Brooklyn Beckham marked Valentine’s Day by publicly confessing his love for his wife Nicola Peltz, sharing a striking black and white photo of the couple kissing on Instagram as tensions with his family continue to simmer.
The snap showed the Cloud23 founder, 26, going shirtless as he leaned in to kiss Peltz, 31, who wore a white crop top that revealed her toned stomach.
Alongside the intimate snap, Brooklyn wrote: “Happy Valentine’s Day baby x I’m the luckiest person in the world to get to call you my Valentine every year x I love you more than you know and I will protect and love you forever x.”
This post comes as Brooklyn remains firmly aligned with his wife following his very public fallout with his parents, David Beckham and Victoria Beckham. Last month he made it clear he had no intention of reconciling, accusing them of trying to undermine his marriage and claiming Victoria had hijacked the first dance at his 2022 wedding, which he claimed was supposed to be shared with Nicola.
Since then, Brooklyn and Nicola have decided to present a united front, regularly posting romantic photos from travel and appearing relaxed and flirty on date nights.
Brooklyn also covered up tattoos that were previously dedicated to her father and siblings, a move that further fueled discussions about distance within the family.
Despite the breakup, the signs of affection from the Beckham family continued.
On Valentine’s Day, Brooklyn’s younger sister Harper Beckham shared an old black and white photo on her private Instagram, showing her in a swimming pool with her three brothers.
She had her arms around Brooklyn, while Romeo Beckham and Cruz Beckham stood behind them with their arms around each other.
“I love you so much that words can’t describe,” Harper wrote, tagging her brothers.
Romeo then reposted the image to his Instagram Stories, adding an infinity emoji, while Victoria also shared another sibling photo that Harper had posted, captioning: “Happy Valentine’s Day to the best big brothers in the whole world x.”
Behind the scenes, however, reconciliation seems complicated.
PEOPLE reported late last month that the Beckhams were willing to repair their relationship with Brooklyn, but not with Nicola.
“The Beckhams have no intention of reconciling with their son unless Nicola is out of the picture,” a source told the outlet, adding: “It’s not an ultimatum he’s going to give in to.”
The insider also claimed that Brooklyn “has felt more support from his wife over the last three years than he has from his parents in his entire life.”
Longtime family friend Gordon Ramsay has since spoken out in David and Victoria’s defense.
“It’s hard, isn’t it, when you’re in love? Love is blind. They say it for that reason,” Ramsay said in an interview with The Sun published Friday.
He added that Victoria is “distraught” and that David loves his eldest son deeply.
Calling the situation “difficult,” Ramsay suggested that Brooklyn was “desperate to stand on my own two feet,” before adding, “It’s such a great thing to do. But remember where you came from. And honestly, one day you won’t have your mom and dad, and you have to understand that.”
Brooklyn seemed to quietly respond by unfollowing the celebrity chef.
As rumors of tension continue to swirl years after his 2022 wedding, his Valentine post made one thing clear: his priority remains his marriage to Nicola Peltz, even as the larger family drama plays out.
