The Toast

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I Miss My Man: Tuesday, June 23rd, 2026

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Story 4: Brooklyn Beckham Is Fuming Over a Father's Day Photo

At 38:15 · chapter starts 35:07

Claudia reads the Page Six report: Brooklyn Beckham, 27, is reportedly 'fuming' after David and Victoria each shared throwback family photos for Father's Day that included him, despite him explicitly asking not to be tagged. An insider told the UK Sun that 'he asked them to leave him alone and they just keep posting him.' The hosts have zero sympathy. Claudia argues the posts aren't even about Brooklyn — they're about celebrating David as a father of four — and that including old family photos makes the whole feud look absurdly overblown. Jackie's raspy delivery of 'whether or not you're a sniveling little shit, he's a father of four' is the episode's single sharpest line. Both hosts admire how the Beckhams' strategy of posting as if nothing is wrong makes Brooklyn look increasingly ridiculous, while the family photos reveal a surprisingly normal-looking childhood for one of the world's most famous families.

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