In 2022, Nicola Peltz and Brooklyn Beckham gave their exclusive wedding photos to American and British Vogue. British Vogue ran the wedding pics as a cover – American Vogue did not. The Peltz-Beckham wedding was a much bigger story in the UK, whereas Americans were like “oh, a billionaire’s daughter married one of the Beckham sons, okay.” Back in 2022, the British tabloids went crazy with all of the gossip about a war between the Peltzs and the Beckhams, especially over all of the wedding planning. Now that we’re years past the wedding and Brooklyn and Nicola are still beefing hard with Victoria and David, the gossip has definitely come back around to all of the old wedding dramas. Not only are sources insisting that Victoria behaved inappropriately at the wedding (making Nicola cry), those sources are now saying that there was actually a huge beef over Nicola’s wedding gown. The bride ended up wearing Valentino, not one of Victoria’s designs.
The long-standing rumors that Victoria Beckham, 51, and her actress daughter-in-law Nicola Peltz, 30, were at odds with each other over Peltz’s wedding dress back in 2022 have some roots in reality, a Peltz family insider tells PEOPLE.
“When Nicola and Brooklyn [Beckham] got engaged, Victoria told Nicola that she’d love to make her wedding dress, and Nicola said it would be her honor, that she would love to wear one of her originals,” the source says, adding that everyone thought it would be a special added touch to their big day. However, the source claims that as time went by, it became clear that it wasn’t a priority for Victoria, and allegedly Victoria called Peltz’s mother — not Nicola herself — to tell her she wouldn’t be making the dress after all.
“Nicola was painted as a brat for not wearing Victoria Beckham at the wedding,” the source says, noting that Nicola had worn Victoria’s designs to many events. “She’d gone to a ton of Victoria Beckham fashion shows and events in Victoria’s clothing. She even wore Victoria Beckham to her Lola movie premiere.”
Nicola premiered her film Lola, which she wrote and directed, on Feb. 3, 2024, in Los Angeles, almost two years after her wedding. Victoria was also on hand to support her at that premiere. Peltz did famously wear a yellow silk ruffled midi dress from Victoria’s spring and summer 2020 collection for her engagement photos with Brooklyn in July 2020.
However, a second insider tells PEOPLE that the dress situation is “far from the truth.”
“A quick Google search will show how many times this pointless story has been recycled to try and paint Nicola as somehow a victim,” the source says. “As ever, the Beckhams have stayed above it all despite constant attacks through the media. It’s sad as they love their son and they have all tried so hard with Nicola but it’s become impossible.”
Reps for Victoria and David Beckham did not return PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Not long after their April wedding, Peltz denied any rumors of drama, telling Variety that there was no clash over the wedding dress whatsoever, despite the persistent rumors. “I was going to [wear Victoria Beckham] and I really wanted to, and then a few months down the line, she realized that her atelier couldn’t do it, so then I had to pick another dress. She didn’t say you can’t wear it; I didn’t say I didn’t want to wear it. That’s where it started, and then they ran with that,” she told the outlet at the time.
We’ve heard so many different versions of the wedding-dress story, I don’t know what to believe anymore. Nicola has told several different versions too, and I tend to believe that she never really wanted to wear a gown designed by Victoria anyway. Nicola and her mom went to Valentino pretty early in the process, from what I remember. Now, did Victoria offer? For sure, it would have been awkward if Victoria didn’t offer to make the dress, just as it would have been awkward for Nicola to refuse. Now, if Posh offered and Nicola accepted, then Victoria backed out and called Nicola’s mom? RUDE! One thing I do believe is that the British tabloids were already making Nicola the villain with this story, that Nicola was too high and mighty to wear one of Posh’s designs. It also sounds like the Beckhams continue to be quite upset that Nicola and her publicists are making them sound like complete a–holes.
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red, Backgrid, Nicola’s IG and British Vogue.
- WESTWOOD, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA – FEBRUARY 03: Brooklyn Peltz Beckham and wife Nicola Peltz Beckham arrive at the Los Angeles Premiere Of Vertical Entertainment’s ‘Lola’ held at the Regency Bruin Theatre on February 3, 2024 in Westwood, Los Angeles, California, United States.,Image: 843381196, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Pictured: Brooklyn Peltz Beckham, Nicola Peltz Beckham, Credit line: Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/Avalon
- WESTWOOD, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA – FEBRUARY 03: Victoria Beckham and Nicola Peltz Beckham arrive at the Los Angeles Premiere Of Vertical Entertainment’s ‘Lola’ held at the Regency Bruin Theatre on February 3, 2024 in Westwood, Los Angeles, California, United States.,Image: 843383219, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Pictured: Victoria Beckham, Nicola Peltz Beckham, Credit line: Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/Avalon
- LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 03: (L-R) Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz Beckham arrive at the Premiere Of “Lola” at Regency Bruin Theatre on February 03, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.,Image: 843408013, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Pictured: Brooklyn Beckham, Nicola Peltz Beckham, Credit line: Jeffrey Mayer/Avalon
- "Lola" Special VIP Screening at the Bruin Theater on February 3, 2024 in Westwood, CA,Image: 906424985, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Pictured: Nicola Peltz Beckham,Victoria Beckham, Credit line: Nicky Nelson/Wenn/Avalon
- Portofino, ITALY – David Beckham’s son Brooklyn Beckham and his wife Nicola Peltz enjoy a sunny vacation together out in Portofino. Pictured: Brooklyn Beckham, Nicola Peltz BACKGRID USA 4 JULY 2022 BYLINE MUST READ: Cobra Team / BACKGRID USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com *UK Clients – Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*
- Paris, FRANCE – Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz match their bowties as they head to Victoria Beckham’s fashion show during PFW. Pictured: Brooklyn Beckham, Nicola Peltz BACKGRID USA 27 SEPTEMBER 2024 BYLINE MUST READ: Aissaoui Nacer / BACKGRID USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com *UK Clients – Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*
How many years ago was this wedding? Let it rest. Time to find some perspective and get along with your family. This won’t end well.
Well I guess in fairness it’s not like this couple has much else to drum up publicity. The wedding and…the wedding. Not like we’ve all been waiting with bated breath for their next projects. 😂
Meh. They still discuss Meghan made Lazy cry BS so they deflect from one couple to the other.
We are still getting retreads of that story seven years later. So yeah it’s possible we will hear about this story in the tabloids for years to come.
This is all so very Can’t made Meg cry and it was over a child’s dress and tights. Now we have this little drama playing out over and over about a wedding dress. The similarities are just weird. The press gets a hold of these things and won’t let it go.
It makes me ROTFALMBO that the Beckhams are doing massive cleanup because they’re at the receiving end but when their deranged British tabloids were attacking Meghan because their son was somewhere in Montecito; when their deranged British tabloids were attacking Nicola over “another damn American ensnared our poor white British boy”, the Beckhams said absolutely nothing to refute any stories. Now that they are being portrayed and coming across as the meany, mean passive aggressive couple that they are, now their sources are going around swearing up and down nonstop about how Nicola is not a victim. F-that, literally. Please miss me with all that madness. Where were the sources when an innocent woman was being attacked for just being kind to your child??? GTFO.
I am here for this! I’m sincere when I say I love gossip about people whose only claim to fame is proximity to money. With all the ugliness IRL, this little retread of a retread involving the SHEIN version of royals is everything.
With the dark hair, she could be Victoria’s daughter. Very similar features. Her wedding dress is very basic, it would’ve been a great get for Posh, especially with the Vogue cover.
The airing of the old wedding beef drama flared up again because Brooklyn didn’t attend David’s birthday party. They tried to say that Nicola is keeping Brooklyn hostage. And is the cause of the family’s rift. Same as the BP does with Harry and Meghan
It does feel like a response to a “Beckham insider” telling the uk tabloids that Brooklyn is Nicola’s hostage. It would have served the Beckhams well to have quickly shot that narrative down. Will anyone stand down or are we about to get some stories about Nicola being a terror in the BM as retaliation for these wedding stories? Messy.
She didn’t look like Victoria until she had her nose, chin and cheekbones re-done.
At this point Victoria doesn’t even look like Victoria!!! Is that even her real hair?
Nicola doesn’t look like original Nicola either–I read the “she” as NPB, not VB. N’s eyes, nose, cheeks and chin, and (upper only?) lip have been “modified” with surgery and fillers.
This probably has been said already, but Brooklyn’s pics always look so try hard.
I agree!! He reminds me of Zoolander and his “blue steel” look. It’s hard to take either of them very seriously.
Good point!
But his father was the same.
That family tries so hard.
His hair is a crime.
Looks like he was going for Flock of Seagulls. Not sure why….
I have nothing against either Brooklyn or Nicola but every time o see a photos of them, I think: these two people don’t have a drop of charisma between them.
So they apparently got past the wedding drama and got along well enough to attend an event together in 2024. Something must have happened more recently.
Yes, whatever happened with the dress, it doesn’t explain what’s happening now. Or why it’s happening – both sides look stupid and petty – what do they hope to gain?
Nobody likes Vicky at the best of times. This is so dull. It’s just that Nicola is rich enough to not GaF about Brand Beckham.
This! Sounds like Nicola doesn’t care about Brand Beckham. Why should she? Victoria sounds like a nightmare MIL who needs to let the newlyweds live their lives!
Nicola’s showing Victoria that as long as she messes with her, she can be a bigger bitch than Vicky will ever be.
Until the Peltz’s fortune somehow disappears overnight, the power is with Nicola atm.
The rats wanted to paint Meghan as the American she-devil, well Nicola has form and Vicky ought to be careful how they push this constant briefing with the rats so far because Nicola ain’t Meghan.
What is it about wedding drama? Stress, so much money and one day, lol. It’s somehow like catnip for gossip.
This is giving “Meghan made Kate cry” vibes. It feels like the British press took the Sussex’s story, changed a few details and names in order to run with the American woman steals British man from his loving family story line. The press really likes to paint British men as spineless and weak, who fall prey to American women and desert their mommy’s.
Most definitely. Slow news day with the Lazies on holiday.
Time for some American bashing.
Yep. It’s giving red meat for the tabloids. Convenient for all the Windsors really. Means the tabloids aren’t writing about the Wales being on another vacay or that Charles was mocked by Kimmel. The Beckhams are providing the tabloid distraction at the moment. No wonder Kate wore a VB suit recently.
It certainly has a very noticeable similarity doesn’t it?
I’m not surprised by this. It’s clear that Nicola has decided she’s not remaining silent about the fallout.
Do we really believe that Victoria, fashion designer and successful fashion house business, would drop making a dress for her DIL to be?
Because her atelier couldn’t do it? Ridiculous.
She has dressed more famous women then Nicola, even with billionaire parents, & not one whiff of her being anything less than professional.
I’m finding it really odd people are so willing to believe Nicola’s narrative.
Do or don’t like the Beckhams but Nicola’s stories just don’t add up.
I think, no matter what the Beckhams tried to do, Nicola found fault and stamped her feet & made a drama.
I don’t care for anyone involved in this mess, but I am starting to wonder if Nicola is actively tailoring her version to resemble Meghan’s saga…
In what universe would a soiled brat Billionaire’s daughter want to mark her “special day” by wearing a Victoria Beckham dress. “The bride walked down wearing ….Victoria Beckham”. No, Valentino is more her brand and this narrative she’s offering is sus.
or we are…
I’m with you. It doesn’t add up.
When the engagement was first announced Victoria was reportedly ecstatic because she saw Nicola as a brand ambassador for her barely break even clothing venture. Did Nicola refuse to be Victoria’s cash cow?
You know who is not getting enough attention in this inane saga? Claudia Heffner Pelz’s surgical and skincare team. Nicola’s mom is 70 and in some photos she looks like she could be in her 30s. Beautiful woman with crazy good work.
i guess from Nicola’s viewpoint as well- Valentino is an establishment A-List designer choice. Victoria Beckham as a designer does not hold the same cache. Nicola Peltz is from a major socialite family, she was always going to be dressed by Valentino/Givenchy/Dior.
The narcissist in the situation needs to get over herself. The wedding gown was Nicola’s decision full stop. The first dance at the wedding reception never should have been between mother and son danced to their song with the hired talent calling the mother the most beautiful woman in the world.
they danced twice at the reception…before anyone else…to two separate songs. The hired talent was a family friend doing a favor, hardly hired talent.
Marc A. was absolutely wrong and shady for calling Victoria the most beautiful woman in the room and I’m not sure how that should have been handled.
I’m not sure which narcissist you are referring to; I count at least 5 in this story.
The story isn’t really even about who’s the narcissist at this point. It’s just about watching the two sides make media choices. One shot fired. Then another shot fired. Whichever side can make a dent while utilizing the least misogynistic and xenophobic narrative wins at this point?
Nicola’s statement about the dress sounded pretty diplomatic. I’m inclined to take her side on this-Victoria sounds like a monster-in-law.
I’m willing to bet that the Beckham thought they’d be able to control Nicola and Brooklyn and now that they have learned that they can’t, they’re throwing a massive tantrum about it. Nicola isn’t playing there game. She doesn’t have to go high when they go low.
Also – I think Nicola is beautiful and they seem very in love so I wish them well.
I agree with this take. It’s obvious the Beckhams want to keep the drama going; they wanna be the British Kardashians – that clan brand thing.
Neither Brooklyn nor Nicola have enough charisma to accomplish anything of merit so they throw the tabloids red meat about the parents to get attention. Yawn…coupla nothingburgers.
I guess someone cares. For me – not so much.
Brooklyn and Nicola seem boring – look boring- no rizz, really. Both seem like entitled brats, actually.
Posh and Becks are at least doing things, have done things.
I don’t know what happened with the dress but I can imagine it would be awkward if your fiancé’s mother is a designer and you have enough money to get your wedding dress designed by anyone you want. Because Victoria Beckham’s stuff isn’t everyone’s cup of tea and she isn’t a particularly high status label. I did see a few of her gowns at Saks when I shopped for a dress for my son’s wedding so sure, they are sold at pricy stores. But she’s hardly an icon.
If I were her I wouldn’t want my future daughter-in-law to feel pressure to wear one of my designs. It should be her choice entirely. So I would probably just ask my son to put the question to her privately in order to get an honest answer. I wonder how it all went down.
The rota cannot be trusted and spin, spin, spin, lie, lie, lie. “Sources” have outright lied for 7 years that Meghan made keener cry. When Meghan fact checked the lie, “sources” continue to spin the lie to continue to make keener the victim of her own malice. Spin. Spin. Spin. Lie. Lie. Lie. The Beckham’s need to shut this mess down. No one wins a pr mess like this and it is all just such stupid rich people nonsense. Who really cares about any of this and what is the purpose of these stories other than the Windsors holding up another prominent UK family as an example of wtf parenting/gaslighting?
So Brit guy marrying American woman/ wedding conflicts where someone cries seems to be a popular tabloid plot line. I guess they will slot any celebrities who might remotely fit and run with it. These plot lines do show their anti-americanism at the very least. With Meghan they can throw in their racism and classism as well. Wonder who will be the next cast of characters in this plot line? They just shoehorn people into their fiction. Not particularly creative, same old plots, and evil in effect.
And totally NOT journalism.
The Peltz family are Trumpers. They can all dance in hell.
this, I dont see how anyone can think they are meek or the tyoe to back down
Yup, Nicola was posing with Musk during her premiere. Team Victoria. At least she didn’t vote to destroy her country with Brexit.
Her Plan B dress was the Valentino?
I’m not a billionaire but not buying it.
It’s hard to pick a side when one side hasn’t shown their whole ass (no pun intended) like Kate did by yukking it up with Knauf after he tried to get Meghan in legal trouble
I’m starting to wonder how much of this feud is feigned, since Meghan has inadvertantly proven that you can carve a billion dollar empire by being “That American Woman”.
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With everything going on in the world, I am so tired of rich people, petty problems. Use your money and influence for good and grow up.