Fed up of the Beckhams

Franski

I think there is quite a bit of snobbery towards them. They are from ordinary working class backgrounds and are people who have worked hard to get to where they are. None of it was inherited. Neither of them claim to be academically intelligent. Their taste isn't my taste. But so what? They are being who they are. I thinks it's admirable that they have stayed married against the odds.

I agree Franski - I think it's weird the way it becomes trendy to dislike particular celebrities for a while (I mean trendy in the media). Then it moves on to someone else who happens to be in the news.

I read somewhere that the fallout between the Beckham family and the Peltz family was because Brooklyn's in-laws wanted to buy the huge house they live in for them. The Beckhams weren't happy about all the money being showered on Brooklyn and they wanted him to actually work for a living.

I admire them both for the way they built their careers and lives and kept their family together and reasonably sane despite all the attention. So what if VB rarely smiles in photos - I hate having photos taken and sometimes actually look like I'm scowling more than smiling. And if I new the photo was being taken so someone could take potshots at me from behind a desk I probably would be scowling.

Says a lot about the Daily Mail readership Sadgrandma.

Franski

I think there is quite a bit of snobbery towards them. They are from ordinary working class backgrounds and are people who have worked hard to get to where they are. None of it was inherited. Neither of them claim to be academically intelligent. Their taste isn't my taste. But so what? They are being who they are. I thinks it's admirable that they have stayed married against the odds.

I agree about the snobbery and they didn't have the kind of wealth and upbringing their children have. Victoria's parents did own a Rolls Royce and were quite affluent.

Franklin👏👏👏
Usedtobeblonde - great to see a positive change of view after reading more about them

I think there is quite a bit of snobbery towards them. They are from ordinary working class backgrounds and are people who have worked hard to get to where they are. None of it was inherited. Neither of them claim to be academically intelligent. Their taste isn't my taste. But so what? They are being who they are. I thinks it's admirable that they have stayed married against the odds.

Well done to him then and I’m sorry for misjudging him.

Usedtobeblonde

Surely David has made enough millions to not need to do adverts.
I saw a new one with him a couple of days ago.
I think it was for a soft drink.

He's "been doing"adverts for decades, apart from the £millions he earns he enjoys it. He's 50 years old and
supports many charities, The King's Foundation and UNICEF but two, he is one of the Times top 100 philanthropists 2025. He's 50 years old it'll be very interesting to see what else he achieves in his life.
The more he earns the more he can redistribute. The higher his profile the more awareness and funds he can raise for the charities he supports.

Surely David has made enough millions to not need to do adverts.
I saw a new one with him a couple of days ago.
I think it was for a soft drink.

Crossstitchfan

Casdon

PS Crosstitchfan, he looked to be ageing very attractively!

He is! I have no problem with him, other than he has no taste in women! 😂

Victoria has been a very loyal wife, the documentary about him on Netflix shows that.

Casdon

PS Crosstitchfan, he looked to be ageing very attractively!

He is! I have no problem with him, other than he has no taste in women! 😂

They’ve stuck together as a married couple and parents despite the huge pressures of living such public lives.

I have always thought of them as rather a lovely family.

Well if nobody mentioned anything that annoys or irritates them there’d be very little on Gransnet.

Unfortunately, only the bad or contentious things get reported. I recall David Beckham stopping to assist someone whose car had broken down, and little snippets from local, Hertfordshire papers telling of how they helped with funding for a child to go to the US for medical care, etc.

Maelil I was just going to mention that but thought it a bit rude to do so. I thought there was a tacit agreement on GN not to highlight others’ mistakes .

AuntieE

Excuse me for asking, but if you truly are fed up of the Beckhams or anyone else who is constantly mentioned in the media, why do you not just stop reading about them?

That's far too obvious 😁

AuntieE, I didn’t read your comment as facetious. I’d had similar thoughts 🌞

Are you being facetious?? 😂

Excuse me for asking, but if you truly are fed up of the Beckhams or anyone else who is constantly mentioned in the media, why do you not just stop reading about them?

Maelil

Fed up WITH
Not of!

YES! You are right.

The reason why the Beckham spat has garnered so much interest is because the fall out dynamics between adult children and their spouses resonate with so many in everyday life. In that I sympathise it's a horrible situation for anyone, the fear it could become permanent. Their troubles are magnified possibly because they put themselves under the spotlight. Brooklyn in particular has on occasions been subject to ridicule not least of all for being offered a publication for his photos by Random House at aged 18. Those were deemed very amateur. When he dropped out of his arts course after only a year again lots of public commens of 'can't stick at anything' but....he was only doing what thousands of his peer group do, trying to find his way, but his failings are amplified, they wouldn't have been if he had been allowed a private life and not micro managed from an early age. Parental manipulation at its worst is often exemplified in the entertainment world, pity poor Britany Spears. There is also an inevitability that a partner will maybe exercise their influence contrary to a parent, I suspect given hints in some of his and Nicola's posts thats what has happened. Parents going head to head with a spouse are more likely to be the loosers. Best to retreat into a private space and rebuild the relationship from there.

Maggiemaybe 👍🏻

Maggiemaybe An empathetic post. Well said.

Well I must live in my own little bubble, as I hadn’t heard about the “rift”. The algorithms have obviously missed me, though I do actually like the Beckhams. On the whole they seem to be a close and happy family, very down to earth when you think how much money and fame they’ve had (and all through their own efforts). David was hugely talented as a footballer, he’s likeable and well-mannered, and generally a good role model (and yes, I do remember the alleged affair and the “petulant” foot swipe 😂 - nobody’s perfect). And though you’ll be surprised to hear that I’m no fashion plate, I can appreciate good designs when I see them, and Victoria’s very highly thought of in the fashion world. No doubt DB does consider himself a better candidate for honours than many others who’ve been given them, and I agree with him.

Estrangement is a horrible experience for any family, and to have it played out in front of the press and people who seem to relish your misfortunes must be tough. Let alone having to get used to random strangers on social media feeling it’s perfectly acceptable to spit out nasty insults such as “miserable raddled stick insect” (even though the people saying this must of course be stunningly beautiful themselves).

I wish them all well, and if they are having problems, here’s hoping they can sort them out.

"and those who think that her children could have had an ordinary life are in cloud cuckoo land. They had a choice between choosing to present their children in public and teaching them to cope in the public gaze or making a huge effort to try to protect them from the press and public view"

Well our PM has managed to keep his children under wraps, we don't even know their names. Along with all of these entertainers who also have children who are never seen or photographed, Cate Blanchett, Elton John,Benedict Cumberbatch, Eddie Redmayne, Ed Sheeran, Carey Mulligan, Idris Elba, Kate Winslet (oldest child is an actress, but as an adult) the younger two are unknown, possibly still at school, Emily Watson, Christian Bale, Hugh Grant, Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz, Keira Knightly, Keeley Hawes and Matthew McFadden, Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter and Tim Burton, Kelly McDonald, Cheryl Cole. To name but a few. They have probably all made the decision, that whilst they have chosen to be in the public eye, their children haven't and their safety and interests are best served being out of the spotlight so they can grow up without being judged. Obviously it's all possible. Depending on a young person's strengths and frailties being launched on a public stage has ruined many a young person. speculation suggests something bad happened to Justin Bieber at a tender age, it didn't do Tatum O'Neil a lot of good when she was launched into the acting world along side her father, not to mention the Jacksons, Drew Barrymore, Natalie Wood, McCaulay Culkin, Lindsay Lohan. Judy Garland is a prime example of a life ruined by exploitation when not much more than a child. Often behind the famous child is a pushy parent/s who has a vested interest.