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David Beckham’s two sisters reportedly may be the key to mending the family's ongoing bitter feud with his estranged son Brooklyn.
The Beckham clan has been thrown into turmoil after the aspiring chef, 26, publicly cut ties with the whole family and declared he had no plans to ever reconcile with them in a scathing six-page statement.
And despite there being several tentative olive branches raised in recent weeks, the eldest Beckham child has shown no willingness to patching things up.
But according to reports, it is believed that David's two sisters Joanne and Lynne could be the ones to bring the family together again.
While Brooklyn blocked both his parents David, 50, and Victoria, 51, as well as his two younger brothers Romeo, 23, and Cruz, 20, on Instagram last year, both Joanne, 43, and Lynne, 53, survived the mass culling.
And sources have claimed that the nepo baby still has close bond to his two aunts, particularly Joanne, while his wife Nicola Peltz has also kept the two woman on her Instagram too.
David Beckham ’s two sisters reportedly may be the key to mending the family's ongoing bitter feud with his estranged son Brooklyn (seen with Brooklyn and Victoria in 2019)
According to reports, it is believed that David's two sisters Joanne (seen top left) and Lynne (top right) could be the ones to bring the family together again
Speaking to The Sun, an insider said: 'Brooklyn still feels close to them. Joanne especially has been a real constant for the Beckham boys and their sister Harper.
'There’s hope that she could be the key to mend the family rift. The last thing anyone wants is for Brooklyn to remain cut off from the family.'
The source added that 'it says a lot' that Nicola had kept both women on Instagram, after she wiped all all traces of the rest of the Beckham family from her social media last month.
In 2023, the heiress shared a sweet birthday post to Joanne on Instagram, gushing over how much she 'loves and misses' her husband's aunt.
Posting a photo of her on her wedding day with her arms around Joanne and David's mum Sandra, she wrote: 'Happy birthday @jo_jo_beckham I love you so much! I can't wait to see you so soon we miss you so so much!'
Daily Mail has reached out to representatives for David for comment.
It comes after Brooklyn reaffirmed his stance when it comes to building bridges with his family by posting a picture of wife Nicola, 31, calling her his 'everything'.
The post came hours after his youngest brother Cruz, 20, extended an olive branch to his estranged sibling on Instagram.
While Brooklyn blocked both his parents David, 50, and Victoria, 51, as well as his two younger brothers Romeo, 23, and Cruz, 20, on Instagram last year, both Joanne, 43, and Lynne, 53, survived the mass culling
Sources have claimed that he still has close bond to his two aunts, particularly Joanne, while his wife Nicola Peltz has also kept the two woman on her Instagram too (Brooklyn and Nicola seen with Joanne and David's mum Sandra)
In 2023, the heiress shared a sweet birthday post to Joanne on Instagram, gushing over how much she 'loves and misses' her husband's aunt (seen)
He shared a gallery of images of his oldest brother for the first time since the family's huge falling out, notably set to the Billy Joel song The River Of Dreams, which includes poignant lyrics about 'something sacred I lost'.
Cruz posted a black and white picture of himself with his two brothers as children, as well as all of his siblings, including sister Harper, 14, sporting beekeeping gear.
The mix of old and new images was accompanied by the Billy Joel backing track, which goes: 'I've been searching for something, taken out of my soul, Something I'd never lose, Something somebody stole. I hope it doesn't take the rest of my life, Until I find what it is that I've been looking for...'
However, despite Cruz's clear bid to send a message of reconciliation to Brooklyn, his older brother did not appear to reciprocate the hopeful tone.
Instead he shared a gallery of images that included his wife Nicola, accompanied by the thinly veiled Barry White track, You're The First, The Last, My Everything.
Brooklyn posted a photo of his beaming wife lying on a bed with her arms splayed above her head, wearing a plunging black top.
He also posted an insight into their life in Los Angeles, including pictures of their dogs and food the budding chef had recently made.
Unlike his brother, Brooklyn's pictures were new snaps of his current life, rather than the nostalgic callbacks chosen by Cruz.
It comes after Brooklyn reaffirmed his stance when it comes to building bridges with his family by posting a picture of wife Nicola , 31, calling her his 'everything'
The post came hours after his youngest brother Cruz, 20, extended an olive branch to his estranged sibling on Instagram
Cruz posted a black and white picture of himself with his two brothers as children, as well as all of his siblings, including sister Harper, 14, sporting beekeeping gear (L-R Romeo, Cruz, Harper, Brooklyn)
The post comes after the Daily Mail reported Brooklyn still has the 'brotherhood' tattoo.
He, Romeo and Cruz famously got matching tattoos in 2023, and despite cutting ties with his family, the chef's inking was still visible during an outing on Tuesday.
Brooklyn also still sports the ballerina inking on his leg that he had done to honour his sister Harper, but he has had his 'dad' tattoo covered up.
On Monday, singer Marc Anthony broke his silence on Brooklyn's statement, insisting the way the family feud has played out 'is hardly the truth'.
The Latin singer, 57, spoke out three weeks after Brooklyn alleged that Victoria had 'hijacked' his first dance with Nicola when Marc, who was performing during the reception, 'called me to the stage'.
He went on to claim that his mum 'danced very inappropriately on me in front of everyone. I've never felt more uncomfortable or humiliated in my entire life.'
Marc, who has been friends with David and Victoria for years, spoke out on the drama, describing the ongoing feud as 'extremely unfortunate' but adding that the way it has played out 'is hardly the truth'.
'I have nothing to say about what's happening with the family. They're a wonderful, wonderful family. I've known them since before the kids were born. I'm godfather to Cruz,' the singer explained.
Cruz posted the images after it was revealed Brooklyn still has his 'brotherhood' tattoo. The Beckham boys got matching tattoos in 2023, and despite cutting ties with his family, the chef's inking was still visible during an outing on Tuesday
'I'm really close to the family,' he added in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter.
'But I have nothing to say about what happened there. It's extremely unfortunate how it's playing out — but [how it's playing out] is hardly the truth.'
Shared across multiple Instagram stories, Brooklyn claimed his parents had been 'trying to ruin' his relationship with Nicola and controlling him 'for most of my life'.
According to Brooklyn, Marc called him on stage during the wedding and then called for Victoria to come dance with him, stealing the moment that had been carefully planned for Brooklyn and Nicola.
Reports say the singer even invited 'the most beautiful woman in the room tonight' to join him, and it wasn’t the bride Nicola, but Posh Spice, leaving guests completely aghast.
Nicola was left devastated by the three-minute dance to a love song performed on stage by Marc, and left the room in tears.
Her family went after Nicola and Brooklyn looked humiliated and also went to find his new wife after the 'awkward' dance took place, said DJ Fat Tony who performed at the wedding.
Before Marc spoke out on the claims, Brooklyn and Nicola's wedding DJ, Fat Tony placed the blame on the Latin singer.
On Monday, singer Marc Anthony broke his silence on Brooklyn's statement, insisting the way the family feud has played out 'is hardly the truth'
Tony, a longtime friend of the Beckhams revealed Marc had called Victoria to the dance floor with her son and instructed him, 'place your hands on your mother's hips'.
He explained: 'There was no slut-dropping, there was no PVC cat suits, no Spice Girl action! The word "inappropriate", why I said it was as well, it was the timing, this is what happened.
'What happened was, basically, Marc Anthony was performing on stage, he then called Brooklyn onto stage.
'Brooklyn went on to the stage, and the next minute everyone’s expecting Nicola to go up and do the first dance, and then Marc asked for the most beautiful woman in the room to come to the stage - and then he says "Victoria, come to the stage".'
He revealed that Brooklyn looked 'devastated' at the fact his first dance was with Victoria and not his wife, adding that Nicola left the room 'crying her eyes out'.
Speaking exclusively to the Daily Mail, the DJ said at one point Brooklyn's hands were on his mother's waist while her arms were placed around his neck.
‘The timing was inappropriate for me. It was meant to be a bride and groom’s moment,' he told us. ‘It was in the heat of the moment. Brooklyn left right after the dance. Nicola left the room and afterwards he went after her.'
He went on: ‘Brooklyn is a friend of mine. The whole situation is just awful, the way it’s played out so publicly. Families are families, I don’t know what started it. At one point someone might say something publicly.’
He continued: ‘Brooklyn is upset about a lot of things, sometimes the smallest of things can become the biggest of things, because it highlights it.
'I’m not speaking bad about either party in it, I’m just putting the narrative straight about the dance.'
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.
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