Ulrika Jonsson has unleashed a blistering attack on Brooklyn Beckham, branding him “weak and spineless” after his explosive claims against parents David Beckham and Victoria Beckham.
The former Gladiators host, 58, said she initially felt “genuine pity and empathy” when she read Brooklyn’s public rant accusing his parents of controlling his life and trying to sabotage his marriage to Nicola Peltz. But Ulrika admitted that instinct didn’t last long. Her “maternal” reaction soon flipped, she said, as she watched Victoria be “mocked in front of the world”.
Writing in her column, Ulrika reflected on the realities of parenthood, noting there’s no instruction manual. Parents, she wrote, guide their children as best they can, determined not to repeat their own parents’ mistakes — while accepting they’ll inevitably make new ones of their own.
She then delivered her sharpest blow, questioning why Brooklyn continues to trade on the Beckham surname if he feels so wronged. In her view, he can’t denounce his family while simultaneously building a career off their name. “I’m afraid he can’t have it both ways,” she said bluntly.
Ulrika also pushed back against the narrative of women being pitted against each other, saying she resented how Victoria and Nicola have been framed as rivals amid the fallout. Turning her fire back on Brooklyn, she concluded that his social-media outburst left her believing the world needed to accept he was “a weak, spineless young man” with little capacity to think independently.
While Brooklyn and Nicola have presented a united front online from the US, the rest of the Beckhams have rallied around each other in public. David, Victoria, Romeo, Cruz and Harper were seen together in Paris, making their first appearance as a family since Brooklyn’s statement.
Commenting on the images, body-language expert Judi James said David appeared stern and emphatically protective, projecting an “alpha” presence beside his wife. Yet, she added, Victoria looked far from fragile, instead radiating calm defiance and control as the family faced the storm together.
