Rebecca Loos has taken aim at Victoria Beckham in a new documentary examining the family’s increasingly bitter rift, claiming Brooklyn Beckham’s recent public statement “validates” allegations she made more than two decades ago.
Loos, 48, who was formerly David Beckham’s personal assistant, appears in The Beckham Feud: Truth and Lies, a 90-minute special airing on Sunday. She rose to global notoriety in 2004 after alleging she had an affair with the footballer while he was married to Victoria — claims David has always denied.
In the documentary, Loos says Brooklyn’s six-page statement last week, in which he accused his parents of being “controlling and manipulative”, echoes her own experience of what she describes as a “PR war” surrounding the Beckham brand.
“Suddenly you’re part of a big PR war,” she says. “In a very small way, this is validation for what I came forward and said 22 years ago.”
Brooklyn claimed in his statement that much of his upbringing revolved around “performative social media posts, family events and inauthentic relationships”, adding that he has no wish to reconcile with his family. Loos argues this reinforces her long-held belief that image and brand have been prioritised above personal relationships.
“Brooklyn is basically confirming inauthentic relationships, the value of promotion and endorsements above all else,” she says. “That it’s all focused on Brand Beckham — and that that’s all that matters.”
Loos also weighs in on one of Brooklyn’s most explosive allegations: that Victoria “hijacked” his first dance with Nicola Peltz at their 2022 wedding, after singer Marc Anthony described the designer as “the most beautiful woman in the room”.
Brooklyn claimed the moment left him “uncomfortable and humiliated”, alleging his mother danced “inappropriately” with him in front of guests. Loos says the incident showed a lack of awareness, regardless of who initiated it.
“Any other mother would have read the room,” she says. “She might have said, ‘Thank you, but the most beautiful woman in the room is Nicola — Nicola, please take this dance.’”
She adds that if alcohol clouded judgement, “a husband or father might have stepped in” to defuse the situation.
Following Brooklyn’s statement, Loos publicly expressed support for him on social media. Replying to a fan who suggested she might feel vindicated, she wrote: “So happy he is standing up for himself and speaking publicly finally. I have felt so bad for his poor wife.” She later added: “The truth always comes out,” echoing Brooklyn’s own words.
Brooklyn and Nicola have been absent from major Beckham family events in recent months, including David Beckham’s 50th birthday celebrations and his recent knighthood ceremony. Brooklyn has claimed tensions began around their wedding and said he found “peace and relief” after distancing himself from his family.
The Beckham Feud: Truth and Lies airs on Sunday 1 February at 9pm on Channel 5.
