{"id":3584,"date":"2025-05-10T10:25:44","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T10:25:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ihousecolor.com\/?p=3584"},"modified":"2025-05-11T06:45:28","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T06:45:28","slug":"nicola-peltz-beckham-is-becoming-a-scapegoat-just-like-meghan-markle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ihousecolor.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/10\/nicola-peltz-beckham-is-becoming-a-scapegoat-just-like-meghan-markle\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicola Peltz Beckham is becoming a scapegoat \u2013 just like Meghan Markle"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The venom thrown at Nicola Peltz feels all too familiar\u2026 (Picture: Getty)
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Like many a father and son before them, Brooklyn and David Beckham<\/a> are going through a rough patch.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The footballer celebrated his 50th <\/a>last weekend with a swanky do at a London<\/a> restaurant with famous friends, Tom Cruise<\/a>, Eva Longoria, a couple of Spice Girls<\/a> and all the family \u2013 minus his eldest Brooklyn.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Naturally, speculation around Brooklyn\u2019s absence has been rife, particularly as the aspiring chef was in London at the time of David\u2019s third and final big bash.<\/p>\n

But the reaction to the \u2018feud\u2019 by fans and critics feels unnervingly similar to another famous family fall-out, which sparked an equally misogynistic backlash: Prince Harry\u2019s separation from the royal family.<\/p>\n

Meghan Markle became a panto villain for millions when that happened, and now Brooklyn\u2019s wife Nicola Peltz is taking the brunt of the blame here.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The truth is, we have no idea what has caused a rift in the Beckham family but Peltz has been accused of being trouble since she tied the knot with Brooklyn back in 2022.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Brooklyn skipped his dad\u2019s 50th birthday and everyone blames Nicola (Picture: Instagram\/David Beckham)
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Their wedding was plagued by feud rumours after Nicola wore three outfits on the big day and none of them were designed by her now mother-in-law Victoria Beckham.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Granted, many would kill for a couture gown by one of the most celebrated designers in the world, and more importantly an actual Spice Girl, but Nicola wasn\u2019t obliged to walk down the aisle in a custom-made VB original.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The speculation was only fuelled further Nicola and Brooklyn started skipping family events \u2013 although none quite as significant as his dad\u2019s big 5-0 \u2013 until now.\u00a0<\/p>\n

They did, however, spend last Christmas Boxing day at Chez Beckham and it appeared to be a love-fest that made my family look as close as the Markles.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Nicola and the Beckham clan took a photo in front of their offensively bright Christmas tree, all in festive black outfits, with Victoria captioning the pic: \u2018Being together for the holidays makes me so happy xxxx I love you all so much\u2019 and tagging everyone, including Nicola.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Posh\u2019s daughter-in-law replied: \u2018I love you all so much!\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The Beckham family\u2019s blissful Christmas (Picture: TIM STEWART NEWS LIMITED)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Five months on, it\u2019s hard to argue that there\u2019s trouble in paradise, that facade of a picture-perfect family has been broken.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But why, when no one has any concrete evidence, is the blame automatically thrown at Nicola?\u00a0<\/p>\n

Earlier this week, Piers Morgan directly compared Nicola to Meghan Markle, who he claimed without any rhyme or reason whatsoever is \u2018milking Prince Harry dry.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n

He then added: \u2018Brooklyn Beckham\u2019s wife is doing it to him now.\u2019<\/p>\n

Implying Nicola\u2019s motivations are financial was pretty bizarre, considering her father, fast food tycoon Nelson Peltz, is worth an estimated \u00a31.6billion, dwarfing her in-laws\u2019 own not exactly modest \u00a3425million fortune.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

I have no idea if Nicola will or even expects to inherit her father\u2019s billions, but I\u2019d say it\u2019s a stretch to say she\u2019s with photographer-turned-chef Brooklyn for his money.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The Beckham boys enjoyed a recent fishing trip \u2013 but without Brooklyn (Picture: Instagram)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Regardless, it\u2019s the same old story of a woman being criticised, being blamed for her husband\u2019s decisions.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But even taking money out of it completely, it\u2019s clear that, like with Meghan Markle, critics who know absolutely nothing about this \u2018feud\u2019 are so quick to blame the wife.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Brooklyn may not be capable of making a decent bacon sandwich but he is a 26-year-old man capable of making up his own mind.<\/p>\n

There is clearly more to this than a classic daughter v mother-in-law feud, with Brooklyn\u2019s younger brother Romeo, recently appearing to mock Nicola on Instagram.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Nicola remains close friends with Romeo\u2019s ex Mia Regan, and recently commented on one of her photos: \u2018so beautiful mia\u2019<\/p>\n

Two days later, when Romeo shared his own collection of photos on Instagram, the youngest Beckham brother Cruz commented: \u2018So beautiful Romeo\u2019 with Romeo replying with two laughing face emojis.<\/p>\n

If there\u2019s any takeaway from that it\u2019s that the younger Beckham boys are deeply immature and perhaps a little bit cruel.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But of course that won\u2019t fit the misogynistic narrative that Nicola has swooped in and manipulated Brooklyn just like Meghan supposedly did with Harry.<\/p>\n

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Nicola is being used as a scapegoat \u2013 like Meghan Markle (Picture: REX\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Brooklyn is capable of thinking for himself \u2013 why is the wife always to blame? (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I\u2019m not insisting Nicola isn\u2019t in part behind the fall out, perhaps she is. But I have no better idea than those who are quick to comment and assume that she is so warped that she\u2019s determined to break up a loving family for no reason.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Contrary to what online cynics think, people are rarely thrilled when families don\u2019t get on.<\/p>\n

Do you honestly think Meghan Markle is happy her husband no longer speaks to his family, that their children won\u2019t know their grandfather any better than a Union Jack waving tourist outside Buckingham Palace?\u00a0<\/p>\n

What has Meghan really gained from her husband\u2019s fall out with her family?\u00a0<\/p>\n

Yes, a lucrative Netflix deal perhaps, but I wouldn\u2019t swap places with her for all the money in the world, facing that intense scrutiny every day and being irrationally hated by people you\u2019ve never met, while your husband has to communicate with his family through TV interviews.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I doubt Nicola will ever face the same level of unwarranted venom as Meghan, but the parallels between the way they\u2019re being treated are becoming increasingly clear.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The natural instinct is to accuse the woman of breaking up a happy family, because the reality that maybe the Beckhams, or the Royals, aren\u2019t perfect is too unbearable for people to comprehend.\u00a0<\/p>\n

We may never know the truth behind the Beckham feud, but it\u2019s clear that no matter what has happened behind the scenes, the finger will always be pointed at Nicola.<\/p>\n

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