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City of Westminster>Westminster, London, England| occupation =| years_active = 2014{{ndash}}presentNicola Peltz|9 April 2022}}| father = David Beckham| mother = Victoria Beckham

• Romeo Beckham (brother)
• Nelson Peltz (father-in-law)
• Will Peltz (brother-in-law)

{edih}}}Brooklyn Joseph Peltz BeckhamNEWS, Strout, Paige, 15 August 2022, The Real Reason Why Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz Combined Their Last Names,weblink E!, (born 4 March 1999) is the eldest son of former footballer David Beckham and fashion designer and Spice Girls member, Victoria Beckham. Beckham has previously modelled and has an interest in photography.

Early life

Beckham was born at the Portland Hospital in London, the son of David Beckham and Victoria Beckham ({{nee|Adams}}). It is reported that he was named Brooklyn because Victoria found out about her pregnancy in Brooklyn, New York City. 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."WEB, March 8, 2007, The origin of Brooklyn Beckham's name,weblink live,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120116072345weblink">weblink January 16, 2012, People (magazine), People.com, Beckham spent his childhood in Madrid and Los Angeles, while his father played for Real Madrid and LA Galaxy.WEB, Finn, Natalie, March 4, 2020, Inside Brooklyn Beckham's Precious Bond With His Famous Family,weblink July 24, 2020, EOnline.com, He has three younger siblings: brothers Romeo James, Cruz David, and a sister Harper Seven. In December 2004, Brooklyn and Romeo were jointly baptised in a private chapel on the grounds of their parents' Hertfordshire mansion.NEWS, 2004-12-23, Beckhams host glitzy christening, BBC News,weblink 2020-10-02, WEB, Beckhams' sons christened in back garden chapel,weblink 2020-10-02, The Telegraph, 23 December 2004, His godparents are Elton John,WEB, 25 November 2013, Celebrity godparents and famous godchildren in pictures,weblink hellomagazine.com, David Furnish and Elizabeth Hurley.WEB,weblink Brooklyn Beckham turns 18: How much do you really know about him?, Glamour UK, Condé Nast Britain, 4 March 2017, At the age of 15, Beckham worked weekend shifts at a coffee shop in West London.WEB, Lynch, Alison, 19 May 2014, It's barista Beckham: Brooklyn Beckham gets weekend job in west London coffee shop,weblink Metro.co.uk, DMG Media, He played in the Arsenal F.C. Academy, but left in 2015 after not receiving a scholarship.WEB, Gaines, Cork, Sep 21, 2015, David Beckham's oldest son no longer wants to play soccer, and the reason why broke his dad's heart,weblink Business Insider,

Career

Modelling

Beckham began modelling professionally in 2014,WEB, Chan, Jennifer, 31 March 2014, Brooklyn Beckham Makes Modeling Debut on Man About Town Magazine—See the Pics!,weblink E! Online, NBCUniversal, and has appeared in editorials and on covers for Vogue China, Miss Vogue, Interview, L'Uomo Vogue, (The New York Times|T:The New York Times Style Magazine) and Dazed Korea. He has been photographed by Bruce Weber, Terry Richardson, Daniel Jackson and Alasdair McLellan.Beckham has been a brand ambassador for Huawei and its Honor 8 smartphones alongside Scarlett Johansson, Karlie Kloss and Henry Cavill.NEWS, Williams, Rhiannon, 17 August 2016, Why is Brooklyn Beckham selling phones?, BBC News,weblink

Photography

In 2016, at the age of 16, Beckham photographed a campaign for Burberry BRIT, starring models Ben Rees, Carvell Conduah, Eliza Thomas, Liv Mason Pearson and Maddie Demaine.NEWS, Boblia, Maria, July 11, 2016, Brooklyn Beckham's Fragrance Campaign For Burberry Is Here,weblink Fashionista, Breaking Media, Inc, WEB, Brit Fragrance 2016 (Burberry),weblink MODELS.com, WEB, 17 December 2015, Moments of the Year: 6. Celebrity Kin,weblink models.com, 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.WEB, Desmond, Sally, 2016-01-30, 'Sheer nepotism': Brooklyn Beckham Burberry shoot angers photographers,weblink 2020-07-24, The Guardian, en, In 2017, Beckham announced that he would pursue a photography degree at Parsons School of Design at the New School in New York.WEB, Shenton, Zoe, 2017-09-16, Brooklyn Beckham moans about "fangirls" at his new New York college,weblink 2020-07-24, mirror, He failed to complete the first year of the four year course and subsequently abandoned his degree.WEB, Rearick, Lauren, July 16, 2018, Brooklyn Beckham Reportedly Left Parsons School of Design Because of "Homesickness" He'll be returning to the United Kingdom.,weblink Teen Vogue, Condé Nast, Beckham's first book of photography, titled What I See, was published in June 2017. Critical reactions were negative.NEWS, The first reviews are in for Brooklyn Beckham's photography book,weblink 20 July 2021, The Independent, 2 July 2017, en, A handful of leaked photographs became the focus of ridicule on Twitter, with users lampooning the "terrible photographs and even worse captions".NEWS, Brooklyn Beckham book has 'terrible photos and even worse captions',weblink 20 July 2021, The Independent, 24 June 2017, en, Random House, Beckham's publisher, defended the book as reflecting the interests of his teenage fan base.NEWS, Random House responds to criticism over Brooklyn Beckham photography book,weblink 20 July 2021, The Independent, 24 June 2017, In 2019, Beckham interned for British photographer Rankin.NEWS,weblink The Londoner: Brooklyn snaps up Rankin internship, Evening Standard, 2 July 2019, 10 April 2022,

Cooking

In 2021, it was revealed that 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.WEB,weblink Cookin' with Brooklyn review: Bake it like Beckham? We'll pass, thanks, Evening Standard, Ellis, David, 14 February 2022, 2 April 2022, Critics also pointed out that Beckham has no real professional experience or training.WEB,weblink It Takes '62 Professionals' To Create An Episode of Brooklyn Beckham's Cooking Show, Report Claims, The Independent, Ng, Kate, 10 February 2022, 2 April 2022, NEWS, Will, Pavia,weblink TV chef Brooklyn Beckham is a recipe for disaster, The Times, 9 February 2022, 2 April 2022,

Personal life

Beckham previously dated American actress Chloë Grace Moretz, French-Tunisian model-singer Sonia Ben Ammar, Canadian model Lexi Wood, singer Madison Beer, dancer Lexy Panterra, Lottie Moss (sister of model Kate Moss), model Phoebe Torrance, singer Rita Ora, and English model Hana Cross.WEB, Karen, Mizoguchi,weblink Chloë Grace Moretz Confirms She's Dating Brooklyn Beckham: 'Yes, We're in a Relationship', People, 9 May 2016, 8 December 2020, NEWS,weblink Everything you need to know about Brooklyn Beckham's 'girlfriend' Sonia Ben Ammar, Emma, Spedding, Bibby, Sowray, 14 March 2016, Telegraph, WEB, O'Malley, Katie, 11 April 2018, Brooklyn Beckham Responds To Chloë Moretz's Claims He Cheated On Her,weblink 24 July 2020, ELLE, He attended the 2016 Democratic National Convention with Moretz in support of Hillary Clinton.WEB,weblink Chloë Grace Moretz Had Best Date Ever at the Democratic National Convention, Kristina, Rodulfo, 29 July 2016, ELLE, After breaking up and reconciling several times, Moretz confirmed that she and Beckham had broken up for good in 2018.WEB, Gordon, Naomi, 2018-08-13, Chloë Grace Moretz Breaks Silence On Brooklyn Beckham Split And PDA Photos,weblink 2020-07-24, ELLE, After confirming their relationship on Instagram in January 2020, Beckham announced his engagement to American actress Nicola Peltz on 11 July 2020.WEB, Sinha, Charu, 2020-07-12, Brooklyn Beckham Engaged to Nicola Peltz,weblink 2020-07-12, Vulture, MAGAZINE,weblink Brooklyn Beckham Confirms His Engagement to Actress Nicola Peltz, Harper's Bazaar, Mackelden, Amy, Hearst Magazine Media Inc., 11 July 2020, 11 July 2020, The couple were married on 9 April 2022 in Palm Beach, Florida in a Jewish ceremony (his great-grandfather was Jewish and Peltz's father is Jewish).NEWS,weblink Celebrity blue-bloods: everything we know about Brooklyn and Nicola's wedding, Fleur, Britten, 9 April 2022, the Guardian, 9 April 2022, the couple revealed that it will be a Jewish wedding – Brooklyn's great-grandfather and Nicola's father are both Jewish, NEWS,weblink Brooklyn Beckham, Nicola Peltz marry in Jewish wedding, Times of Israel, 10 April 2022, 10 April 2022, Both Beckham and Peltz have Jewish heritage through their fathers....although Nelson’s wife, former model Claudia Heffner, never converted to Judaism, he is a “devout Jew.”, WEB, Shukert, Rachel, David Beckham: I Consider Myself To Be Jewish, Tablet Magazine, 17 April 2012,weblink 7 March 2018, NEWS, Dominic, Fifield, Beckham launches into the Galaxy,weblink The Guardian, London, 14 July 2007, 14 July 2007, Jewish funeral for Beckham's grandfather, By Jessica Elgot, 10 December 2009 The couple has shared on multiple occasions their close friendship with American actress and singer Selena Gomez.WEB, Grebenyuk, Yana, 2024-01-15, Selena Gomez, Nicola Peltz and Brooklyn Beckham's Friendship Moments,weblink 2024-01-30, Us Weekly, en-US, He has a Hebrew tattoo of a line from the Song of Songs on his left arm: "I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine".WEB,weblink Beckham's son Brooklyn and actress Nicola Peltz to have big Jewish wedding, The Jerusalem Post, Gabe Friedman, July 21, 2020, Peltz's father, Nelson, is a Jewish-American billionaire businessman who, according to The Daily Mirror, spent well over a million dollars on the 2016 bar mitzvah of his twin sons., WEB,weblink Celebrity Couple Brooklyn Beckham, Nicola Peltz Planning 'Jewish Wedding', Algemeiner, Shiryn, Ghermezian, July 20, 2020,

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