Today in Focus Beckham feud: Marina Hyde on why Brooklyn has gone nuclear – The Latest
Jan 20, 2026
Marina Hyde, a sharp-witted Guardian columnist known for her takes on celebrity culture, dives deep into the explosive fallout between Brooklyn Peltz Beckham and his famous family. She unpacks Brooklyn's fiery Instagram statement that claims parental control over narratives and strains in his marriage to Nicola. The discussion touches on wedding tensions, who designed the dress, and Brooklyn's paradoxical life of visibility versus privacy. Marina sheds light on the commodification of the Beckham family and touches on the emotional impacts behind the public drama.
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Celebrity Family As A Commodified Brand
- The Beckham family built a commodified public brand that blurred private and commercial life.
- That blending makes genuine privacy and family conflicts hard to sustain or escape.
Wedding Moment Became Flashpoint
- Brooklyn claims Mark Antony interrupted his first dance at the wedding, creating a flashpoint in the family feud.
- Marina Hyde treats the wedding stories as emblematic of long-running tensions and public briefings.
Beckhams Shaped Modern Celebrity Culture
- The Beckhams epitomised the 1990s–2000s shift to selling private life as celebrity currency.
- That model set expectations for their children to perform publicly and perpetuated family commodification.