Cruz Beckham has publicly thrown his support behind his mother Victoria Beckham as the British public united in a surprise chart campaign that propelled her long-overlooked solo single to the top spot — just days after eldest son Brooklyn Beckham launched a blistering attack on his parents.
The family drama erupted earlier this week when Brooklyn released a scathing six-page statement accusing David and Victoria of being “disrespectful” and controlling, reigniting a feud that has dominated headlines and social media.
But in a dramatic twist no one saw coming, fans rallied behind Victoria, determined to rewrite pop history. On Thursday afternoon, her 2001 debut solo track Not Such An Innocent Girl surged to number one on the iTunes chart in both the UK and Ireland — finally giving Posh Spice the solo chart-topper that eluded her more than two decades ago.
Cruz, who is preparing to release his own music later this year, quietly marked the moment on Instagram by sharing a photo of a drink soundtracked by his mum’s chart-topping single — a subtle but unmistakable show of loyalty amid the family fallout.
Online, the reaction was explosive. Social media quickly filled with celebratory posts, with one fan writing that Victoria Beckham had finally reached number one and jokingly thanking Brooklyn for triggering the moment. Others organised streaming parties and declared the chart success “the plot twist of the year,” with many pointing out the irony that family drama had succeeded where years of promotion once failed.
One viral Instagram post summed up the national mood, saying there was nothing more British than collectively sending Posh to the top of the charts because her son “roasted her on Instagram,” a sentiment shared by comedians and reality stars alike.
Victoria was the last member of Spice Girls to attempt a solo career and famously struggled to match the chart success of her bandmates in the early 2000s. Despite huge promotion, Not Such An Innocent Girl was originally blocked from the top spot by Kylie Minogue’s Can’t Get You Out Of My Head. Another high-profile release lost out in a fierce chart battle against Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s Groovejet (If This Ain’t Love).
Now, more than 25 years after her Spice Girls peak — and days after her son publicly declared he would not reconcile with his parents — Victoria appears to have the last laugh, with Britain rewriting pop history in her favour.
