Cruz Beckham's girlfriend Jackie Apostel hits back at criticism of their 'weird' almost 10-year age gap romance
Cruz Beckham's girlfriend has fired back at people who don't agree with their age gap romance.
Jackie Apostel, 29, addressed comments about her "weird" relationship with the 20-year-old underneath a post shared by his mum, Victoria Beckham.
Despite being in an almost 10-year age gap relationship, neither of them seem bothered and she's not letting people criticise it.
Cruz Beckham's girlfriend Jackie Apostel has hit out at criticism over their almost 10-year age gap. Dave Benett/Getty Images for Hal
The couple attended Victoria's eponymous label's Spring-Summer 2026 collection at Paris Fashion Week and posed alongside her husband David Beckham, Romeo Beckham and Harper Beckham in the front row for a photo.
"I love you all so much... I couldn't do it without you! Xx," Victoria captioned the post.
It didn't take long for comments to appear about the almost 10-year age gap between Cruz and Jackie.
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"Why is a 29 year old dating a 20 [year old]," an Instagram user commented on Victoria's Fashion Week post, later clarifying that they were referring to the couple.
The user also wrote, "That's just weird."
Jackie wasn't letting the comment slide and replied.
Apostel replied to a critical comment shared on Instagram. Instagram/@victoriabeckham
"Because he's kind, funny, smart, caring, driven, mature, talented, loyal, and also quite handsome 🥰," she wrote.
Both Jackie and Cruz also shared their own snaps from Fashion Week, celebrating Victoria's show and some special moments of their time together in the city of love.
Jackie posted several snaps from their time in Paris for Fashion Week, pictured here before the Victoria Beckham show. Instagram/@jackie.apostel
In another snap she planted a kiss on boyfriend Cruz. Instagram/@jackie.apostel
The couple were first linked when they were spotted together at the Glastonbury Music Festival in June 2024, according to E! News.
A month later Cruz and Jackie were seen having a night out, and photographed together in September when they attended Paris Fashion Week together.
They made things official in October 2024.
At the time Cruz shared a birthday tribute to the songwriter on his Instagram Stories.
Cruz, who was 19 at the time, shared a photo of his girlfriend with text layered over the top that read "I love you."
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