Brooklyn Beckham’s wife Nicola Peltz returns to TV as the younger incarnation of Isabella Rossellini’s Franny after she FINALLY falls victim to her husband’s twisted drug in the gory finale of The Beauty amid family feud

Nicola Peltz made a surprise return to TV in the season one finale of FX’s The Beauty as her feud with husband Brooklyn Beckham’s family continued.

The actress, who celebrated her husband’s 27th birthday on Wednesday, played a younger version of Isabella Rossellini’s character Franny in the latest installment of the body horror series.

In the latest episode, viewers saw the terrifying moment Franny fell victim to her husband’s age-reversing beauty drug, which was forcibly injected into her by her two sons.

This is despite the drug’s horrific side effects, which have left many users, including Bella Hadid, reduced to sticky puddles.

In a chilling scene, Franny woke up after being drugged and was horrified to find that she was now a younger version of herself, played by Nicola.

The actress could be seen wearing a bejeweled top and low-waisted skirt, echoing her iconic outfit from Rossellini’s 1992 film Death Becomes Her.

She emotionally shared that she felt ‘trapped’ in the younger version of her body after taking the drug, and attempted to end her life by digging a broken pottery shard into her neck in protest.

The actress and her husband, Brooklyn Beckham, are involved in a fight with her family, and she made an explosive statement, revealing that she has no plans to reconcile with them.

“I feel like a prisoner trapped in a body that doesn’t belong to me,” Franny told Byron.

‘Everything I worked for, everything I earned, my scars, my stretch marks, the age I had was taken from me.’

When he first sees her confronting Kutcher’s character, she shockingly asks, “Franny?” he asked.

‘Don’t act so surprised, you smug fool,’ she replied, causing the man to quickly say, ‘No, I had no idea.’ I swear.’

“They knew exactly what you wanted and did whatever it took to make it happen,” he said, apparently referring to his sons who injected him with drugs.

Kutcher then said as he slowly approached her: ‘I admit it… I’m not sorry. ‘You’re so hot.’

Viewers later saw Franny’s desperate attempts to end her life and, against her will, she was placed on life support in a gilded ballroom.

But elsewhere in the final episode of his show, Ryan Murphy set out to find a way to reverse the drug with an antidote.

Directed by Michael Uppendahl recently opened Diversity He spoke about Peltz’s outfit in the scene, confirming that it was an homage to his role in Rossellini’s Death Becomes Her.

He told a press outlet: ‘It was Ryan’s idea and as soon as I heard it I thought it was brilliant.

‘Someone recently started remaking that jeweled blouse. It’s like getting back into fashion at a very high, very specific level that Franny can afford.’

Peltz is no stranger to the big screen and has appeared in projects such as The Bates Motel, The Last Airbender and Transformers: Age Of Extinction.

He also recently starred in the 2024 film Lola, which he wrote and directed.

However, his most recent television role was in the 2022 biographical drama miniseries Welcome To Chippendales.

In the latest episode, viewers saw the terrifying moment Franny finally fell victim to her husband’s age-reversing beauty drug and was forcibly injected into it by her two sons.

In a chilling scene, Franny woke up after being drugged and was horrified to find that she was now a younger version of herself, played by Nicola.

The actress could be seen wearing a jeweled top and a low-waisted skirt; the look echoed Rossellini’s iconic outfit from the 1992 film Death Becomes Her (seen above).

She emotionally shared that she felt ‘trapped’ in the younger version of her body after taking the drug, and attempted to end her life by digging a broken pottery shard into her neck in protest.

Reacting in fear, Franny’s husband Byron tries to save her and decides to keep her on life support against his wife’s wishes.

Director Michael Uppendahl recently told Variety about Peltz’s outfit in her scene, confirming that it was an homage to her role in Rossellini’s Death Becomes Her.

It seems that Franny’s defiance had finally led Byron to realize the effectiveness of his aging-reversing drug and begin working on the antidote.

Peltz is preparing for her upcoming performance in the independent film Prima, in which she will play the role of a prima ballerina named Margo.

The cast also includes Faye Dunaway, Jack Huston, Betty Gabriel and Mira Sorvino.

The premise is: ‘Margo, a classical ballet dancer, sees her world shaken when modern changes threaten her company’s tradition, leading her to question the true cost of absolute devotion to the arts.’ IMDB.

And his rigorous training for the role has since been revealed; This training includes a strict diet and an intense fitness regime.

Peltz also underwent four months of ballet training, which reportedly caused her weight to drop below 100 pounds.

On Wednesday, Nicola shared a special tribute to husband Brooklyn to celebrate his 27th birthday.

She hopped on her Instagram page and shared a photo of herself and her husband in a room decorated with celebratory balloons.

She captioned the post: ‘Happy birthday baby… I hope all your dreams and wishes come true!

‘You light up every room you enter and everyone who meets you loves you… you are the most special person and I love being your wife. ‘I love you, I love you, I love you.’

Responding to the birthday tribute, she wrote: ‘I love you baby.’

Peltz appeared to have a special plan for Brooklyn; The actress gifted him a box of twenty-one personalized frosted cupcakes individually shaped into ‘Happy Birthday Brooklyn’.

‘Make a wish!’ The man trembles as he eats his first cake and adds: ‘I love you. I hope your wishes come true.’

Hours ago, Brooklyn’s parents, David and Victoria Beckham, shared their own birthday celebrations, but have yet to receive public confirmation.

Sharing childhood photos of the influencer and tagging his wife Victoria, David used his childhood nickname for his son Buster as he wrote ’27’ today. Happy birthday Bust. ‘We love you.’

Minutes later, Victoria shared the same photo and wrote: ‘Happy Birthday Brooklyn, we love you so much’, before uploading a photo of herself laughing with her son with a series of loving hearts.

Brooklyn’s 23-year-old brother Romeo shared childhood memories with his sibling on Wednesday afternoon, but did not include a caption.

His grandparents, Ted and Hilary Beckham, also posted photos in honor of Brooklyn’s birthday and included photos of his wife, Nicola.

The latest reports suggest that Brooklyn is on good terms with his grandfather Ted and his wife Hilary, despite being estranged from his parents. He was reportedly in regular contact with them.

Brooklyn, who currently lives in the United States with his wife, recently expressed his desire to get away from his family in a six-page Instagram statement full of lurid allegations.

Addressing her social media followers in January, she claimed that her parents were trying to sabotage her marriage and had always prioritized public branding over family relationships.