Brooklyn Beckham says he’s ‘so excited for the world to see’ Nicola Peltz’s latest project as she follows in the footsteps of her estranged mother-in-law Victoria

Brooklyn Beckham says he is ‘so excited for the world to see’ wife Nicola Peltz’s latest project as she follows in the footsteps of her estranged mother-in-law Victoria. 

It has been revealed that actress Nicola, 31, will follow in fashion mogul Victoria’s dance footsteps be taking on the role of a ballerina in The Morelli Brothers’ (Luca and Alessandro Morelli) latest film. 

The billionaire heiress will star alongside Jack Huston, Betty Gabriel and Academy Award winners Faye Dunaway and Mira Sorvino in the new indie drama Prima.

Brooklyn gushed how ‘proud’ he is of his ‘talented’ wife as he shared the exciting news on Instagram.  

He wrote: ‘Wow x I am so proud of you @nicolaannepeltzbeckham x you are the most talented person I know and I am so excited for the world to see what an incredible film you have created xx.

‘I love you so so much’. 

According to Deadline, the drama, which will be the The Morelli Brothers’ directorial debut, follows Margo (Nicola) a dedicated prima ballerina raised by her disciplinarian and ‘guardian of the art’ grandmother (Faye).   

Things begin to unravel for Margo when the head of her ballet company (Jack) marries a contemporary choreographer (Betty), disrupting the company’s tradition and igniting a  power struggle that threatens the very future of the institution.

As events unfold, Margo begins to question if the choices made in life are really worth it in the end, a question so many face as difficult decisions can change your life forever.

Prima is currently in production and is based on a story and character by Nicola Peltz Beckham after being adapted from a script to a screenplay by Jenny Taylor-Whitehorn.

Nicola revealed she was taking ballet lessons for the new project in October last year as she shared a series of snaps in a studio wearing a black leotard and tutu. 

The actress, whose last project was 2024 movie Lola which she wrote, directed and starred in, looked the part as she worked on her moves in a barre class and practised her plié.

Nicola has followed Brooklyn’s estranged mum Victoria, who gushed about her passion for dance in her Netflix documentary last year.  

The Spice Girl explained how dance was her first love and sparked her passion for performing as she tried to escape childhood insecurities and bullying and isolation at school.

Sharing photos from her early dance performances and home videos, Victoria explained in the docuseries: ‘I used to enjoy the sense of escapism. You become someone else.’

‘I was definitely a loner at school, I was bullied, I wasn’t particularly sociable. I just didn’t fit in, at all. But when you’re on stage, for that moment you’re somebody else.

‘I didn’t really wanna be me, I didn’t like me. I desperately wanted to be liked.’

Victoria’s first love was dance, but she admitted in the documentary that she didn’t have a natural talent and her dad constantly encouraged her to work hard to stand out, particularly once she was accepted to theatre school – a venture he remortgaged the family home for.

In one moving moment, Victoria explained how despite inheriting her dad’s work ethic, she knew she was never going to fit in or excell at her dance school.

‘I didn’t look like a lot of the other girls. That’s where I started getting a lot of criticism about my appearance, my weight,’ she remembered.

‘I remember the principal of the theatre school saying to me “at the end of the show, we’re gonna just fly you girls in at the back” meaning that we weren’t looking as aesthetically pleasing as some of the others.’

‘I remember phoning my mum crying “I wanna come home” and my mum said “come home, we’ll go and buy a new pair of shoes” but then my dad would come on the phone and he’d say “you stay there. You work hard”.’

Victoria is also seen trying to learn a TikTok dance with the help of her daughter Harper, 14, in the docuseries.

After successfully recording it, as they watch it back Victoria quips: ‘Look she’s still got moves! Look at that! This is a good angle for me as well!’

Whilst Harper, and Victoria’s younger sons Romeo, 23, and Cruz, 20, all feature in the series, Brooklyn only features in childhood throwback footage and in one blink and you’ll miss it cameo with Nicola.

It comes after the Daily Mail revealed that Brooklyn instructed his parents to only speak to him through lawyers.

The aspiring chef said he didn’t want his parents to contact him, or make public statements about him on social media.

It has since been reported that the letter was intended to protect his mental health, as online posts from David and Victoria in which he was tagged or mentioned had affected him.

It comes as Nicola was reportedly liked a social media comment about Brooklyn ‘joining such a nice family’.

As the feud continues to escalate, The Sun has now claimed that she’s been ‘liking’ certain comments on recent social media posts.

One comment reportedly read: ‘I’m glad Brooklyn was able to join such a nice family.’

They claim another that she liked said: ‘I’m sorry but no one knows what goes on behind closed doors… There’s obviously a reason why Brooklyn doesn’t speak with his parents.

‘No child would ever choose to cut off their parents without good reason.’

It is said that Brooklyn wants any attempts at reconciliation to happen ‘privately’ rather than on social media.

A source familiar with the row told the Mirror that the situation escalated after his ‘requests to stop’ had gone ignored.

‘It had been leading to issues with his mental health….it was to protect himself,’ they told the publication.

The source explained that Brooklyn reportedly believes his parents still see him as a child and not as an adult.

The Daily Mail has contacted representatives for Brooklyn and his parents for comment.

The row escalated on Saturday when Nicola wiped all traces of the Beckhams from her Instagram.

In contrast, Brooklyn has not followed suit.

Brooklyn’s younger brother Cruz previously confirmed that Brooklyn had blocked his entire family on social media following reports they had unfollowed him.

And soon after Nicola made it clear her own family were her priority and sticking by her side as she called them ‘her crew’ and posted sweet snaps with them.

Rumours of fallout between the actress and Victoria emerged after Nicola’s multi-million-dollar wedding to Brooklyn in April 2022. 

Whispers of ructions launched when it was claimed that Nicola refused to wear one of Victoria’s eponymous designs – instead opting for various designs from Valentino, Christian Dior and Versace. 

As the wedding plans were underway, insiders alleged Victoria was displeased with Nicola’s reluctance to involve her in the plans for the lavish affair. 

It was claimed the Beckhams took a backseat on the big day – leading to yet more fury from Victoria, with a source telling Daily Mail: ‘The top table was all Peltzs and it really felt as though the Beckhams were not at the forefront…

‘There was a feeling that the wedding was all about the Peltz family, as you can imagine, as it was their house and their daughter and their son making the speeches.’ 

Nicola later confirmed the rumours had begun after she didn’t wear Victoria’s design. While she denied there was a ‘feud’, she explained that Victoria’s atelier simply hadn’t had time to make the dress, as she insisted: ‘No family is perfect.’

Nicola said: ‘It’s not a feud! I keep seeing everywhere that word, “feud, feud, feud!?” I mean, maybe they picked up on something? And now they’re labelling it feud?’

‘I think it all started, and I’ve said this before, because I didn’t end up wearing Victoria’s wedding dress, but the real truth is, I really, really wanted to wear it and I thought it was so beautiful that Brooklyn’s mom got to make that for me!…

‘And I was really excited to wear it! And I didn’t end up wearing it. But I, truthfully, was really excited to wear her dress. It makes me sad when I read things that people say I was never planning on wearing it. That’s just not true.’

Nicola and Brooklyn were hardly seen with the Beckham family in the months that  followed, however continually quashed any speculation of a row – until recently. 

Last month, Cruz confirmed that Brooklyn had blocked his entire family on social media following reports they had unfollowed him.

In an update, he wrote: ‘My mum and dad would never unfollow their son… Let’s get the facts right. They woke up blocked… as did I.’

The Daily Mail has reached out to representatives for Brooklyn for comment on Cruz’s claims. 

It was the most public sign yet that there is no communication between them amid their spiralling family feud. 

Then, on Thursday, the Daily Mail revealed that relations between the Beckhams broke down so completely last summer that at one point, Brooklyn asked his parents David and Victoria to contact him only via his lawyers.

It was also claimed that despite his feud with his parents, he has been in regular contact with four family members – both sets of his grandparents. 

Brooklyn said he didn’t want his parents to contact him, or make public statements about him on social media.

There was no legal action between them – and no legal basis for the letter, which was simply a request.

But it followed what Brooklyn considered to be a series of ‘nasty’ briefings about his wife Nicola, including the suggestion that he was a ‘hostage’ being ‘controlled’ by his wife.

This week, publicists and friends on both sides refused to discuss the matter, still hoping that things will calm down and be resolved.

However one source said: ‘David was told to speak to them via Schillings. That was the only way for them to communicate.’

The ‘talk to my lawyers’ move might explain why Brooklyn opted to block his parents – and siblings Romeo, Cruz and Harper – on social media just before Christmas.

The family had been viewing and liking his cooking posts. And it was felt this was contrary to Brooklyn’s wish they would leave him and his wife alone.

It comes as Brooklyn appeared to copy estranged dad David while celebrating wife Nicola’s 31st birthday on Friday as their family feud rages on. 

He lavished the heiress with a bouquet of white roses, identical to the blooms Victoria was sent by her husband when turning 51 last April.

Brooklyn also treated Nicola to a £5,000 bottle of his mum’s favourite Screaming Eagle wine, sharing a snap of them enjoying a glass with the caption: ‘Special bottle for a special day.’

Back in 2017, Victoria posted her own photo after cracking open a bottle of the wine with David and Brooklyn, before their bitter estrangement.

Meanwhile on Monday David reflected on his ‘amazing’ weekend in the countryside after his daughter-in-law Nicola deleted all traces of her in-laws from her social media.

Following the move, David, 50, took to Instagram as he shared snaps from his weekend in the countryside, away from the noise and bustle of the city.

The dad-of-four put on a brave face amid the family turmoil as he shared wholesome snaps from his walks in the snow while bringing his dogs along for the stroll.

David could be seen wrapped up in two selfies, wearing a tweed jacket and hat to keep his head warm.

He also held onto his walking stick as he trekked through the blanket of snow at his lavish Cotswolds mansion.

Alongside the snaps, he captioned the post: ‘Amazing weekend in the country and nice and chilly Simba not so happy.’ 

While fans commented on David’s picturesque view, others mentioned his estranged son Brooklyn.

One wrote: ‘Oldest son, someday he’ll regret (be strong)’; ‘Stay strong papa’;

‘So much peace in the countryside. Nothing like it’; ‘TEAM DAVID’.