Megyn Kelly Warns Victoria Beckham She’s ‘Going to Lose’ to Nicola Peltz in Brooklyn Beckham Rift

Megyn Kelly is offering blunt advice to Victoria Beckham amid the family rift involving her son Brooklyn and his wife, Nicola Peltz.

Kelly, who has two sons and one daughter, appeared as a guest on the Wednesday, January 21, episode of Hot Mics with Billy Bush. During the episode, Kelly gave her hot take on the Beckham family drama, describing it as an unavoidable reality many mothers face when their sons get married.

“The general rule when you are the mother-in-law or would be mother-in-law is you better make that daughter-in-law like you because you’re going to lose. If the son has to choose between the wife and the mother, the mom’s going to lose,” Kelly, 55, said.

Kelly went on to explain that she sees the shift not as personal, but biological, arguing that once a son becomes an adult, his priorities naturally change.

“The mom would win maybe years zero through 17 but that’s it. After that, the boy is going to prioritize the woman he is sleeping with and that is just the law of evolution that God made men that way so that we could carry on the human race,” she explained.

Putting herself in Victoria’s shoes, Kelly said she would choose patience over pride in order to save her relationship with her sons.

“When my boys eventually choose a wife I know I have to make the wives like me even if I don’t like them. Obviously no one’s going to be good enough for them but I am going to have to hold my tongue on that because I want a continuing presence in my children’s lives and my son’s lives in particular in this case,” Kelly said.

Kelly stressed that celebrity status doesn’t make Victoria and David Beckham exempt from this dynamic.

“Victoria Beckham, even though she’s Victoria Beckham, even though she’s married to David, she’s going to have to bend the knee a little toward the daughter-in-law if she wants ongoing access to her son and their future children. It’s just kind of a rule.”

Not doing so could have lasting consequences, she said. “My biggest takeaway as a mom is, Victoria, not well played. Do what you can to heal the rift or you’re never going to see your grandchildren grow up.”

Bush zeroed in on Brooklyn’s wording when he claimed his mother “danced on” him “inappropriately” at his wedding, rather than letting him dance with his new wife.

“That’s the problem. It wasn’t the word with. It was on,” Bush recalled Brooklyn’s Instagram Story posts.

Kelly called the claim “horrifying,” and said that she is “old school” and believes Brooklyn handled the situation the wrong way.

“Respect your mother and father. You shouldn’t be saying that. This is your mom and dad. Respect them. Deal with it behind the scenes,” she said.

Kelly concluded her argument by saying mothers should prioritize long term relationships over short term grievances. She also took a dig at Prince Harry’s wife, Meghan Markle, in the process.

“My sons could marry absolute nightmares — even like a Meghan Markle type — and I would hold my tongue. I’d bh to my husband Doug to no end when we’re outside of their presence, but in their presence I would be sweet as pie because you want your babe, your sweet boy who you raised, to want to be with you. And you have to really sell it,” Kelly said.