Brooklyn Beckham suffers from mental illness because of star father

The eldest son of former England captain David Beckham and designer Victoria Beckham admitted that trying to replicate his famous father's success drove him to a mental breakdown.He shared details in an interview with Bustle.

According to Brooklyn, he has long tried to find his place in life. The footballer's son tried himself as a model, a fashion photographer and even tried to follow in his father's footsteps:

“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 told Bustle. “I’m a Pisces. Sensitive.”

He also briefly played soccer for the Arsenal club academy in the position of midfielder, but quickly abandoned the idea of building a sports career.