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Brooklyn Beckham has partnered with Uber Eats to launch for a pop-up restaurant in London - but as fans will know, this is just one of many careers the multipotentialite has pursued.
Uber Eats Hosts Brooklyn Beckham will be available to order via the app between 5 and 10pm on January 25 and 26. Set to feature five of Brooklyn's favourite dishes, including an English breakfast sandwich and chicken tikka massala, Brooklyn has described his latest venture as 'his ultimate takeaway menu'.
As foodies prepare to give Brooklyn's deep-fried buttermilk cauliflower a try for themselves, we take a look at the 24-year-old's various careers so far.
London barista
David Beckham has previously stressed that he expects his children to learn the value of hard work ([C] DAN KENNEDY www.danielkennedy.com)
Brooklyn found work at a West London coffee shop as a teen (brooklynpeltzbeckham/Instagram)Despite being born to two of the most famous couples on the planet, David and Victoria Beckham, Brooklyn made his desire to work known from an early age. In 2014, at the age of just 16, Brooklyn bagged himself a weekend job at a West London coffee shop, earning £2.68 an hour as a barista.
Footballer David, who is well-known for his own impressive work ethic, has previously spoken about passing this attribute down to his children. Speaking with HuffPost in 2013, David, 48, said: "We try to lead by example, by showing them it's important to work hard. That's one of the key things me and my wife have always done, (both) before we had children, and now we have four children."
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He added: "I've done that throughout my footballing career and I'll continue to do it outside. We juggle everything around the family because our main priority is the children, simple as that, and it always will be, but being hardworking is the best thing you can show children."
Early football dreams
It was initially thought Brooklyn would follow in his father's footsteps (Getty Images for Roc Nation)Initially, it seemed as thought Brooklyn might well follow in his legendary father's footsteps. As a teen, he briefly played for Arsenal's football academy, the feeder training ground for its professional team, and he even took up the same position as his father. Brooklyn's time on the pitch ended at 15, however.
Explaining why it wasn't for him in an interview with Bustle, Brooklyn reflected: "I have a lot of anxiety. And to try and live up to what my dad did, it was just like, it got to the point where I was just, like, I really just want to make my own name for myself and work my arse off." He added: "I'm a Pisces. Sensitive."
Acting
He's previously tried his hand at acting (The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images)
The music video sees Brooklyn leap from a building (Getty Images for Prada)In 2015, Brooklyn stepped into the world of acting after landing a plum part in The Vamps' music video Wake Up. In the LA-shot vid, Brooklyn could be seen leaping off of a house unscathed, climbing up a radio tower, and lip-syncing along with the British pop rock band.
During an appearance on Loose Women at the time, band member James McVey revealed how Brooklyn's acting debut had come about. He explained: "I was speaking to him online and then texting him a little bit, and then we knew we were both in LA at the same time and we thought it would be cool to get him involved really. I sent him a text and asked him if he'd be the lead role and he said yes."
Budding photographer
Some critics slammed Brooklyn's dimly-lit elephant snap (Twitter)
The keen photographer has previously interned for fashion world icon Rankin (PA)Brooklyn, who shot a Burberry Brit campaign at the tender age of just 16, enrolled as a photography student at New York's prestigious Parsons School of Design in 2017, but unfortunately didn't manage to pass the first year of his four year course. He didn't let this put him off his enthusiasm for photography however, and even managed to get an internship with icon of fashion and portrait photography, Rankin.
In 2017, Brooklyn launched his first photography book What I See, which was panned by some for including some blurry, out of focus shots, including a dimly-lit shot of an elephant, captioned, 'Elephants in Kenya. So hard to photograph but incredible to see'.
Opening up about his love of photography in a 2017 interview with Vogue, Brooklyn revealed: "Photography gives me the opportunity to express myself. I like to capture unexpected faces, moments, places." He added: "My dad loves photography, and he's the one who bought me my first camera."
Chef
Cookin' With Brooklyn launched in 2021 ([C] DAN KENNEDY www.danielkennedy.com)In 2021, it was announced that Brooklyn was trying to become a professional chef, despite not having any known training or experience. He kick-started a foodie social media series Cookin' With Brooklyn, which swiftly attracted criticism after viewers learned it had taken a team of 62 professionals to help Brooklyn demonstrate how to make a fish sandwich. This exert squad included a 'culinary producer', to approve the recipes, plus five camera operators and nine producers.
A senior TV executive told The New York Post at the time: "It's unheard of. It’s the sort of crewing you would expect on a big TV show." In response to some of the online criticism he received for his cooking show, Brooklyn told Business Insider: "To be honest, I'm used to the hate. It doesn't really bother me. Cooking makes me happy. I have more important things to worry about than people saying a little bit of rubbish about me."
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Modelling
Brooklyn has inherited his parents' passion for fashion (PA)
He was previously the face of Superdry (PA)David and Victoria are both known for their distinctive and influential sense of style, and it's clear Brooklyn has inherited their passion for fashion. Brooklyn, who has previously featured in Vogue China, Interview, and the New York Times Style Magazine, even managed to land a reported £1 million deal to become the face of British streetwear brand Superdry in 2021, launching their sustainability range.
A source told The Sun at the time: "This is a huge opportunity for Brooklyn and will cement him as a real name in the men's fashion world. It's a great gig for him to land and has given him focus. He's really keen on sustainability too, so he's excited to get stuck in."
In July 2022, however, Superdry announced they were no longer working with Brooklyn,. giving the following statement: "Superdry works with a range of brand ambassadors and enjoyed working with Brooklyn during the launch of our new flagship Oxford Street store and during our Autumn/Winter 21 campaign. We always review the ambassadors who feature in our campaigns and decided to work with a different range of talent for Spring/Summer 22."