David Beckham and son Cruz take their minds off deepening Brooklyn and Nicola Peltz rift as they pose for sweet snaps with their beloved dogs

David Beckham and youngest son Cruz took their minds off the family’s deepening rift as they posed for sweet snaps with their beloved dogs on Sunday.

The footballer, 50, and wife Victoria, 51, have become estranged from eldest child Brooklyn, 26, while Cruz, 20, is said to be going out of his way to avoid his sibling, whose heiress wife Nicola Peltz, has been blamed for the rift in the once tight-knit family.

Taking to their Instagram Stories, Posh shared a snaps of her hunky husband as he cuddled up to two of the family’s three fluffy cocker spaniels who are named Olive, Sage and Fig.

David beamed as he cradled one in his arms before scooping up another to relax together on the sofa.

Meanwhile Cruz’s girlfriend Jackie Apostel, 29, posted a snap on her own stories as one four legged friend rested on the budding musician’s knee. 

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David Beckham, 50, and youngest son Cruz , 20, took their minds off the family’s deepning rift as they posed for sweet snaps with their beloved dogs on Sunday

The footballer, and wife Victoria , 51, have become estranged from eldest child Brooklyn, 26, while Cruz (pictured) is said to be going out of his way to avoid his sibling

Brooklyn’s heiress wife Nicola Peltz has been blamed for the rift in the once tight-knit family

It comes after The Mail on Sunday can revealed that the feud had grown so bitter Cruz has taken to contacting the family’s favourite hangouts ahead of any visits to confirm that he won’t cross paths with his sibling.

He is said to have sent messages to the owners of their haunts specifically asking questions such as, ‘Is Brooklyn there?’, to make sure the coast was clear.

And he even follows that up with a request to ‘let him know’ if his brother later turned up, sources say.

Brooklyn does not even live in London, having set up home in Los Angeles with his wife Nicola, but relations have deteriorated so much that he no longer tells parents David and Victoria when he’s in town.

Earlier this month the couple jetted to the UK for a photoshoot with Italian luxury fashion brand Moncler.

But while the location was just two miles from the family’s home in west London, they kept the visit secret – even from younger sister, Harper, 13, who used to pose for pictures with Nicola on social media.

The Beckhams are said to have learned of Brooklyn’s visit only when they spotted an Instagram post that Nicola made about the job.

News that Cruz is making moves to avoid inadvertently bumping into his brother are the latest indication of the deep rift within the Beckham family.

Taking to their Instagram Stories Posh shared a snaps of her hunky husband as he cuddled up to two of the family’s three fluffy cocker spaniels who are named Olive, Sage and Fig

He shares the trio of shooting dogs with wife Victoria, after settling down in the Cotswolds and fully embracing the countryside life during the first lockdown in 2020

(L-R) Cruz, Nicola, Victoria and Brooklyn pictured together in 2024

Rumours were further fuelled when Cruz appeared to reference the drama in a cryptic post on Instagram last week.

He wrote: ‘It takes 43 muscles in your face to frown, and 17 to smile. Be kind and tell the truth.’

It is unclear what ‘truth’ he is referring to, but many saw it as a veiled reference to Brooklyn. The post was later deleted.

It has been many months since the family spent time together, with the feud becoming public knowledge when Brooklyn failed to attend any of his father’s 50th birthday celebrations a month ago.

Brooklyn appeared to nail his loyalties to the mast when he posted an image on Instagram of himself and Nicola riding a motorbike, writing: ‘My whole world x I will love you forever x I always choose you baby x you’re the most amazing person I know xx me and you forever baby.’

The Beckhams have largely remained silent in public about the rift, but they are said to fear that Brooklyn is falling increasingly under the control of Nicola, the daughter of American billionaire businessman Nelson Peltz.

As a source told the Mail last week: ‘Brooklyn is now being referred to as “the hostage”.

‘Those who love him fear that he is being controlled by Nicola, and it is heartbreaking.’

Tensions allegedly began in the lead-up to Brooklyn and Nicola’s £3 million wedding in April 2022, with Nicola was said to have declined an offer to wear a dress designed by Victoria Beckham.