Brooklyn Joseph Peltz Beckham (born 4 March 1999) is the son and firstborn child of former footballer
David Beckham
Sir David Robert Joseph Beckham ( ; born 2 May 1975) is an English former professional footballer, the president and co-owner of Inter Miami CF and co-owner of Salford City. Primarily a right winger and known for his range of passing, cross ...
and fashion designer and
Spice Girls
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member
Victoria Beckham
Victoria Caroline, Lady Beckham (; born 17 April 1974) is an English fashion designer, singer, and television personality. She rose to prominence in the 1990s as a member of the pop group the Spice Girls, in which she was nicknamed Posh Spic ...
. Beckham has previously modelled and has an interest in photography.
Early life
Brooklyn Beckham was born at the
Portland Hospital
The Portland Hospital for Women and Children is a private hospital, private maternity hospital on Great Portland Street, City of Westminster, London, England, owned by the Hospital Corporation of America.
History
The Portland was conceived b ...
in
London
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, the son of David Beckham and Victoria Adams (later Beckham). It is reported that he was named Brooklyn because Victoria found out about her pregnancy in
Brooklyn
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,
New York City
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. However, according to his mother's 2001 autobiography, ''Learning to Fly'', she and her husband simply liked the name. His mother recalled that it was only after choosing the name they "realised how appropriate it was because it was in New York that she found out she was pregnant and where David came after the
World Cup
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".
Beckham spent his childhood in
Madrid
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and
Los Angeles
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, while his father played for
Real Madrid
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and
LA Galaxy
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. He has three younger siblings: brothers
Romeo James
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, Cruz David, and a sister Harper Seven. In December 2004, Brooklyn and Romeo were jointly
baptised
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in a private chapel on the grounds of their parents'
Hertfordshire
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mansion. His godparents are
Elton John
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,
David Furnish
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Early life and education
David Furnish was born in Toronto, Ontario ...
and
Elizabeth Hurley
Elizabeth Jane Hurley (born 10 June 1965) is an English actress and model. Her best-known film roles are Vanessa Kensington in '' Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery'' (1997) and as the Devil in '' Bedazzled'' (2000).Arsenal F.C. Academy, but left in 2015 after not receiving a scholarship.
Career
Modelling
Brooklyn Beckham began modelling professionally in 2014, and has appeared in editorials and on covers for ''
Vogue China
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T ...
Interview
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'', ''
L'Uomo Vogue
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Dazed
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Terry Richardson
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, Daniel Jackson and
Alasdair McLellan
Alasdair McLellan (born 1974) is a British photographer. His work has been shown at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London and is held in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery, also in London.
Life and work
McLellan was born in 1 ...
.
Peltz Beckham has been a brand ambassador for
Huawei
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Scarlett Johansson
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,
Karlie Kloss
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and
Henry Cavill
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. He was a brand ambassador for
Superdry
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Founded ...
in 2021.
Photography
In 2016, at the age of 16, Peltz Beckham photographed a campaign for
Burberry
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BRIT, starring models Ben Rees, Carvell Conduah, Eliza Thomas, Liv Mason Pearson and Maddie Demaine. Beckham's hiring for the campaign was met with criticism by several prominent photographers. Chris Floyd called Burberry's decision to employ Beckham a "devaluation of photography" and "sheer nepotism", while fashion photographer Jon Gorrigan called it an example of "a bit of injustice in a lot of areas" of the industry.
In 2017, Peltz Beckham announced that he would pursue a photography degree at
Parsons School of Design
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at the
New School
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in New York. He failed to complete the first year of the four year course and subsequently abandoned his degree. Beckham's first book of photography, titled ''What I See'', was published in June 2017. Critical reactions were negative. A handful of leaked photographs became the focus of ridicule on
Twitter
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, with users lampooning the "terrible photographs and even worse captions".
Random House
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, Peltz Beckham's publisher, defended the book as reflecting the interests of his teenage fan base. In 2019, Peltz Beckham interned for British photographer Rankin.
Cooking
In 2021, it was revealed that Peltz Beckham was to try his hand at becoming a professional chef. His online video series ''Cookin' With Brooklyn'' attracted criticism when it was revealed that it took 62 professionals to create each episode, at a reported cost of $100,000 per episode. Critics also pointed out that Beckham has no real professional experience or training.
Personal life
Beckham previously dated American actress
Chloë Grace Moretz
Chloë Grace Moretz (; born February 10, 1997) is an American actress. She began acting as a child, with early roles in the horror film ''The Amityville Horror (2005 film), The Amityville Horror'' (2005), the drama series ''Desperate Housewives' ...
, French-Tunisian model-singer
Sonia Ben Ammar
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B ...
, Canadian model Lexi Wood, singer
Madison Beer
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, dancer Lexy Panterra, English model
Lottie Moss
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, model Phoebe Torrance, British singer
Rita Ora
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, and English model Hana Cross. He attended the
2016 Democratic National Convention
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with Moretz in support of
Hillary Clinton
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. After breaking up and reconciling several times, Moretz confirmed that she and Beckham had permanently terminated their relationship in 2018.
After confirming their relationship on Instagram in January 2020, Beckham announced his engagement to American actress
Nicola Peltz
Nicola Anne Peltz Beckham (born January 9, 1995) is an American actress, filmmaker, and billionaire heiress. She is best known for her roles as Katara in the film '' The Last Airbender'' (2010), Bradley Martin in the A&E drama series '' Bates ...
on 11 July 2020. The couple were married on 9 April 2022 in
Palm Beach, Florida
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, in a Jewish ceremony (his great-grandfather was Jewish and Peltz's father is Jewish). The couple has shared on multiple occasions their close friendship with American actress and singer
Selena Gomez
Selena Marie Gomez ( ; born July 22, 1992) is an American actress, singer, songwriter, producer, and businesswoman. Gomez began her career as a child actress, appearing on the children's television series ''Barney & Friends'' (2002–2004), a ...
.
He has a
Hebrew
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tattoo of a line from the
Song of Songs
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on his left arm: "I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine".