Cruz Beckham joins girlfriend Jackie Apostel for a lovers duet

Cruz Beckham showed off his vocal chops on Friday as he joined girlfriend Jackie Apostel for a lovers duet in a video shared on his 21st birthday. 

The young musician is filmed leading Apostel in an acoustic rendition of the much covered love song Somethin’ Stupid, originally recorded by Carson and Gaile and made famous by Frank and Nancy Sinatra, who turned it into an international hit in 1967. 

The short duet features in a montage of performative video clips shared by Apostel across social media as she paid tribute to Cruz on his milestone birthday. 

Captioning the the posts, she wrote: ‘happy birthday ‘@cruzbeckham I beyond love you. Here’s a few videos of you in your element… saved the best for last.’ 

The Brazilian songwriter shared her tribute to Cruz after joining him at an exclusive London screening of Sir Paul McCartney’s new documentary, Man On The Run. 

And the feature, which documents McCartney’s attempts to reestablish himself after disbanding The Beatles, appeared to be on Cruz’s mind as he took to Instagram on Friday morning. 

Sharing a line from Live And Let Die, a hit for McCartney and Wings in 1973, he wrote:  ‘When you were young and your heart was an open book, you used to say live and let live.’ 

The lyric accompanied a montage of affectionate family photos, among them shots of brother Romeo as a child and their parents, David and Victoria. 

But there was no room for eldest brother Brooklyn, whose picture was notably absent from the carousel as his public estrangement from the family continues.

Brooklyn’s decision to distance himself appeared to be referenced as former Manchester United and England footballer David posted his own birthday message to Cruz on Friday.

‘Happy 21st birthday to my little boy,’ he wrote. ‘Not so little anymore but the proudest thing that I am of you is the person and man that you have become, you are kind, considerate and fiercely loyal to your family , friends and everyone around you which makes you a very special person. 

‘You are on your own journey in life and you are working hard and having fun which is what life is all about… We love you Cruzie and hope you have the most amazing day because you deserve to.’ 

Accompanying video footage showed a young Cruz honing his musical talents by playing the guitar and piano, spending time with his parents and holidaying with his siblings – including Brooklyn. 

Signing off with a reference to his wife, he added: ‘Well done mum on bringing up another special young man.’ 

Sharing a video filled with personal family moments, Victoria added: ‘Happy birthday…. we could not be prouder of the sweet, kind, talented young man you have become. 

‘You have worked so hard and learned your craft, the world is now your oyster. We love you so much!!’ 

Elsewhere, older Romeo shared a throwback photo of himself and an infant Cruz alongside their fashion designer mother, with the accompanying caption: ‘Love you bro.’ 

Now based in the United States with his actress wife – the daughter of billionaire businessman and investor Nelson Peltz – Brooklyn recently outlined his desire to distance himself from his family in a six page Instagram statement, filled with lurid allegations.

Addressing social media followers in January, Brooklyn claimed his parents had tried to sabotage his marriage and have always prioritised public branding over their family relationships.

‘For my entire life, my parents have controlled narratives in the press about our family,’ he wrote in six pages of text, shared on Instagram.

‘The performative social media posts, family events and inauthentic relationships have been a fixture of the life I was born into.’

He added: ‘Recently, I have seen with my own eyes the lengths that they´ll go through to place countless lies in the media, mostly at the expense of innocent people, to preserve their own facade. But I believe the truth always comes out.’

Unlike his three younger siblings, Brooklyn did not appear in his mother’s recent Netflix docuseries, nor did he show up at the October premiere as he and Peltz had for the London premiere of his father’s docuseries in 2023.

Brooklyn and his wife also missed David’s 50th birthday celebrations last May, and were notably absent at Windsor Castle for the former footballer’s long awaited investiture on November 4.