Nepo babies who made abrupt career changes, such as Brooklyn Beckham’s move away from his parents’ path

There are few nepo babies who can claim as many career changes as David and Victoria Beckham’s eldest son, Brooklyn. As the child of a Spice Girl-turned-fashion-designer, and a football star-turned-businessman, Brooklyn’s career twists and turns may make sense when considered in the context of his parents.

Unsurprisingly, the first career path Brooklyn chose was an ode to his father, pursuing football until he gave it up. “One of my boys turned around to me the other day and said, ‘Daddy, I’m not sure I want to play football all the time,’” David told ABC back in 2015.

“He said, ‘Every time I step onto the field, I know people are saying, ‘This is David Beckham’s son,’ and if I am not as good as you, then it is not good enough.'”

He worked as a barista in West London before turning to photography, assisting renowned fashion photographer Rankin and enrolling at Parsons School of Design in New York. Brooklyn then turned his hand to modelling before settling on cooking.

His subsequent collaboration with Uber Eats resulted in a 12-hour slow-cooked Bolognese, Chinese-style pork and prawn dumplings, and chicken tikka masala. In 2023 he launched a sake brand WESAKE, then Cloud 23, a £15-a-bottle hot sauce.

Brooklyn’s most recent venture is in Formula E when he signed on to join the race series’ new Evo Sessions earlier this year.