From Brooklyn to Harper: How the Beckham Children Are Making Headlines of Their Own

David and Victoria welcomed their first child, Brooklyn Joseph Beckham, on March 4, 1999, at Portland Hospital in London. The name was a favorite of the couple’s and made perfect sense as Victoria explained she was in New York City when she discovered she was pregnant. Brooklyn’s parents later named Elton John as his godfather.

Brooklyn spent much of his childhood in rural Oxfordshire, although his father’s career as a soccer star also took the family to Madrid and Los Angeles. Growing up, he attended both the Curtis School as well as Willows Community School as a junior high schooler. His parents attempted to keep him out of the spotlight as much as possible and encouraged him to do normal things alongside his non-famous peers. In fact, Brooklyn even held a job at a local café in order to earn pocket money.

As a teenager, Brooklyn considered following in David’s footsteps and joined the Arsenal FC Academy. Although he had played soccer almost his entire life to that point, he decided it wasn’t the career path he wanted to pursue and was eventually dropped by the youth team before he turned 16 years old.

Instead of soccer, Brooklyn dabbled in modeling, making his debut on the cover of Man About Town magazine. He went on to appear on the cover of Vogue China and Miss Vogue as well as British Vogue with his mother and siblings. He also appeared in publications like Interview and Dazed Korea — and even landed campaigns with brands including Superdry and Huawei.

While modeling, Brooklyn also fell in love with photography. He studied the subject in school and after, “straight away” knowing it was something he was interested in. He was given the opportunity to hone his skills in the real world; he regularly shot photos backstage at his mom’s fashion shows and landed a gig shooting an ad campaign for Burberry’s Brit fragrance. Brooklyn even scored an internship with famed British fashion photographer David Sims.

When he was just 18, Brooklyn released his first photography book, What I See, which shared a series of snapshots from his life, with each chapter telling a different story through his photos. Brooklyn’s love of photography led him to Parsons School of Design in N.Y.C., although he only stayed at the college for a year.

As a young adult, Brooklyn has made headlines for his high-profile romances, like his on-and-off relationship with Chloë Grace Moretz, before ultimately finding lasting love with his now-wife Nicola Peltz. After they began dating in October 2019, they went public with their relationship the following January. Just six months later, they were engaged and eventually tied the knot in an extravagant ceremony in April 2022.

In October of that year, Victoria reflected on her son’s wedding day. “It was a beautiful wedding,” she said. “As a mother, to see my son so happy means so much. What more can you ask for?” The designer added that raising older children is all about “cherishing every moment.”

Nowadays, Brooklyn’s primary focus is on cooking. Early in the pandemic, he started making meals every day to pass the time — and he hasn’t stopped since then. Nicola encouraged him to share his cooking adventures online and eventually began filming him. His social media posts in the kitchen soon turned into his own Facebook Watch show, Cookin’ with Brooklyn. While he said he enjoyed his photography and modeling career, cooking has become his true passion and he hopes to one day have a few of his own TV shows and open a pub in L.A.

“I really enjoyed [photography] for a couple of years. I love taking pictures of my wife. I still have all my film cameras, but now it’s just more of a fun thing to do. They were kind of all hobbies. I was still trying to find that one thing I would literally die for, and I found that with cooking,” Brooklyn shared with Variety.

Romeo James Beckham, 22

On Sept. 1, 2002, David and Victoria welcomed their second child, Romeo James Beckham. Like his big brother, the little boy was born at Portland Hospital in London. Following his birth, David shared that they chose Romeo’s moniker because “it’s just a name we love.” He also noted that the infant already had “Brooklyn’s nose and Victoria’s chin.”

As a toddler, Romeo experienced some health issues that put him in the hospital on numerous occasions. Victoria eventually shared that Romeo had been diagnosed with epilepsy, a condition that causes seizures and convulsions. After the revelation, paparazzi agreed to refrain from photographing the little boy as the constant flashing could trigger a seizure.

Romeo went on to attend private schools in London while growing up. He even made his modeling debut as a child, starring in a campaign for Burberry Kids at just 10 years old. As a teen, he landed his first cover, appearing on the front of L’Uomo Vogue‘s Generation Issue.

In addition to modeling, Romeo also decided to follow in his father’s footsteps and pursued a career in soccer. Like Brooklyn, he joined Arsenal FC Academy but ultimately stepped away when he was 13. He briefly put his soccer dreams aside in favor of playing tennis, training four to five days a week and even getting the chance to play alongside professionals like Andy Murray.

Just a few years later, Romeo decided to give soccer another try, and at 19, he joined Fort Lauderdale CF, the sister club of Inter Miami CF, which is co-owned by his dad. The team competes in League One of the United Soccer League and in September 2021, he made his professional debut in a match against Tormenta FC.

Despite his busy schedule filled with athletics and modeling, Romeo managed to make time for romance. Romeo was most recently linked to model Mia Regan, whom he reportedly began dating in 2019. The couple made their first joint red carpet appearance at the 2021 British Fashion Awards.