Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz Beckham's wedding DJ, Fat Tony, discussed the couple's much-talked-about nuptials — and Brooklyn's claim his mom danced "inappropriately" on him — during a TV appearance on Friday, Jan. 23
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According to Tony, the Beckham's friend Marc Anthony told Brooklyn to place his hands on his mother Victoria Beckham's hips during a Latin dance at the wedding
"If he feels that it was inappropriate and awkward, it was inappropriate and awkward," Tony said of Brooklyn's viral Instagram post claiming that his mom "hijacked" his first dance with wife Nicola
Brooklyn BeckhamandNicola Peltz Beckham's wedding DJ is shedding light on the dance between Brooklyn and his momVictoria Beckhamat the nuptials, calling the moment "really awkward."
During an appearance onITV'sThis Morningon Friday, Jan. 23, DJ Fat Tony explained that he had provided musical entertainment for several Beckham events before being asked to DJ at the Brooklyn and Nicola'swedding in April 2022in Palm Beach, Fla.
Tony, 60, told hosts Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary that he wanted to share what he witnessed at the event as he'd been "inundated" with questions since Brooklyn, 26, claimed in a six-slide post on Instagram that hismom "hijacked" his first dancewith Nicola, 31, and danced "very inappropriately" on him.
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"It was a three-day wedding," Tony recalled. "I did the welcome party, then I did the wedding and a brunch on the Sunday, which was the most awkward part of it all because everything that had gone on on the actual wedding night was discussed among the guests the next morning."
The award-winning DJ explained thatMarc Anthonycalled Victoria, 51, to the dance floor while a Latin song was playing, and according to him, it was the timing that was chosen for Victoria to dance with her son that seemed inappropriate, rather than the moves themselves.
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"There was no slut dropping, there was no black PVC catsuits, there was noSpice Girlaction," he recalled. "...The word inappropriate, why I said it was inappropriate as well ... it was the timing."
"Basically, Marc Anthony was performing on stage, he then called Brooklyn on to stage. Brooklyn went onto the stage and everyone was expecting it to be Nicola to go up and do the first dance. Marc Anthony asked 'the most beautifulest woman in the room' to come to the stage and he says, 'Victoria, come to the stage.' "
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Tony recalled Brooklyn being "devastated" when his mom joined him in front of the wedding guests "because he thought he was going to do his first dance with his wife," while Nicola left the room "crying her eyes out."
"Brooklyn's stuck there on stage and then they do this dance and Marc Anthony's like going, 'Put your hands on your mother's hips,' and it's Latin, it was a Latin thing. The whole situation was really awkward for everyone in the room," said Tony of Brooklyn's dance with Victoria.
A rep for Anthony did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment.
Tony added that the Beckhams are a "very dancey, close-knit family" who "love to dance," and "what we deem to be inappropriate is not what Brooklyn feels."
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In his series of bombshell Instagram posts, Brooklyn said hundreds of wedding guests witnessed his mom dancing "very inappropriately" with him when he should've been having a romantic moment with his new wife.
"My mum hijacked my first dance with my wife, which had been planned weeks in advance to a romantic love song," Brooklyn wrote. "In front of our 500 wedding guests, Marc Anthony called me to the stage, where the scheduled was planned to be my romantic dance with my wife but instead my mum was waiting to dance with me instead. She danced very inappropriately on me in front of everyone. I've never felt more uncomfortable or humiliated in my entire life."
"We wanted to renew our vows so we could create new memories of our wedding day that bring us joy and happiness, not anxiety and embarrassment," he added of theirAugust 2025 vow renewal.
The Cloud 23 hot sauce CEO added that he does not want to "reconcile" with his family and accused mom Victoria and dadDavid Beckhamof trying "endlessly to ruin" his relationship with Nicola.
Arguing everyone deems "inappropriate" behavior differently, DJ Fat Tony said, "This is all about how Brooklyn feels. If he feels that it was inappropriate and awkward, it was inappropriate and awkward."
Tony said it's "taken a lot" for Brooklyn to speak out on his social media in an attempt to change the narrative after years of being called a "nepo baby" and told "he should be grateful that he's got the family name."
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The DJ added that if Brooklyn didn't share his side of the story, people would make their own assumptions about the situation.
When asked why Brooklyn didn't speak directly to his parents rather than sharing a statement on social media, Tony said, "He's done all that. It got to the point for him where he couldn't take this anymore and wanted to step back from it, and that was his way of doing closure."
Revealing he didn't talk to his own dad for 30 years, the DJ added, "Do I think they'll talk again? Of course, they will at some point. They are family. But the noise needs to die down, people need to step back from it. We live in a world where everyone is judge, jury, and executioner."
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Tony recalled that Brooklyn and Nicola's "devastated" reaction to the dance became the talk of the nuptials and not many people then attended their brunch the following day.
"Everyone was talking about it, and how sad that part of it was," he said, adding, "But Victoria was thrown into that situation, and I think too much has been read into it … in the sense of too many stories being added to it. The dance is a very small part of the bigger problem."
Tony's appearance on the show came a day after he mocked the situation with a video of a character in BBC showMotherland, dancing outrageously to the Lil' Kleine and Ronnie Flex song "Drank & Drugs" in front of her school mom friends.
"POV: Victoria Beckham during Brooklyn's first dance," read the text over the video shared onInstagram, while Tony added in the caption, "'Actual video footage it's true I was there!"
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A day after Brooklyn's bombshell posts, a sourcetold PEOPLEthat he and Nicola don't ever want footage of the wedding dance to see the light of day.
"Brooklyn and Nicola are the only ones who have access to video," a source familiar with the situation told PEOPLE.
"It's an extremely embarrassing moment for them and it would not be good for Brooklyn's mental health to see this circulating online," the insider added. "It's one of the most humiliating moments of his life and he doesn't want it to be seen by the world."
PEOPLE previously reported in May 2025 that a source exclusively saidVictoria left Nicola "in tears"after "ruining" the actress' first dance with her husband at their nuptials.
"Marc Anthony, who is a friend of the Beckhams, offered to perform as a gift at the wedding," the source said at the time. "Before the song began, Marc Anthony asked Brooklyn to come to the stage, and then announced, 'The most beautiful woman in the room tonight, come on up ... Victoria Beckham!' "
The source added that Nicola allegedly "felt that Victoria ruined her wedding, and couldn't understand why."
"It was such a jaw-dropping moment that it left the whole room in absolute shock — you could hear a pin drop," a second source told PEOPLE at the time.
A representative for Anthony did not respond to PEOPLE's request for comment at the time.
Earlier this month, a source with knowledge of the situation thentold PEOPLEthat Victoria and David, 50, "have repeatedly asked Brooklyn and Nicola to meet and talk in order to move forward," amid the family's ongoing rift.
"David loves his kids. They are his everything," the insider added.
Reps for Brooklyn, Nicola, Victoria and David have not responded to PEOPLE's previous requests for comment.
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