Nicola Peltz Beckham too busy to worry about Beckham family feud
Nicola Peltz Beckham has been too busy working on her next movie to pay attention to the gossip surrounding her husband Brooklyn Beckham and his estrangement from his parents, Sir David and Lady Victoria Beckham.
Nicola Peltz Beckham has been too busy working to pay attention to the gossip surrounding her husband Brooklyn Beckham and his estrangement from his parents, Sir David and Lady Victoria Beckham.
Following months of speculation about a rift in the family, the 27-year-old chef issued a hard-hitting statement in January, in which he accused his mother of "hijacking" the first dance at their wedding, going back on plans to make Nicola's bridal gown, pressuring him to "sign away the right" to his name, and controlling the lives of their children.
And when asked directly about the attention she's received over the situation, actress-and-director Nicola - who made a suprise appearance in the season finale of The Beauty - insisted she has been too busy working on her next movie, Prima, to care.
Asked how she has navigated the public interest in the wake of the row, she told The Hollywood Reporter: "I’ve been editing my next film [Prima] for the past two and a half weeks.
"So honestly, I’ve been in the editing room. We haven’t had weekends.
"We’ve just been trying to make a deadline [for Cannes]. And it’s been so amazing to just put my focus on that and be creative. It’s been really fun doing that, and I’m really excited for it to come out."
A few weeks ago, Nicola's dad, billionaire businessman Nelson Peltz, declared some of his best advice would be to keep high-stakes situations out of the public eye.
Speaking at a WSJ Invest Live event last month, Nelson was asked about "negotiating high-stakes situations, particularly playing out in public view".
He quipped: “Has my family been in the press lately? I haven't noticed that at all.”
He added: “My advice is to stay the hell out of the press. How much good did that do?
"My daughter and the Beckhams are a whole other story.
"That’s not for coverage here today, but I'll tell you my daughter's great, my son-law Brooklyn is great, and I look forward to them having a long, happy marriage together.”
Nelson, a father-of-ten, was asked if has given the couple any advice on navigating difficult situations.
He said: "I do. Sometimes they give me advice."
Brooklyn had shared his lengthy bombshell post on Instagram in which he accused his parents of being responsible for their family rift.
He claimed: "My mum hijacked my first dance with my wife, which had been planned weeks in advance to a romantic love song.
"In front of our 500 wedding guests, Marc Anthony called me to the stage, where in the schedule was planned to be my romantic dance with my wife but instead my mum was waiting to dance with me instead.
"She danced very inappropriately on me in front of everyone. I’ve never felt more uncomfortable or humiliated in my entire life.
"We wanted to renew our vows so we could create new memories of our wedding day that bring us joy and happiness, not anxiety and embarrassment."
The final story post in the explosive statement told how the couple and their "future family" just want "peace, privacy and happiness".
Brooklyn wrote: "The narrative that my wife controls me is completely backwards. I have been controlled by my parents for most of my life.
"I grew up with overwhelming anxiety. For the first time in my life, since stepping away from my family, that anxiety has disappeared.
"I wake up every morning grateful for the life I chose, and have found peace and relief.
"My wife and I do not want a life shaped by image, press, or manipulation. All we want peace, privacy and happiness for us and our future family."
