SORRY ladies, there is only room for one Mrs Beckham.
Over the past year, queen bee Victoria has seen son Brooklyn and his wife Nicola go all out to prove they have no wish or need to be part of the Beckham family brand.
Instead, they have made moves to cement themselves as a rival power couple with global appeal.
In January’s now infamous Instagram rant aimed at his parents, Brooklyn said of his wedding: “My mum hijacked my first dance with my wife, which had been planned weeks in advance.”
Conjuring an image that has been lampooned across the internet endlessly, he added: “She danced very inappropriately on me in front of everyone. I’ve never felt more uncomfortable or humiliated in my entire life.”
But considering how much they claim to want to detach themselves from Brooklyn’s famous mum, it’s Nicola’s appearance that has us all doing a double-take.
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By all accounts, she seems to be morphing into a Victoria avatar.
Both women have posed for pics in slinky catsuits.
And on Monday, Nicola shared a topless mirror selfie wearing just a pair of tights while prepping for her upcoming ballerina film Prima — instantly sparking comparisons yet again with her equally slender mother-in-law.
Is it just an uncanny coincidence?
Or is this the US-born 31-year-old’s declaration that — though there might be one Mrs Beckham — Mrs Peltz-Beckham has real girl power and is ready to steal the spotlight?
The proof, of course, is in the pouting.
A true copycat
IT’S not just Vic’s red carpet outfits and off-duty dressing that Nicola likes to imitate.
In fact, she looks to her mother-in-law when it comes to fancy dress too.
And she’s took posh appearance in it as a PVC catsuit clad Catwoman for a 2018 Vogue shoot his inspiration for her own sexy feline cosplay.
They say immitation is the sincerest form of flattery. But when it comes to Nic versus Vic, the claws are out.
Met their match
FORGET Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake in double denim.
When it comes to twinning nobody did it better than Victoria and David Beckham, who used every photo call in the nineties to share a matching moment.
The double shiny leather to those famous purple wedding day numbers the pair made history.
Nicola and Brooklyn have duly tried to take the mantle, posing in matching pyjamas, Burberry and tuxes.
But they’re double trouble antiques seems somewhat amateur in comparison.
Our advice? More pleather!
Oh, jacket in
NICOLA was once keen to show she had earned her stripes as part of Clan Beckham – channelling Victoria’s vintage Dolce & Gabbana biker jacket.
She was seen wearing the statement piece on a 2024 trip to Paris for Fashion Week – more than two decades after Posh Spice Vic teamed it with chequerboard jeans and a pair of tinted aviators to watch
Manchester United be crowned Premier League Champions in 2001.
Now I’m the mane attraction
ONCE a committed blonde, Nicola made a bold statement when she ditched the bleach in 2022.
Before then, her golden locks were a trademark, drawing comparisons to her own mother, ex-model Claudia Peltz.
But after giving the colour one last hurrah at her wedding in May that year, Nicola embraced her “wifey” era with a brand-new barnet suspiciously like Vic’s brunette, mid-length do.
Dyeing for attention, maybe?
Pipped at the post
WHEN it comes to getting sentimental online, Victoria is a pro.
She often uses Instagram to declare her love for her brood.
In fact, she even did it yesterday to wish Brooklyn a happy birthday, telling him: “I love you so much” – despite the fact her estranged son had blocked his whole family on the site and requested his parents do not interact with him or tag him in posts.
Naturally, Nicola is just as effusive, regularly writing, “I love you baby” and uploading smoochy snaps to her own social media – letting Brooklyn, and the world, know that she can get soppy, too.
A pattern’s emerging here
IF Victoria airs her love on Instagram, David does it on his body.
He has famously tattooed it inch by inch to create a tapestry of tributes to his family, including the words “Posh” and “Victoria”, which are emblazoned on his hands.
Not one to be outdone, Brooklyn is following suit, decking out his body with tattooed tributes to Nicola – and he even has an image of her eyes inked on his neck.
Staring out from behind him, they firmly tell the world: “I’m the only Mrs Beckham that matters”.
I don’t give a ship
LOUNGING on the back of her £16million family yacht with loved ones is among Victoria’s favourite pastimes.
And for a while, Nicola would have happily soaked up the sun beside her as they sailed the Mediterranean.
But since the family schism, Brooklyn and Nicola have been holidaying sans Beckhams – instead, joining Nic’s family last summer on their much bigger superyacht in the south of France.
Yes, they pushed the boat out – leaving choppy waters in their wake.
They’ll make them see red
THERE is nothing Victoria and David love more than a romantic dinner together.
The couple often share snapshots from special anniversaries as they clink glasses next to a super-expensive bottle of wine.
So it is no surprise that Nicola and Brooklyn have added that to the list of “things we can do, too” – recently sharing a stream of photos from their loved-up date nights, each with a glass of pricey red in hand.
They really are sips off the old block.
You’ve got a lot of front
VICTORIA has graced the front page of hundreds of fancy magazines over the years – posing for in excess of 30 international Vogue covers, in addition to the likes of Elle, Glamour and Harper’s Bazaar.
Still, Nicola is clipping at her heels, having graced the cover of Glamour Germany’s Love Issue last year alongside Brooklyn.
She even nabbed her own solo cover for Tatler in 2022, which bore the controversial headline, “The New Mrs Beckham”.
Ouch!