When Brooklyn Peltz Beckham posts a casual kitchen selfie with his wife, actress-director Nicola Peltz Beckham, the likes climb by the thousands before the kettle boils. Their romance is a fixture of celebrity timelines, yet the woman in those photos has a life that stretches far beyond glossy snapshots. Raised amid Wall Street deal-making and now carving her own space in independent film, Nicola’s story blends privilege, persistence, and plenty of passion.
Early life, family, and first roles
Nicola Anne Peltz was born on 9 January 1995 in Westchester County, New York. Her father, billionaire investor Nelson Peltz, made his fortune steering corporate giants, while her mother, Claudia Heffner Peltz, once walked high-fashion runways. Life at the family’s Bedford estate was lively—six brothers and one sister filled hallways with slap-shot practice and piano scales. Hoping to conquer shyness, Nicola tried acting classes, fell in love with performance, and soon appeared in Christmas comedy Deck the Halls. Bigger parts followed: Katara in The Last Airbender (2010), Bradley Martin on Bates Motel (2013-15), and Tessa Yeager in Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014).
Crossing paths with the Beckhams
Brooklyn Beckham—eldest son of football legend David and designer Victoria—first crossed Nicola’s orbit during the 2017 festival circuit. Friendship simmered until late 2019, when sparks flew for good. On 2 January 2020, the pair sealed the relationship with a mirror selfie, and a month later, they arrived hand-in-hand at Saint Laurent’s Paris Fashion Week show in matching noir looks. By July, during a quiet backyard dinner at Nicola’s family home, Brooklyn proposed with a sizeable emerald-cut diamond ring and promised to devote his life to “the love of [his] life.”
A Palm Beach fairy-tale wedding
Wedding plans moved quickly. On 9 April 2022, 600 guests took their seats under three ivory-draped tents on the ocean-front lawn of the Peltz estate in Palm Beach, Florida. Nicola glided down an aisle bordered by delphiniums in a custom Valentino Haute Couture gown that took a year of fittings in Rome; Brooklyn wore a custom Dior. Beneath a flower-laden chuppah, they exchanged vows in a Jewish ceremony honoring both families, with Nicola’s 93-year-old grandmother serving as maid of honor. The star-studded guest list included Serena and Venus Williams, Eva Longoria, and Spice Girl Mel C, while magician David Blaine and singer Marc Anthony kept the celebration going into the small hours.
Life as Mr. and Mrs. Peltz Beckham
After the festivities, the couple hyphenated their surnames to show equal partnership and began shuttling between Los Angeles, Miami, and London. They quickly flipped a Beverly Hills house for about US$11 million and started looking for a base near Inter Miami CF, the MLS club co-owned by David Beckham. Online, Brooklyn swapped photography for food: his “Cookin’ with Brooklyn” clips serve up truffle burgers and handmade pasta, while Nicola offers honest taste tests (and the occasional gentle roast). For their third anniversary on 9 April 2025, he surprised her with pink roses and a handwritten note calling her his “rock,” and she replied that he is her “soul.”
Nicola’s creative ambitions
Fashion headlines aside, Nicola pours most energy into storytelling. Lola—released in U.S. cinemas on 9 February 2024—follows a dancer desperate to shield her little brother from an abusive home. Nicola wrote, directed, and starred in the gritty drama, later sharing that she “poured [her] heart and soul into every frame” and laughing that Brooklyn’s cameo landed on the cutting-room floor. Shot on a modest budget in Los Angeles, the film premiered at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival and earned praise for its raw performances and confident direction.
Navigating fame and family dynamics
Two globally famous surnames guarantee intense scrutiny. In 2022, tabloids floated a feud after Nicola chose Valentino rather than a Victoria Beckham design for her wedding dress. Rumors reignited in 2025 when fans noticed Brooklyn and Nicola skipped public birthday tributes for Victoria’s 51st. Brooklyn answered gossip in May, posting a motorcycle video captioned “I’d always choose you,” tagging Nicola. Days later, she liked a comment calling claims she controls Brooklyn “absurd,” a quiet clap-back that suggested the couple is unfazed by outside noise.
Causes close to her heart
Away from the cameras, Nicola champions animal welfare. In 2022, PETA honored the couple for urging followers to adopt rescue pets after they welcomed Peanut, a senior dog. She has since auctioned premiere gowns for wildfire relief, funded scholarships at a Florida art school, and supported efforts to revive a children’s theater in Palm Beach, explaining that philanthropy “keeps life in perspective.”
What’s next
Brooklyn hints that his cooking clips may soon spin off into a bottled-sauce line, while Nicola is polishing a new screenplay she hopes to direct in 2026. The pair also talks openly about wanting a large family—“four, maybe five kids,” Brooklyn mused while celebrating Nicola’s 30th birthday in January 2025—but insist they’re in no rush. For now, they balance storyboards, saucepans, and sunset rides along the Pacific Coast Highway, sharing each slice of ordinary joy with their combined 30-plus-million Instagram followers.
