When Brooklyn Beckham took the internet by storm with his home-cooking videos, fans were both charmed and confused. Was it a culinary adventure? A reality show soft launch? Or just a family trying not to set the kitchen on fire? Either way, his latest Instagram reel—where he attempts to make a “Beckham-style” spicy pasta—has gone viral for one unexpected reason: his mum Victoria’s now-iconic eye roll.
The video starts innocently enough. Brooklyn enthusiastically announces he’s making “a recipe I sort of invented… with chili, garlic, and a little splash of red wine—because I’m feeling fancy.” Off-camera, someone mutters, “That’s called arrabbiata.” Moments later, Victoria herself strolls into frame, armed with a glass of wine, and delivers a side-eye so theatrical it deserves its own BAFTA nomination.
“What are you doing with the olive oil?” she asks, squinting at the pan like it just insulted her Birkin bag.
“I’m infusing flavor,” Brooklyn replies, stirring with the confidence of Gordon Ramsay but the technique of someone who watched one TikTok tutorial on mute.
Victoria raises one eyebrow. “You’ve just deep-fried the garlic, darling.”
Fans absolutely lost it in the comments. “Victoria’s passive-aggressive critique is the seasoning we didn’t know we needed,” one wrote. Another added, “Her facial expressions should be a cooking show of their own.”
But the real highlight comes when Brooklyn insists his dish is “restaurant quality” and offers a bite to his mum. She hesitates, dramatically, and then finally relents. After a long pause and a contemplative chew, she deadpans: “It’s… spicy.”
Brooklyn beams, oblivious to the sarcasm. “That’s the Beckham kick,” he says proudly.
“More like the Beckham risk,” Victoria mutters, sipping her wine.
Fans quickly dubbed the video “Spice and Sass in the Kitchen,” and some are even calling for a full-blown mother-son cooking series. One commenter suggested, “Just give them a camera and a chopping board. It’s better than half the stuff on Netflix right now.”
It’s not the first time Victoria has weighed in on Brooklyn’s culinary escapades. She’s been known to offer feedback—solicited or not—whenever he posts a new creation. But it’s all in good humor, and the family dynamic is clearly strong. In fact, Victoria ended the video by giving her son a kiss on the cheek and saying, “At least you’re not trying to deep-fry cereal anymore.”
