Despite her broken foot, Victoria Beckham couldn’t stop beaming last night as she proudly watched the catwalk show of her latest collection during Paris Fashion Week.
However, there wasn’t just professional pride behind her smile – it was also the fact that she was surrounded by her family.
Her husband David, 48, was in tow, along with their 12-year-old daughter Harper and sons Brooklyn, 24, and 19-year-old Cruz.
But for Victoria, there was one person in the front row whose presence especially warmed her heart: her daughter-in-law Nicola Peltz.
Victoria Beckham appears at the presentation of her autumn-winter 2024/2025 women’s ready-to-wear collection during Paris Fashion Week
The former Spice Girl, who recently injured her ankle while training at the gym, flashed a big smile even as PETA activists furiously stormed the catwalk over the brand’s use of leather
Dressed in a figure-hugging thigh-length red VB dress, Nicola cheered along with the rest of the chic crowd – something Victoria never thought she would see 18 months ago as a feud that threatened to tear her family apart.
Nicola’s support was all the more poignant after it emerged a few weeks ago that Victoria’s son Romeo, 21, and his model girlfriend Mia Regan had split.
Ms Beckham, who was very close to Mia, also 21, and used her as a muse for her label, was devastated.
The success of the show at the Hotel Salomon de Rothschild in central Paris was briefly marred by activists from the animal rights group Peta, who stormed the catwalk carrying signs reading ‘Viva Vegan Leather’.
The show resumed after the protesters, wearing tops with the slogans “Animals are not dust” and “Turn your back on animal skins,” were led away by security officers.
The Mail can reveal that Nicola and Victoria – who was on crutches after injuring herself while exercising on Valentine’s Day – are said to be ‘super close’ by those who know the Beckhams, something the former Spice Girl is said to be ‘excited about’. ‘.
Brooklyn Beckham (left) and Nicola Peltz imagined leaving their hotel in Paris
Victoria’s son Brooklyn, 24, and daughter-in-law Nicola Peltz, 29, also dressed to impress
David was spotted leaving his hotel for the show with daughter Harper and son Cruz
One source said: ‘Mia and Victoria have always been the two who have been close – in fact, Mia was by her side during the row with Nicola and was a constant support. Although Romeo and Mia are still friends, it’s not the same for Victoria, so she’s so relieved that Nicola is actually in her life now.
“Victoria is all about family, and she longs to have close relationships with her sons’ partners.”
The Atonement was quite a journey. A clear froideur fell over the relationship during the preparations for Nicola and Brooklyn’s wedding in May 2022.
There was plenty of speculation at the time, but it seems the trouble started after it emerged Victoria didn’t have time to make Nicola’s wedding dress.
Instead, the bride wore Valentino – and later gave an interview in which she insisted it was not meant as a slight to her new mother-in-law.
Nicola said: ‘I went to do it and I really wanted to, and a few months later she realized her studio couldn’t do it so I had to choose another dress.’ But last month, 29-year-old Nicola appeared to quash any rumors of a split once and for all when she described her mother-in-law as a genius for designing the white trouser suit she wore on the red carpet for the premiere of her film. movie Lola.
And just a few days ago, Victoria had teased fans that her daughter-in-law would be appearing on the catwalk at the highly anticipated fashion event, when she posted a photo to Instagram of the pair during a fitting.
Alongside the selfie – something that would have been unthinkable two years ago – the fashion designer wrote: ‘Pre-show prep and fittings in Paris!! Kisses @NicolaAnnePeltzBeckham xx.’ While it may have been a way to get extra publicity for the event, the two are undoubtedly closer than ever.
A day later, the American actress was spotted wearing Victoria’s spring/summer 2001 Dolce & Gabbana biker jacket, back when she was best known as Posh Spice.
The former singer wore it with checkerboard jeans and tinted aviator trousers to stand on the terraces of Old Trafford and watch Manchester United be crowned Premier League champions in 2001, when Brooklyn was just two.
It was perhaps confirmation that Nicola had finally been given the keys to her mother-in-law’s wardrobe – something other women in their twenties can only dream of. The two women are also said to be in constant contact despite living thousands of miles apart, with Nicola living in Los Angeles and Victoria mainly in London.
Brooklyn is said to be “thrilled and relieved” that his wife and beloved mother have buried the hatchet. One source says that “time has been a great healer,” but now the two women are “super close.”
Things started to blow over after Brooklyn and Nicola’s star-studded wedding in Florida almost two years ago, and Nicola is now said to ‘love’ spending time with the Beckhams, who she sees as a ‘much smaller and more fun family’ than she. own.
The Peltz clan is huge – Nicola has seven siblings – so for her, hanging out with Chez Beckham is ‘chilling’. One source said: ‘Although the Beckhams are very much seen as A-list, compared to the Peltzes, things are much quieter around them. Nicola really came to love that. It’s a place where she can relax.’ They enjoy weekends together at the Beckhams’ family home in Oxfordshire, where they spend Sunday afternoons enjoying roast dinners and giggling over vodka cocktails.
Nicola also introduced the Beckham family to her favorite memory game called Fish Bowl.
Her own upbringing was very different from that of her husband. She is the daughter of billionaire businessman Nelson Peltz. He has been as controversial as they come at times and is a strong supporter of Donald Trump.
Victoria Beckham, 49, didn’t let crutches or protesters spoil her big night as she was supported by the majority of her famous family at her Paris Fashion Week show in the city’s chic Saint Germain on Friday
Mr Peltz is the subject of controversy in the US, where he is trying to win two seats on Disney’s board – something executives there are opposing.
But historically they were seen as a powerful American family and one that the Beckhams felt inferior to for a time.
Friends of the Beckhams believe the power dynamic has changed – especially as they become more established in the US.
One source said: ‘David and Victoria felt like they were on bad terms when they spent time with the Peltz’s. They are so used to being the richest and most famous. Now that the Beckhams are happier in their own skin, there has been a major shift in power.”
And if there’s one bit of domesticity that would make Victoria even happier as she prepares to turn 50 next month, it would certainly be up to Nicola to give her the gift of a grandchild.
