Nicola Peltz Beckham slams critics who claim she ‘doesn’t work’

Nicola Peltz Beckham, the daughter of a billionaire and the newest member of the famed Beckham family, is addressing criticism that she “doesn’t work.” 

“I get a lot of mean comments on my Instagram that, unfortunately, I do read, and they always comment, ‘She doesn’t work,”‘ the heiress and actress, 29, told Byrdie.

“And that’s fair, and I don’t blame them for saying that because it’s not like I’m posting my ‘Lola’ experience every step of the way,” she said, referring to her film “Lola,” which she stars in, wrote and directed. 

“But I really have been working on ‘Lola’ for six years. It’s such a massively long process,” she said. 

Peltz Beckham is the daughter of model Claudia Heffner and billionaire businessman Nelson Peltz. She tied the knot with Brooklyn Beckham, 24, in April of 2022, at her family’s lavish home in Palm Beach, Florida. 

Their star-studded wedding guest list included Serena and Venus Williams, Gordon Ramsay, Gigi Hadid and Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen.

Brooklyn is the oldest son of David Beckham, 48, and Victoria Beckham, 49, who also share sons Romeo, 21, Cruz, 18, and daughter Harper, 12. 

Brooklyn and Nicola’s wedding was besieged with drama, as Nicola and her mother-in-law, Victoria, allegedly had a feud over it. 

According to court docs filed by the wedding planners, Nicola’s mother, Claudia, was hiding the true cost of the $3 million wedding from her husband, and tried to get the planners to help pull the wool over his eyes.

In the Discovery+ documentary, “Peltz Beckhams vs the Planners,” one expert said, “Nicola comes across as a nightmare bride. Exactly the sort of person you don’t want having your phone number.”

Nicola, who has also acted in “Bates Motel,” and “Transformers: Age of Extinction,” has also gotten backlash about her film, “Lola,” because the plot follows an impoverished 19-year-old who is struggling to make ends meet while she’s pregnant. 

The movie follows a teen girl who works to save up enough money to get her and her younger brother (Luke David Blumm) out of their home with their troubled mother (Virginia Madsen).

“I wish rich people like yourself would stay away from trying to tell stories like this … You have no idea what this character’s reality is like,” one commenter said on social media about the film. 

“I find it offensive to the working-class women who are truly living this reality that have to see a billionaire indulge themselves into a dream acting role,” another person remarked. 

A third commenter added that the film was, “A billionaire cosplaying a poor girl.”

“I really wanted to find a female director because I wanted that feminine touch and a woman’s perspective,” Peltz Beckham told Birdie. “But then people were [suggesting] I should direct because I know the characters better than anyone else. I always wanted to direct, but never in a million years did I think I’d do it in something I wrote and acted in. I just jumped in and did it.”

She added that she felt “lucky” to call David and Victoria Beckham as her in-laws.

“I love her, and she’s such an incredible, successful woman,” she explained. “How lucky am I that I get to ask her for advice? I’m blessed! … [David] is so amazing with Victoria, and Brooklyn is so amazing to me. I’m so thankful they raised such an incredible guy I got to marry.”