Jackie Apostel, the girlfriend of Cruz Beckham, has become a familiar and apparently welcome presence at Beckham family events as David and Victoria Beckham continue to navigate an estrangement with their eldest son, Brooklyn, and his wife, Nicola Peltz, the Daily Mail reported Tuesday, citing family friends and insiders.
According to the report, Apostel — described by sources as "chilled" and "a fabulous addition" to the family — has attended multiple gatherings, worn pieces from Victoria Beckham’s fashion line and struck up a close rapport with the fashion designer and former Spice Girl. Cruz Beckham, 20, first appeared publicly with Apostel at Glastonbury last year; they were photographed together at Paris Fashion Week in September 2024, and Cruz later acknowledged the relationship with an Instagram Stories birthday message, the report said.
Family sources told the Daily Mail that Apostel, 30, has been present for core family occasions since the couple’s relationship became public, including a birthday dinner and a larger celebration at the Beckhams’ home in Great Tew, Oxfordshire held for David Beckham’s 50th birthday. The report said Apostel was also part of a family trip to France, where the group visited a vineyard in Bordeaux and spent a night in Paris.
The coverage noted a physical resemblance between Apostel and Victoria Beckham, citing similar hairstyles, slim silhouettes and a shared affinity for Victoria’s designs. Friends quoted in the report said the two women "giggle" at the comparisons and that Victoria views Apostel as an "ideal muse" for her clothing collection.
The Daily Mail’s account framed Apostel’s increased visibility within the family against an ongoing rift between David and Victoria and their eldest son. The report said David and Victoria have not spoken to Brooklyn Beckham or Nicola Peltz since May, when the couple did not attend David Beckham’s 50th birthday celebrations. That absence has been described by family sources as causing "utter devastation," and the report added that communication between the two camps has been limited to the occasional family text on milestone birthdays.
The rift deepened, the report said, after Brooklyn and Peltz renewed their wedding vows at Peltz’s parents’ home in Westchester, New York, and did not invite David and Victoria. The couple subsequently posted images from the ceremony on social media, which, according to the Daily Mail, further widened the breach.
Sources speaking to the paper characterized Apostel as a calming presence who has not contributed to family tensions. "She causes no problems at all," one friend was quoted as saying. Another source described Cruz as "an old soul" and suggested that the couple’s age difference has not been a concern for his parents.
The Daily Mail account raises the question of Apostel’s long-term place in the family. "Who knows if she will be around long-term," one family source said in the report, adding: "But Cruz is so in love with her so you wouldn’t bet against it."
The Beckhams and representatives for the family did not provide comment to the Daily Mail for every detail in the report. The family’s reported responses to the estrangement and Apostel’s role within family life were presented by the newspaper as accounts from friends and unnamed sources close to the family.
The developments come amid continuing public interest in the Beckham family, their professional ventures and their interpersonal dynamics. The Daily Mail’s account places Apostel at the center of recent family gatherings and fashion moments, while attributing details about the ongoing estrangement to family insiders and the social media activity of the parties involved.