David and Victoria Beckham’s three sons – Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz – have an impressive group of friends, having been raised in the same elite circles as their superstar parents
David and Victoria Beckham have achieved much success in their lives, but their pride and joy has always come from their four children.
The iconic couple married in 1999, the same year they welcomed their first child, Brooklyn Beckham. They went on to grow their family with the births of sons Romeo and Cruz in 2002 and 2005, and daughter Harper in 2011. In 2022, their family expanded once more when Brooklyn married actress Nicola Peltz, officially adding a daughter-in-law to the Beckham clan.
With two superstar parents known throughout the world and having attended some of the world’s most exclusive private schools, it’s inevitable that they’d be rubbing shoulders in the elite circles of the rich and famous. But who are those closest to the Beckham boys?
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Famous parents
Despite an estimated combined net worth of £455million, David and Victoria have always tried to raise their children with humility.
“I want my kids to be able to understand that they are very fortunate that they have that, but other kids around the world don’t and I will continue to fight for that,” David told HELLO! magazine.
“It’s a silly thing to say but our kids are the future. I’m very lucky to live in a city, in a country that the kids can have a great meal, they can drink fresh water, they can look after themselves and we’re very fortunate that we have that.”
The comments echo David’s previous statements about how he and wife Victoria are choosing to raise their children.
“We have always led by example, in terms of the way we treat our children, with the way we look after our children, the way we love our children,” David told the Telegraph in 2014.
“Their upbringing is a lot different to my upbringing so I think there is always a kind of fear factor… I mean, the first day that you have kids, you constantly worry.”
David says he and Victoria are very strict, ensuring their kids are well behaved at all times.
“But we are very strict parents. We want to bring them up as closely as possible to how we were brought, because you have to give them manners, you have to give them boundaries and our children definitely have that,” he said.
“It’s the most wonderful thing in the world but you are bringing children into a world where you really have to protect them. They are very privileged and they have a lovely life, and I want to protect that and to protect them from anything that goes on outside the family.”
Family friends
The Beckham boys are friendly with the children of foul-mouthed chef Gordon Ramsay. The Beckhams and Ramsays have all grown up together and are of similar ages, and have remained close pals over the years.
His daughter, Tilly Ramsay, 23, is close pals with Cruz, who appeared on her cookery show. Additionally, the carefree kids were spotted cavorting in the snow together around Christmas time in 2018.
However, Gordon made his daughters promise they wouldn’t date the Beckham boys.
“Over the past 10 years we’ve naturally got on,” he said of the bond between their families.
“I see how hard David and Victoria work.
“But the connection is our ambition to get all eight children through school, college, university, and then dust ourselves down, when the kids are in their 20s, as having been decent parents. That’s hard. We feed off each other.
“Three girls and a boy, and three boys and a girl – you’d be amazed at the synergy. We’ve promised that no one dates anybody, and so far…”
Laughing and jumping up to touch a wooden table nearby, he added: “If Holly said: ‘Yeah, Brooklyn and I…’ it would be: ‘No, Holly.’”
As reported by E! News, Cruz also has famous godparents: “Desperate Housewives” star Eva Longoria and musician Marc Anthony, both of whom were present at his and Harper Beckham’s joint baptism in 2019.
Girlfriend swap
Romeo went public with his relationship with girlfriend Kim Turnbull in November of last year, following several weeks of flirty interactions on Instagram. Since then, Kim has been warmly embraced by the Beckham family.
The 25-year-old model and aspiring DJ appears to have seamlessly integrated into the family, regularly appearing in group photos shared online, most recently at David’s birthday celebrations.
However, despite the warm welcome from Romeo’s parents, Kim has seemingly never interacted with his brother Brooklyn’s wife, Nicola Peltz, 30 – hinting at possible tension between Kim and the couple.
Online activity has fuelled speculation of a rift. Around the time Romeo and Kim began dating, Brooklyn and Nicola reportedly stopped engaging with Romeo on social media.
Their absence was particularly noticeable during David’s milestone birthday festivities. Despite being invited to all three celebrations and being in London at the time, Brooklyn, 26, and Nicola chose not to attend, even missing a private dinner held at the family’s Cotswolds home.
Their decision to skip the events may be tied to reports of a falling out between Brooklyn and Romeo, allegedly stemming from Kim. According to TMZ, Brooklyn is said to have had a “romantic connection” with Kim during their teenage years and feels uneasy about her dating his younger brother.
Brooklyn’s youngest brother, Cruz, 20, has denied these claims, though Kim and Brooklyn were photographed together several times in 2016.
It’s also been suggested that Nicola may feel uncomfortable attending events where one of Brooklyn’s former flames is present.
Following their past history, Brooklyn is reportedly questioning Kim’s intentions with Romeo, which may have contributed to growing tension between the brothers. According to the same report, Brooklyn and Nicola have decided to avoid public family gatherings where Kim is present, particularly after relations began to sour in December.
‘Inseparable’
Kim, is the well-heeled granddaughter of renowned post-war sculptor and painter William Turnbull, while her father Alex Turnbull and uncle Johnny were part of the post-punk band 23 Skidoo, formed in 1979.
She previously dated Madonna and Guy Ritchie’s son Rocco, and through that connection was part of a tightknit friendship group in 2016 which included Brooklyn.
At the time, Rocco and Brooklyn were reportedly “inseparable,” with Rocco evening follow in his best friend Brooklyn’s footsteps and move to New York to study photography.
A friend told the Sunday People: “Brooklyn is like the surrogate older brother he looks up to.
“Rocco wants to study art and film. He also wants to do photography and he and Brooklyn will be doing projects together.”
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