Is it 'Beckxit'? How rumours of a celebrity family feud refuse to die

If the biggest feud of the week belongs to Donald Trump and Elon Musk, then the longest running is arguably "Beckxit".

- Morwenna Ferrier

The name given to the fallout between one of the most famous couples in the world - David and Victoria Beckham - and their less famous eldest son, Brooklyn, and his wife, Nicola Anne Peltz, was coined by the Daily Mail this year. But it covers a broader conflict that began in 2022, when Peltz wore Valentino instead of Victoria Beckham for her wedding, and brings us to this week's lavish cover-shoot for German Glamour magazine in which the couple discuss their "occasionally messy, very real love" and whether they might open a restaurant - without a word about the in-laws.

Such are the vagaries of celebrity beef, no one really knows what happened in between. But things had clearly ratcheted up when photos of David's 50th birthday party last month appeared online - with no sign of Brooklyn. Further details involving Romeo Beckham's now-ex-girlfriend, various tattoos and a failure to attend one of Victoria's fashion shows began bubbling up, and soon Beckxit had become a reality.

Since then every appearance and Instagram post has been picked over by media outlets and armchair journalists alike. Within hours of the Glamour shoot appearing online, the Mail was speculating in one of their 52 stories (and counting) over whether the interview was proof that the feud was far from over.