Brooklyn Beckham says he's 'not worked in five years' and admits he 'can come across as annoying sometimes'

Brooklyn Beckham has spoken out about his career status as he admitted he 'hasn't worked in five years' because he's more interested in his hot sauce brand.

The eldest Beckham child revealed he didn't really work, though you might remember some of the past careers he's had including model, stylist, chef and elephant photographer.

According to the Daily Mail, Brooklyn was recently at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York where he talked about his career and his hot sauce brand Cloud23, which he where he said he'd not 'worked in five years'.

He said: "Four years ago I was trying to work out what I wanted to do with my life, what I wanted to do for work.

"Basically my wife and I got really drunk in our apartment while making hot sauce. I watched a short little video on how to make it and the next day I tried it again.

Brooklyn Beckham is more focused on his hot sauce these days (Noam Galai/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival)

"I really wanted to see what I could create. I'm always calling the CEO on Sunday at 10pm with a crazy idea of what direction we might go in or a condiment idea. I'll call with a ridiculous idea."

The footballer's son acknowledged that he 'can come across as annoying sometimes', but he's still out there plugging the sauce brand that bears the number his father wore on many of his football shirts, including for Real Madrid.

However, that relationship isn't as strong as it once was as in more recent years Brooklyn Beckham has been making waves over the apparent rift between himself and the rest of his family as he and wife Nicola Peltz appear not to be in close contact with the rest of the Beckhams.

He said that because of his sauce he hasn't really had to work for the past few years (Noam Galai/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival)

There have been the occasional barbs back and forth, as his brother Cruz sang a song called 'Loneliest Boy' which many thought was an unsubtle reference to Brooklyn.

The lyrics go: "Loneliest boy, mama don’t talk too much, it’s breaking her heart. It shows in the small things that you don’t do. I guess in the end that it’s you, yourself, and you.

“Tell me how do you live, when you’ve got nobody to lose?”

Brooklyn also sent a legal warning to his parents saying they should only contact him through his representatives, which isn't particularly a sign of a happy family.

In recent years Brooklyn appears to have cut contact with the rest of his family (Samir Hussein/WireImage)

Timeline of the Beckham family feud

April 2022: Brooklyn and Nicola tie the knot

On 9 April 2022, Brooklyn and Nicola got married in a lavish ceremony in front of 500 guests at her family's estate in Palm Beach, Florida, two years after getting engaged.

Aug 2022: The first reports of a feud between Nicola and Victoria Beckham

Just months after the wedding, media sources were starting to report on a 'full-on cold war' between Nicola and her new mum-in-law.

According to Page Six, 'the build-up to the wedding was horrendous' and they 'can’t stand each other and don’t talk'.

Reports also claimed much of the feud came from Nicola's decision to wear a Valentino wedding dress instead of a piece designed by Victoria's fashion house, but they appeared to quash these rumours.

March 2023: The Beckhams play happy families

In March 2023, the Beckhams seemed to be happier than ever and were posing for photos at Victoria's Paris fashion show.

April 2025: The family rift resurfaces

Two years on, it was reported that Brooklyn and Nicola had snubbed David's 50th birthday party at Cipriani Downtown Miami.

And then, just days later, TMZ claimed that Brooklyn and brother Romeo weren't speaking due to a fallout over Romeo's girlfriend, Kim Turnbull, who had a 'romantic connection' with Brooklyn 'several years ago'.

Cruz later insisted that Brooklyn and Kim had never actually dated, and in May of 2025, Brooklyn and Nicola were nowhere to be seen as the birthday celebrations for David continued.

July 2025: Mass unfollowing on social media

In July 2025, Brooklyn and Nicola unfollowed Romeo and Cruz and vice versa.

August 2025: David and Victoria miss vow renewals

The following month, David and Victoria are reported not to have attended the Peltz-Beckham vow renewals.

And by December that year, it was reported that Brooklyn no longer followed his parents, and they no longer followed him, and the youngest brother was quick to set the record straight.

Dec 2025: Cruz speaks out

Cruz wrote on his Instagram Stories about the claims that he and his family had unfollowed Brooklyn: "NOT TRUE. My mum and dad would never unfollow their son … Let's get the facts right. They woke up blocked … as did I."

Jan 2026: Brooklyn takes legal action

In January 2026, it was claimed that Brooklyn sent a legal letter to his parents, insisting they only contact him via his lawyer; a rule which Victoria is believed to have broken when she 'liked' an Instagram post he made about a roast chicken.

Jan 2026: Brooklyn breaks silence on family feud

In a shock statement posted on his Instagram Stories on 19 January, Brooklyn made some bombshell claims about his family, which included how his parents have tried to 'ruin' his relationship with Nicola, have always 'controlled' his life, and how 'Brand Beckham' comes first before anything else.