Brooklyn Beckham covers up 'mama's boy' tattoo amid family feud
Brooklyn Beckham has covered up his "mama's boy" chest tattoo—a tribute to Victoria Beckham—with a floral bouquet design inspired by wife Nicola Peltz's wedding flowers. The 27-year-old shared the updated ink in a shirtless Instagram post amid his ongoing estrangement from parents David and Victoria Beckham and the wider family feud that erupted publicly in January.
The aspiring chef's latest body-art makeover adds to a pattern that began in summer 2025, when he first started altering ink dedicated to his famous family. Reports from The Independent and the Daily Mail suggest Brooklyn is steadily replacing reminders of his parents and siblings with designs tied to his marriage instead.
Key Takeaways
- Brooklyn Beckham replaced a "mama's boy" chest tattoo honoring Victoria with a floral bouquet linked to Nicola Peltz's 2022 wedding.
- He has also altered or covered tributes to David Beckham, including an anchor tattoo reading "Dad" and the birth year "1975."
- The ink changes follow Brooklyn's January statement that he does not wish to reconcile with his parents.
- Brooklyn skipped the Beckham family's annual yacht holiday for a second straight year while David and Victoria vacationed nearby in St Tropez.
Why did Brooklyn Beckham cover up his 'mama's boy' tattoo?
Brooklyn Beckham first got the "mama's boy" inscription as a sign of respect for Victoria Beckham, formerly Posh Spice of the Spice Girls. In a new shirtless photo shared on Instagram this week, that wording is gone.
In its place sits a floral bouquet believed to mirror the one Nicola Peltz carried at the couple's 2022 wedding. The swap signals a shift in what Brooklyn wants his skin to represent as his relationship with his mother remains strained.
Brooklyn publicly acknowledged the family rift in January, saying he had no desire to reconcile. He accused David and Victoria of trying to control him and of driving a wedge between him and Peltz, claims his mother rejected in an April interview with the Wall Street Journal.
What other family tattoos has Brooklyn Beckham changed?
Brooklyn Beckham is not stopping at one cover-up. MailOnline reports that he has also reworked ink honoring his father, including an anchor on his upper right arm that once bore the word "Dad."
That design now appears partly obscured by shapes and a star, while a nearby message reading "love you Bust"—David's nickname for Brooklyn—remains visible but looks lighter than before. The number "1975," referencing David's birth year, also seems to have been removed or faded.
Tattoos of siblings' names Romeo, Cruz, and Harper on his fingers have reportedly been covered as well. Brooklyn still appears to carry a "brotherhood" tattoo on his right leg and a ballerina design on his calf for Harper, according to published reports.
His tattoo history has long mirrored David's. At 18, Brooklyn got a Native American chief design on his forearm and captioned an Instagram post "just like dads." He also shares cherub imagery similar to his father's extensive collection.
How does the tattoo update fit the Beckham family feud?
The body-art edits land at a tense moment for the Beckhams. Brooklyn and Nicola Peltz were spotted in New York after time in St Tropez, while David and Victoria were vacationing in the same French Riviera area just days earlier—yet Brooklyn skipped the family's annual summer yacht trip for the second year running.
In June, Brooklyn raised eyebrows in a DoorDash World Cup advert filmed from his sofa. He joked it was "a long story" why he was watching from home, while David and other Beckhams attended the tournament as VIP guests in the United States.
Stories like this often land in our Bizarre News & Florida Man section, where celebrity drama intersects with unexpected twists. For Brooklyn, swapping family tributes for wedding flowers is the latest visible step in an estrangement he says he does not plan to reverse.