‘Your parents are not abusers’: Katherine Ryan launches a blistering attack on Brooklyn Beckham and brands him an ‘ungrateful nepo baby’ as she savages him in defence of David and Victoria
Katherine Ryan has launched a furious attack on Brooklyn Beckham after he brutally attacked her in defense of David and Victoria, branding her an ‘ungrateful nepo baby’.
The 42-year-old comedian was responding to Beckham’s eldest son’s bombshell statement on social media on Monday, attacking his parents.
Brooklyn claimed she has “never felt more uncomfortable or humiliated” than when she “missed” her first dance to American actress Nicola Peltz, 31, at her mother’s wedding in 2022.
He also revealed that he hasn’t spoken to his parents or siblings for 13 months, claiming Victoria called him ‘bad’ about the living arrangements.
But Katherine, herself a mother of four, jumped to the defense of the 50-year-old football legend and the 51-year-old Spice Girl on her podcast: Telling Everyone Everything on Tuesday.
‘I’m with David and Victoria. “As a parent and a young person, I think Brooklyn Beckham needs to grow up a bit,” he said.
Katherine Ryan has launched a scathing attack on Brooklyn Beckham, branding him an ‘ungrateful nepo baby’ after he brutally attacked her in defense of David and Victoria.
Brooklyn claims he has “never felt more uncomfortable or humiliated” than when he “missed” his first dance to American actress Nicola Peltz, 31, at his mother’s wedding in 2022 (seen in 2024)
‘He’s the first son of an absolute dynasty, they’re like royalty when it comes to matching denim with us, and that comes with a lot of privilege. But of course it’s complicated because you live your life in the public eye. okay, but I feel like he took too much advantage of it and he doesn’t seem to have enough emotional intelligence, “In many ways this sucked, but in many ways it created a beautiful life for me.
‘My parents are not abusive. My parents say nice things about me and give me opportunities, whether it’s for performance purposes or otherwise.”‘
She added: ‘I think a lot of nepo babies have the problem of not living up to their parents’ success (definitely being eclipsed).’
The Canadian comedian, who lives in London with her four children and husband Bobby Kootstra, then took aim at Brooklyn’s career, stating that every ‘rich kid’ venture, including 2021’s £1 million Superdry deal and a cooking show costing ‘£100,000 per episode’ during the pandemic, was ‘fuelled and spearheaded entirely by being Beckham’.
He said of his modeling career: ‘Would he be watched in a shopping mall like other gorgeous young kids? No, she was one of the original nepo dolls.
‘We watched him being taken to football matches as a baby. It’s a really powerful name. That’s how you got those contracts, or maybe he doesn’t know about it.
‘Then he decides he wants to do photography and we’ve all seen his photography work.’
He added: ‘I don’t see any gratitude in these posts.’
But Katherine, herself a mother of four, jumped to the defense of the 50-year-old football legend and the 51-year-old Spice Girl on her podcast Telling Everybody Everything on Tuesday.
The intervention is a dramatic U-turn for Katherine, who had previously criticized David and Victoria. Two months ago, he sparked mass backlash on Have I Got News for You after he used the C-word in reference to Victoria, joking: ‘I don’t know if we’re allowed to air the C-word but you’ve referenced Victoria Beckham before…and we’ll allow it.’
He also previously criticized David over his ambassadorship for the Qatar World Cup in 2022, saying celebrities ‘can’t cash a cheque’ while claiming to be LGBTQ+ allies.
In her explosive tirade against Brooklyn, Katherine denied shocking claim that Victoria canceled making Nicola’s dress at the last minute before their big day in 2022.
According to ‘Brooklyn’, at the final hour Nicola had to fight for a special Valentino; Original articles about the dress say it was designed based on a year’s worth of conversations, that Nicola flew to Rome twice to discuss and design the dress, and that there were two rehearsals, one in Miami and one in Los Angeles. What’s the situation like at 11 o’clock? Looks like they had a year to plan this Valentino dress.’
Katherine was equally unimpressed by Brooklyn’s claim that he felt ‘humiliated’ because Victoria had ‘danced inappropriately’ with me during what was supposed to be his first dance with his wife Nicola.
‘What does this mean? Trembling or creaking? Why was Victoria Beckham ready to dance that first dance? Maybe it was a misunderstanding because you’re dancing with your mother.’
On Monday, Beckham’s eldest son, 26, launched an extraordinary online attack on his parents, accusing David, 50, and Victoria, 51, of trying to ‘ruin’ his marriage.
“I think saying ‘I was humiliated’ is a little weak,” he added.
‘Your mother exists on the planet as her autonomous self. He’s going on his own journey, and you have to accept that he’s going to have feelings about his first son getting married. And if she wants to hug you or cry at the first dance, or if she decides to act like a bride of sorts and drag her into parts of the wedding you don’t want, that’s like okay. Let this be humiliating for him. This is not insulting to you.
‘You know what you have to do in this situation is be a kind son and say ‘yes, mom is a little crazy.’
He continued: ‘I’m not sure about that. [Brooklyn] understands the trauma and abuse experienced by real people. This is his experience, he has come to these conclusions, and he believes that he has really pushed hard – okay.
‘He always seemed like such a good kid, but there comes a point in your life where if you really want to stand on your own two feet and be an adult, you also have to give grace to your parents.’
The comedian also criticized Brooklyn’s recent legal letter to her parents, requesting that they stop tagging her on social media and only contact her through lawyers.
‘I understand Brooklyn’s attitude that he wants realism from his family. “But if you feel that way, then you ignore social media completely,” he said.
‘You will add fuel to the fire by drafting a legal letter that you know will be made public. ‘It demands privacy in a very public and performative way.’
Katherine added that she needed to understand Brooklyn’s difficult journey under the spotlight. ‘It was very difficult for his parents to grow up in the public eye,’ he said.
‘If Brooklyn thinks she’s in the public eye, imagine what it’s like for Victoria and David. ‘When Brooklyn was born and blinded by the flashes of the paparazzi, they had to navigate this world as new young parents.’
He added: ‘Give your parents a break. They did their best. Show them some kindness. You can show grace and still distance yourself. And I don’t think that’s by publicly demanding privacy. ‘You can’t have your cake and eat it too.’
