Victoria Beckham expertly addresses family tension rumours: 'Hardest part'

Victoria Beckham is opening up about the “hardest part” of parenting amid rumours of family tension, mainly involving her eldest, Brooklyn.

The singer-turned fashion designer appeared on the October 22nd episode of the Call Her Daddy podcast, where she revisited her Spice Girl days, talked about her new self-titled Netflix documentary, her football star husband David Beckham, and their four kids.

At one point, host Alex Cooper asked Victoria, “As a mom, I’m sure you’re always just worried about your kids. What is the hardest part about stepping back and letting them make their own decisions.”

“Communication is key,” Victoria, 51, responded. “And we always let them know that anything that they wanna talk about, this is a safe forum. That’s really important. They’ve gotta go on their journeys themselves.”

Victoria emphasised that she and David have “such a close family,” which includes kids Brooklyn, 36, Romeo, 23, Cruz, 20, and Harper, 14. Without singling any one of them out, she called her kids “genuinely all really good, sweet, kind, human beings.”

Her telling comments come amid ongoing rumours of tension following her son Brooklyn’s 2022 wedding to Nicola Peltz. Reports of a rift between Nicola and Victoria have persisted, and things appeared to worsen when Brooklyn and Nicola skipped David’s 50th birthday party earlier this year.

There is said to “still be a huge rift” between Brooklyn, his parents, and his brothers, according to US Weekly.

A source told the outlet that Brooklyn currently has “no interest” in reconciling, leaving his parents “heartbroken” to see the family divided during major events like the release of Victoria’s Netflix documentary.

As for Brooklyn, he brushed off the speculation, telling the Daily Mail last month, “Everyone is always going to say rubbish. I just try and do this, play some golf with some friends. It’s good fun.”