Victoria Beckham has been seen in public for the first time since her son Brooklyn issued a dramatic statement criticizing his parents.
Despite the turmoil within her family, the former Spice Girl took a break to celebrate her bandmate Emma Bunton’s birthday at Soho Farmhouse in the English countryside over the weekend.
Victoria was accompanied by fellow band members Melanie Chisholm and Geri Horner and shared a photo on Instagram to commemorate the event.
In her post, the 51-year-old sent birthday wishes to Bunton, describing her as a ‘beautiful soul’. She also expressed her admiration for Chisholm and Horner, saying: “I love you girls so much.”
The Spice Girls stars dressed smartly for the celebration, with Victoria opting for a brown suit for the occasion.
This outing occurs amid significant upheaval with the Beckhams, as Brooklyn criticized his parents in a revealing Instagram post on January 19.
The eldest child of David and Victoria took to social media to assert that he had ‘been silent for years’ and had made every effort to keep the family dispute ‘private’.
Brooklyn’s statement read: “I have been silent for years and made every effort to keep these matters private.
“Unfortunately, my parents and their team have continued to go to the press, leaving me with no choice but to speak for myself and tell the truth about only some of the lies that have been printed.”
He further stated: “I do not want to reconcile with my family. I’m not being controlled, I’m standing up for myself for the first time in my life. For my entire life, my parents have controlled narratives in the press about our family.
“The performative social media posts, family events and inauthentic relationships have been a fixture of the life I was born into. Recently, I have seen with my own eyes the lengths that they’ll go through to place countless lies in the media, mostly at the expense of innocent people, to preserve their own facade. But I believe the truth always comes out.”
In response to Brooklyn’s significant post, David appeared on CNBC’s Squawk Box program and discussed how his children are ‘allowed to make mistakes’.
He remarked: “I have always spoken about social media and the power of social media… for the good and for the bad. What kids can access these days, it can be dangerous.
“And I have tried to do the same with my children, to educate them.
“They make mistakes, but children are allowed to make mistakes. That is how they learn. That is what I try to teach my kids.
“You sometimes have to let them make those mistakes as well.”