Brooklyn Beckham marked Valentine’s Day by publicly professing his love for wife Nicola Peltz, sharing a striking black-and-white photo of the pair kissing on Instagram as tensions with his family continue to simmer.
The snap showed the Cloud23 founder, 26, shirtless as he leaned in to kiss Peltz, 31, who was wearing a white crop top that revealed her toned midriff.
Alongside the intimate snap, Brooklyn wrote, “Happy Valentine’s Day baby x I am the luckiest person in the world to be able to call you my valentine every year x I love you more than you know and I will forever protect and love you x.”
The post comes as Brooklyn remains firmly in line with his wife following his very public fallout with his parents, David Beckham and Victoria Beckham. Last month he made it clear he had no intention of reconciling, accusing them of trying to undermine his marriage and claiming Victoria hijacked the first dance at his 2022 wedding, which he said was meant to be shared with Nicola.
Since then, Brooklyn and Nicola have been leaning in to present a united front, regularly posting romantic snaps from trips away and appearing relaxed and loving on date nights.
Brooklyn has also covered tattoos previously dedicated to his father and siblings, a move that further fueled talk of distance in the family.
Despite the breakup, signs of affection from the Beckham family have continued.
On Valentine’s Day, Brooklyn’s younger sister, Harper Beckham, shared an old black-and-white photo on her private Instagram showing herself in a swimming pool with her three brothers.
She had her arms around Brooklyn, while Romeo Beckham and Cruz Beckham stood behind them with their arms around each other.
“I love you all so much words can’t describe it,” Harper wrote, tagging her brothers.
Romeo later reposted the photo to his Instagram stories and added an infinity emoji, while Victoria also reshared another sibling photo that Harper had posted, captioning it: “Happy Valentine’s Day to the best big brothers in the whole world x.”
Behind the scenes, however, the reconciliation appears complicated.
PEOPLE reported late last month that the Beckhams were open to repairing their relationship with Brooklyn, but not with Nicola.
“The Beckhams have no intention of reconciling with their son unless Nicola is out of the picture,” a source told the news outlet, adding, “It’s not an ultimatum he’s going to go along with.”
The insider also claimed that Brooklyn “has felt more support from his wife in the last three years than from his parents in his entire life.”
Longtime family friend Gordon Ramsay has since spoken out in defense of David and Victoria.
“It’s hard, isn’t it, when you’re in love? Love is blind. That’s why they say it,” Ramsay said in an interview with The sun published Friday.
He added that Victoria is “sad” and that David loves his eldest son deeply.
Ramsay called the situation “difficult” and suggested Brooklyn is “desperate to stand on her own two feet” before adding: “It’s such a good thing to do. But remember where you came from. And honestly, one day you’re not going to have your mom and dad, and you have to understand that.”
Brooklyn seemed to respond quietly by unfollowing the celebrity chef.
While rumors of efforts continue to swirl years after his 2022 wedding, his Valentine’s post made one thing unmistakably clear: his priority remains his marriage to Nicola Peltz, even as the wider family drama unfolds.
