In an exclusive revelation that adds significant weight to Brooklyn Beckham's recent explosive claims about parental control, his former girlfriend Tallia Storm has come forward with startling allegations about Victoria Beckham's involvement in their teenage romance.
Paparazzi Ambush at London Gig
Singer Tallia Storm, who dated Brooklyn Beckham for eighteen months in 2014 when both were just sixteen years old, claims Victoria Beckham's security team orchestrated a paparazzi ambush during one of their early dates. The incident occurred when Brooklyn attended one of Tallia's performances at Hanover Square in London.
"Victoria sent a security team during the day to check the venue," Tallia recalls. "I thought it's not that deep, but OK! When we went to the gig that night, Brooklyn came in with my sister as I was sound-checking - and then when we left with his security, there were like twenty paparazzi outside."
Media Investigation Reveals Source
Initially concerned that Brooklyn might suspect she had alerted the photographers herself, Tallia turned to her mother, brand and PR expert Tessa Hartmann CBE, for insight into how the media knew about their private outing.
"It was my first experience of anything like this, it was wild," Tallia explains. "I got such a fright - I did not want Brooklyn to think I'd called the paps! My mum's in the media of course, and we started asking around, we were told that the paps had been called by Victoria's team."
Relationship Overshadowed by Control
These allegations emerge just days after Brooklyn Beckham, now twenty-six, publicly accused his parents of controlling behaviour spanning most of his life. In a dramatic Instagram statement, Brooklyn claimed: "Unfortunately my parents and their team have continued to go to the press... I've received endless attacks from my parents, both privately and publicly, that were sent to the press on their orders."
He further asserted: "My mum has repeatedly invited women from my past into our lives in ways that were clearly intended to make us both uncomfortable."
Initial Acceptance Turns to Rejection
Tallia believes Victoria initially approved of her relationship with Brooklyn due to her connection with Elton John, Brooklyn's godfather. The aspiring singer had been discovered by Elton at age thirteen when he invited her to open his concert in Falkirk, Scotland.
"I wasn't 'Tallia Storm' at the time, I was a girl discovered by Elton John - which I think Victoria liked," Tallia reflects. "She felt I had a bit of something about me. But I was still in school, we were just kids - we had a mutual crush on each other."
During their relationship, Tallia describes normal teenage interactions: "When we started hanging out, David would drop him off at my house in London, I would go to theirs - I've met Victoria and honestly, it was just all lovely."
Charity Event Disappointment
The relationship took a decisive turn when Brooklyn was prevented from attending the Global Gift Gala with Tallia, hosted by Victoria's close friend Eva Longoria. Tallia had been excited to sit beside Brooklyn at the star-studded charity event.
"I was meant to sit next to Brooklyn, we were all super excited - and then he messaged me on the night itself, when I was already inside, saying, my mum won't let me come, I'm sorry," Tallia reveals. "And that was that. Obviously, Victoria didn't like me or whatever."
Remembering the Real Brooklyn
Reflecting on their time together, Tallia insists the Brooklyn she knew showed no interest in fame or celebrity culture. "He was just not that guy. He was just cool. We were just kids having fun," she says. "Victoria calling the press to my gig just made it something it didn't need to be."
Tallia, who previously described Brooklyn as her "first love," emphasises the innocence of their teenage connection, now overshadowed by these new allegations about parental intervention and media manipulation.
