DAVID and Victoria Beckham fear estranged son Brooklyn could be left high and dry after he signed an iron-clad pre-nup.
There were also concerns over his change of Instagram profile photo — to one showing a tattoo of his wife Nicola Peltz’s eyes on the back of his neck.
His parents — stunned by their eldest child’s explosive statement on Monday — believe it is yet another sign he is viewing everything through the 31-year-old US actress.
The Sun can reveal Brooklyn, 26, signed a rigid pre-nuptial agreement ahead of their 2022 wedding, and will not gain any of her family wealth if they split.
The move is significant as Nicola’s businessman and investor father Nelson, 83, is worth an estimated £1.2billion.
The agreement means Brooklyn would only leave with half of what they have made as a brand.
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Those close to the aspiring chef insist it is irrelevant as they are stronger than ever as a couple, despite the furore around them.
But his parents have grown more concerned that he could be left stranded after drifting from many of his nearest and dearest.
A source close to David and Victoria said: “The fear is that he has been completely absorbed into the Peltzes and has become alienated from everyone else.
“If they ever did break up, Brooklyn would be completely ostracised and without much cash to show for it.
“It’s as if he’s being held captive or something, because heartbreakingly, that’s what it feels like for them. His future is completely in the hands of the Peltzes.”
We can reveal that after Brooklyn sent his family a “desist” legal letter asking them not to contact them directly, they were so concerned about his in-laws’ influence they replied with a letter addressed solely to him.
The insider explained: “David and Victoria felt it was the only way to get a message across to him without the Peltz family’s influence.
“It was like, ‘Give us a signal you’re OK, because we are concerned for you’. Everything they have done for Brooklyn has come from a place of love and worry.”
Brooklyn has also now updated his Instagram page with a new image featuring a tattoo of Nicola peering out from the back of his neck, which his family feels is another cause for concern.
On paper, Nicola and Victoria should get on like a house on fire
A source
Her eyes are above a letter she wrote to him before they got married, saying: “My forever boy…Just know we can get through it all together if you breathe slow and trust. I love you beyond. Love always, your future wifey.”
A pal said: “It’s so over the top and extreme to show his dedication in that way, it’s almost alarming. Why does he feel the need to do that within a loving relationship?”
The Sun understands that Victoria has been hit hard by Brooklyn’s six-page statement, posted on Instagram, in which he accused his parents of “controlling” him.
He also claimed they tried to interfere with his marriage and said his mum danced “inappropriately on me” at their wedding in Florida, after she “hijacked” their first dance.
Brooklyn said: “I’ve never felt more uncomfortable or humiliated in my entire life.”
One pal said: “Victoria has been on the phone to friends in floods of tears. She is totally devastated.”
Brooklyn’s wedding DJ Fat Tony also yesterday waded into the storm, posting a clip of Amanda in BBC comedy Motherland dancing wildly.
The caption read: “POV Victoria Beckham during Brooklyn’s first dance.”
He added: “Actual video footage it’s true I was there!”
The divide between the Peltzes and the Beckhams, including fashion designer Victoria and Nicola, was evident long before the wedding.
A source explained: “On paper, Nicola and Victoria should get on like a house on fire.
“They are both really ambitious, they love fashion, and family is the most important thing to them both. But for some reason, they just never hit it off. They never really gelled and the Beckhams never felt like they bonded with Nicola’s parents Nelson and Claudia.
“It was evident at the wedding. It was very much us and them in the room. As one of the most famous families in the UK, it was weird for the Beckhams to play second fiddle to the billionaire Peltzes.”
Due to lockdowns, the two clans only met for the first time after Brooklyn and Nicola got engaged in 2020.
Her parents were reportedly offended when Victoria and David sent their security team to “sweep” their £76million Florida home ahead of their first visit, which was standard for the Beckhams.
The narrative that my wife controls me is completely backwards. I have been controlled by my parents for most of my life
Brooklyn
There were then differences over the wedding, with Nicola’s mum insisting they have just one wedding, with her as the planner.
Meanwhile, the Beckhams had hoped there would be events in both the US and the UK.
At the wedding itself, tensions were raised further when singer Marc Anthony gave a speech referencing how lucky the couple would be to have a marriage like David and Victoria’s.
However he did not mention the Peltzes, who have been hitched for 40 years.
Another key issue is believed to stem from Brooklyn feeling like he was being “controlled” by his parents during his “wild child” years.
In Monday’s six-part salvo, he hit back at the suggestion that Nicola has been influencing him.
He wrote: “The narrative that my wife controls me is completely backwards. I have been controlled by my parents for most of my life.”
However, the Beckhams believe they were only ever looking out for him.
A source explained: “The idea that they have ‘controlled’ him for years is just not how they see things at all. It’s heartbreaking.
“There was a time, about 10 years ago, when Brooklyn was a teenager and they were just concerned for him. He was doing typical teenage things like staying out late and lashing out, but they always tried to be there for him.
“They put up with a lot, but he is their son and they always had his best interests at heart.”
It was like Brand Beckham was more important than anything else
A source
However he got tired of the perception they were a big happy family.
The source added: “With every event, every post on social media and every family photo opp, it was all about making people think about the Beckhams in a certain way.
“It was like Brand Beckham was more important than anything else.
“It didn’t matter what was really going on behind closed doors, it was business as usual on the outside. He doesn’t want to live like that. It’s fake and exhausting.”
Brooklyn has multiple tattoos dedicated to his wife.
They include his entire wedding vows on his arm, a portrait of his wife and the letter ‘N’ on his ring finger.
Also below Nicola’s eyes are the coordinates where he was born, at London’s Portland Hospital in 1999.
He previously had “mama’s boy” inked on his chest, but covered it up with a design representing Nicola’s wedding bouquet.