Cruz Beckham shares candy snap with ‘my favorite folks’ as he events with dad and mom Victoria and David and girlfriend Jackie Apostel

On Feb 18, 2026

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By BETHAN EDWARDS, SHOWBUSINESS REPORTER

Published: 01:22, 18 February 2026 | Updated: 02:24, 18 February 2026

Cruz Beckham shared a series of sweet photos with his ‘favourite people’ as he partied with parents Victoria and David and girlfriend Jackie Apostel.

The youngest of the Beckham sons partied into the early hours celebrating his 21st birthday in style at The Maine in Mayfair with his family including his brother Romeo and sister Harper.

Billed as the Grande Beatle Ball in honour of the birthday boy’s biggest musical influence, guests quite literally Twist And Shout into the early hours as a live Beatles band took to the stage.

Cruz and girlfriend Jackie, who is 10 years his senior, beamed as they posed with Becks and Posh Spice for a sweet black and white snap and Victoria couldn’t help but throw up a peace sign.

The birthday boy also enjoyed a cocktail as he posed with his sister Harper, 14.

Cruz wrote: ‘Incredible night with my favourite people so here’s a dump’.

Cruz Beckham shared a series of sweet photos with his ‘favourite people’ as he partied with parents Victoria and David and girlfriend Jackie Apostel

The youngest of the Beckham sons partied into the early hours celebrating his 21st birthday in style at The Maine in Mayfair with his family including his brother Romeo and sister Harper

Elsewhere during the night it was Victoria, Harper, and Jackie, who bought him to tears as the trio took to the stage to give a heartwarming speech.

Cruz, who has showed his loyalty to his mum following his oldest brothers fallout with his family, was spotted breaking down in tears as he watched the speech from the ladies in his life next to his dad David.

During the night, guests feasted on a hearty New England themed menu of cheeseburgers, chicken burgers and fish tacos and enjoyed personalised Cruz themed cocktails.

The young musician, whose new single For Your Love was released last Friday, was also accompanied by his band, The Breakers, with whom he took to the stage for a live performance.

The birthday boy later enjoyed a tower of donuts with candles in and enjoyed a boogie with his grandparents Tony and Jackie, who are Victoria’s dad and mum, and David’s mum Sandra and his aunt Joanne.

But the Beckhams appeared to be a member short, with estranged eldest brother Brooklyn notably absent from the latest in a long line of family events as his three siblings celebrated without him.

It was no surprise that Brooklyn was absent, with the cooking influencer intent on building a life away from his family in the United States.

Over the weekend, Brooklyn declared he ‘will forever protect’ his wife Nicola Peltz in his latest dig at his family amid their ongoing feud.

The birthday boy later enjoyed a boogie with his grandparents Tony (pictured) and Jackie, who are Victoria’s dad and mum, and David’s mum Sandra and his aunt Joanne

The young musician, whose new single For Your Love was released last Friday, was also accompanied by his band, The Breakers, with whom he took to the stage for a live performance

Cruz cut a cool figure in an oversized shirt and colourful green patterned tie

Cruz wrote: ‘Incredible night with my favourite people so here’s a dump’

The influencer took to Instagram on Sunday to share a heartfelt message to his wife as he uploaded a romantic snap of himself shirtless while passionately kissing Nicola.

He wrote: ‘Happy Valentine’s Day baby x. I am the luckiest person in the world to be able to call you my Valentine every year x.

‘I love you more than you know and I will forever protect and love you.’

Now based in the United States with his actress wife – the daughter of billionaire businessman and investor Nelson Peltz – Brooklyn recently outlined his desire to distance himself from his family in a six page Instagram statement, filled with lurid allegations.

Addressing social media followers in January, Brooklyn claimed his parents had tried to sabotage his marriage and have always prioritised public branding over their family relationships.

‘For my entire life, my parents have controlled narratives in the press about our family,’ he wrote in six pages of text, shared on Instagram.

‘The performative social media posts, family events and inauthentic relationships have been a fixture of the life I was born into.’

He added: ‘Recently, I have seen with my own eyes the lengths that they´ll go through to place countless lies in the media, mostly at the expense of innocent people, to preserve their own facade. But I believe the truth always comes out.’

Unlike his three younger siblings, Brooklyn did not appear in his mother’s recent Netflix docuseries, nor did he show up at the October premiere as he and Peltz had for the London premiere of his father’s docuseries in 2023.

Brooklyn and his wife also missed David’s 50th birthday celebrations last May, and were notably absent at Windsor Castle for the former footballer’s long awaited investiture on November 4.

Now based in the United States with his wife Nicola Peltz, older brother Brooklyn recently outlined his desire to distance himself from his family in a six page Instagram statement

Brooklyn Beckham’s statement in full

I have been silent for years and made every effort to keep these matters private. Unfortunately, my parents and their team have continued to go to the press, leaving me with no choice but to speak for myself and tell the truth about only some of the lies that have been printed.

I do not want to reconcile with my family. I’m not being controlled, I’m standing up for myself for the first time in my life. For my entire life, my parents have controlled narratives in the press about our family. The performative social media posts, family events and inauthentic relationships have been a fixture of the life I was born into.

Recently, I have seen with my own eyes the lengths that they’ll go through to place countless lies in the media, mostly at the expense of innocent people, to preserve their own facade. But I believe the truth always comes out.

My parents have been trying endlessly to ruin my relationship since before my wedding, and it hasn’t stopped. My mum cancelled making Nicola’s dress in the eleventh hour despite how excited she was to wear her design, forcing her to urgently find a new dress.

Weeks before our big day, my parents repeatedly pressured and attempted to bribe me into signing away the rights to my name, which would have affected me, my wife, and our future children.

They were adamant on me signing before my wedding date because then the terms of the deal would be initiated. My holdout affected the payday, and they have never treated me the same since.

During the wedding planning, my mum went so far as to call me “evil” because Nicola and I chose to include my Nanny Sandra, and Nicola’s Naunni at our table, because they both didn’t have their husbands. Both of our parents had their own tables equally adjacent to ours.

The night before our wedding, members of my family told me that Nicola was “not blood” and “not family.” Since the moment I started standing up for myself with my family, I’ve received endless attacks from my parents, both privately and publicly, that were sent to the press on their orders.

Even my brothers were sent to attack me on social media, before they ultimately blocked me out of nowhere this last Summer.

My mum hijacked my first dance with my wife, which had been planned weeks in advance to a romantic love song. In front of our 500 wedding guests, Marc Anthony called me to the stage, where in the schedule was planned to be my romantic dance with my wife but instead my mum was waiting to dance with me instead.

She danced very inappropriately on me in front of everyone. I’ve never felt more uncomfortable or humiliated in my entire life. We wanted to renew our vows so we could create new memories of our wedding day that bring us joy and happiness, not anxiety and embarrassment.

My wife has been consistently disrespected by my family, no matter how hard we’ve tried to come together as one. My mum has repeatedly invited women from my past into our lives in ways that were clearly intended to make us both uncomfortable.

Despite this, we still travelled to London for my dad’s birthday and were rejected for a week as we waited in our hotel room trying to plan quality time with him. He refused all of our attempts, unless it was at his big birthday party with a hundred guests and cameras at every corner.

When he finally agreed to see me, it was under the condition that Nicola wasn’t invited. It was a slap in the face. Later, when my family travelled to LA, they refused to see me at all.

My family values public promotion and endorsements above all else. Brand Beckham comes first. Family “love” is decided by how much you post on social media, or how quickly you drop everything to show up and pose for a family photo opp, even if it’s at the expense of our professional obligations.

We’ve gone out of our way for years to show up and support at every fashion show, every party, and every press activity to show ‘our perfect family.’ But the one time my wife asked for my mum’s support to save displaced dogs during the LA fires, my mum refused.

The narrative that my wife controls me is completely backwards. I have been controlled by my parents for most of my life. I grew up with overwhelming anxiety. For the first time in my life, since stepping away from my family, that anxiety has disappeared.

I wake up every morning grateful for the life I chose, and have found peace and relief. My wife and I do not want a life shaped by image, press, or manipulation. All we want peace, privacy and happiness for us and our future family.