birthday, captioning a photo of them together, “i love you so much and love being your dance partner forever."

And Naunni’s passing wasn’t just devastating to Nicola. On May 16, Brooklyn paid tribute on Instagram, writing, “Can’t believe it’s been a year without you naunni x you were always so happy and always made me laugh. I miss you and will love you forever x… it makes me so sad to think of our future kids not being able to know you x you were one of a kind and we miss you everyday.”

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Brooklyn Beckham Doesn’t Play Into Family Feud Narrative

Looking back at his “crazy childhood” as the son of a football star and a Spice Girl, Brooklyn told InStyle in June 2024, “I was so happy.”

And while it was admittedly “hectic,” he added, “I have the best mum and dad in the world and it was a lot of fun.”

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Everyone’s Together for Christmas

While Brooklyn and Nicola spent part of the 2024 holiday with the Peltzes, no one needed a visit from the ghosts of Christmas Past or Future: Photos David Beckham, Victoria, Brooklyn and Nicola shared that December showed that all the Beckhams were together in the present.

"Being together for the holidays makes me so happy xxxx I love you all so much," Victoria captioned her carousel of pics, tagging all her kids and her daughter-in-law.

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Brooklyn Beckham, Nicola Peltz Skip David Beckham’s 50th Birthday Party

No official reason given as yet, but Brooklyn and Nicola were noticeably absent from the photos his parents posted when family and friends gathered in London to celebrate David's big 5-0 in May 2025.

A source told E! News that the couple went to England, skipping the May 5 Met Gala in the process, "in hopes they could see David and celebrate his birthday with him that week, weekend instead."

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Did Brooklyn Beckham Have an Issue With Romeo Beckham’s Girlfriend?

An insider told People that it was Brooklyn who put the kibosh on attending David’s party because he didn’t want to see brother Romeo Beckham’s then-girlfriend, DJ Kim Turnbull, who had been popping up at more and more family affairs, including the March 2025 Victoria Beckham show during Paris Fashion Week, since the couple went public with their relationship in November 2024.

However, responding to an Instagram commenter who was speculating as to why Brooklyn felt so strongly about being around Kim that he skipped his dad’s party altogether, youngest brother Cruz Beckham wrote, “Brooklyn and Kim never dated.”

And E! News learned in June 2025 that Romeo and Kim have since broken up, so perhaps a brotherly reunion is in order.

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Nicola Peltz Beckham Was Allegedly in Tears When Wedding Guest Marc Anthony Shouted Out Victoria Beckham

More fuel for the wedding drama fire: The newlyweds’ first dance didn’t go as expected, and it’s extremely unclear why it went down as it allegedly did.

“Brooklyn and Nicola were under the impression they were being gifted their first dance by Marc Anthony,” a source told E! News in May 2025. Instead, the singer announced, “‘Please welcome to the stage the most beautiful woman in the room—Victoria Beckham.’ Brooklyn wasn’t quite sure what to do and was put in an awkward situation.”

Moreover, the source continued, “Nicola left the room crying. She eventually came back and was able to collect herself to celebrate the rest of her wedding.”

The incident wasn’t so disastrous on the groom’s side of the family as to prevent David from being a best man at Marc’s wedding in January 2023, when he married fourth wife Nadia Ferreira. But it’s understandable if the bride had a harder time getting over it.

Brooklyn and Nicola “have made good faith efforts over the years” to have a relationship with his family, the source said, but at this time things aren’t good.

Probably apropos of nothing, though possibly not, Brooklyn called Nicola his “whole world” in a May 2025 Instagram post, writing, “I always choose you baby x you’re the most amazing person I know xx me and you forever baby.”

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Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz Hire a Lawyer

When the stories get pointed, the pointed-at retain legal counsel. And the May story about Nicola being brought to tears at her own wedding three years ago may have been a harbinger of more to come.

In response to reports that Brooklyn and Nicola had hired a lawyer who has worked with the oft-written-about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, a source with knowledge confirmed to E! News that the couple do have a lawyer, but not for “reputation management.”

Rather, the source said, they have hired Jenny Afi of U.K. law firm Schillings “to set the record straight, combat spread of misinformation.”

And while the solicitor’s clientele includes the Sussexes, who counted the soon-to-be-knighted David and Victoria among their wedding guests in 2018, “there is absolutely no connection to Meghan and Harry,” the insider added. “Schillings is a respected firm with a wide range of clients.”

Suggesting otherwise, the source said, ironically demonstrated “exactly why one hires legal counsel, to set the record straight and combat the spread of deliberate misinformation.”

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Brooklyn Beckham Absent for David Beckham's Career Milestones

When David was awarded a knighthood in November 2025, neither Brooklyn or Nicola publicly commented on the accolade. The couple was also noticeably absent when David's soccer team Inter Miami CF won the MLS Cup in December 2025—with only Victoria, Romeo, Cruz and Harper at the game to celebrate the victory. 

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Brooklyn Beckham Allegedly Blocks His Parents and Siblings on Instagram

After fans noticed that neither David or Victoria were following Brooklyn's Instagram in late December 2025, Cruz shut down speculation that the longtime couple blocked their oldest son on social media.

“NOT TRUE,” he wrote on Instagram Stories. “My mum and dad would never unfollow their son..Let’s get the facts right. They woke up blocked…as did I."

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Brooklyn Beckham Spends Christmas Away From Family

Brooklyn Beckham skipped out on his family's 2025 Christmas celebrations, opting to spend the holiday with wife Nicola's family instead, including her mom Claudia Heffner Peltz and dad Nelson Peltz. Meanwhile, younger brother Cruz spent a cozy holiday at home with his parents.

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David Beckham Leaves Brooklyn Beckham Out of New Years Eve Post

In David's recap of 2025, the soccer star shared several photos with family and friends from throughout the year. However, not a single one included his eldest son or Brooklyn's wife Nicola amid rumors of their family rift.

Hour later, David shared throwback snapshots of himself with each of his and Victoria's kids, writing over a black-and-white portrait with Brooklyn, "I love you all so much."

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