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Adam Peaty has reportedly banned his once beloved mum Caroline from his wedding to Holly Ramsay – with a source claiming he feels ‘ashamed’ of his working class roots

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For years Adam Peaty’s mum Caroline would get up at 4am to drive him to training in Derbyshire, 40 minutes from their Staffordshire home. It’s a journey she would make every day – even though she hated driving – so her beloved son could fulfil his dream of becoming an Olympic swimmer for Team GB one day.

Nursery manager Caroline would then go and do her day job, before doing it all again in the evening. Money was tight at times for the working class family and the 59-year-old and her husband Mark, 65, are even said to have gone into debt to help fund their son’s career.

It paid off as at the 2016 Rio Olympics, Adam won his first gold medal. Such is his talent, the 30-year-old is now considered to be the world’s greatest breaststroke swimmer in history and has a total of three Olympic golds, eight world titles and a string of world records under his belt.

But since Adam met wife-to-be Holly Ramsay two years ago – the 25-year-old daughter of world renowned chef Gordon Ramsay – the relationship between him and his once tight knit family has reportedly soured.

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Adam is said to have been “seduced by the fame and glamour” of the Ramsay clan and distanced himself from his doting parents – despite his coach Melanie Marshall once declaring that “without the support of his parents, Adam wouldn’t have gone to Rio”.

Yet a month before he is due to marry Holly in a lavish ceremony at Bath Abbey over Christmas, Adam has reportedly banned his parents from attending his wedding or having any involvement with his big day.

It’s even said he has threatened to stop them seeing their five-year-old grandson George, who Adam shares with his ex-girlfriend Eirianedd Munro, and any future children he might have with Holly.

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The rift worsened when Caroline wasn’t invited to Holly’s posh hen do at Soho Farmhouse, despite her own mum Tana Ramsay being there, as well as close family friend Victoria Beckham. The move is said to have left Caroline “heartbroken” after she had “opened her heart and home” to Holly.

A source claimed the change in Adam’s behaviour is “partly because Adam doesn’t feel his family is good enough for the new one he is now part of.”

They told MailOnline: “Adam has changed so much since he’s been with Holly. She comes from a celebrity world, while his parents do not, and his ego and self-importance have grown. He’s no longer the lovely boy next door we all remember.

“Caroline and Mark put Adam’s career above everything and supported him through thick and thin so for their relationship to have crumbled is so upsetting. They feel that Adam started to grow distant from his family after he met Holly and they started to become more serious.

“There is a feeling that money is an issue. His family are working class and proud – it’s a stark contrast to the Ramsay family, and some members of the family have said it feels like Adam is ashamed of them.”

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A “devastated” Caroline “doesn’t know what she has done wrong”, according to the source and “now she’s not coming to the wedding”. The only family member thought to be attending is Adam’s sister Bethany, as the cost of the hotel is reportedly too much for the rest of them to afford. This is despite Adam being a millionaire.

And if it weren’t for his mum, Adam might never have been offered a celebrity spot on Strictly Come Dancing, where he met his future wife Holly backstage as her sister Tilly competed on the same series as him.

Caroline’s sister – and Adam’s aunt – Louise Williams, has since vented her anger at influencer and nepo baby Holly, who she accused her of being “divisive and hurtful” in a public social media post.

She wrote: “@hollyramsayy I’m so glad that you had a great hen do. As a bride, you deserve that. However, as a person you were divisive and hurtful towards a woman, who I have loved and continue to love deeply.

“A woman who opened her home and heart to you. You decided, for whatever reason, not to invite her, your prospective mother-in-law to your hen night yet Adam invited his father-in-law, your dad, to his stag night. You invited your mum (quite rightly) and even your mum’s assistant, your sisters, your friends, my niece, but not my sister, your future mother-in-law.

“I have also seen messages passing between her and Adam about this and other matters and, quite frankly, I expected better of you and definitely of Adam. You have inflicted a hurt on my sister that will take a very long time to heal if ever.”

Caroline has responded to the fall out in her own Instagram post which said: “Crying is a way your eyes speak when your mouth can’t explain how broken your heart is.” The Mirror has contacted reps for Holly and Adam for further comment on this story.

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The former England rugby star made it to the final five of the hit BBC show and worked out who were the Traitors

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Joe Marler almost quit Celebrity Traitors after a devastating death in the family saw him close to walking away.

The 35-year-old former England rugby star – who made it to the final five of the hit BBC show alongside Nick Mohammed, Cat Burns, David Olusoga and winner Alan Carr – has opened up about his experience in the castle, and how he nearly walked away during filming after his wife Daisy’s grandmother died.

In an new interview, he told The Times newspaper: “The producers already knew she was terminally ill, so I went to them and said, ‘That’s me done.’

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“They were great — I was leaving. Then Daisy rang back and said, ‘Look, there’s not a lot you can do right now, so just stay up there until you get kicked out.’

“That was the moment that I was like, right, I’ve had enough of this impostor syndrome. I’m gonna ramp it up, go hell for leather and if I get banished or murdered, it’s a win — I can go home.”

The retired sportsman admitted of the other 18 celebrities on the show, “the majority didn’t know” who he was – only fellow Brighton lad Joe Wilkinson, chat show host Jonathan Ross and sports broadcaster Clare Balding were familiar with him beforehand.

Joe added: “Whereas I’d heard of all of them except Niko [Omilana, YouTuber], David [Olusoga, historian] and Ruth [Codd, actress]. “In celebrity terms, I was out of my depth. And then, when they did get to know me a bit, they thought I was weird. “So they were like, ‘Why would we follow the weirdo? He’s so awkward.’ ”

Joe insisted he didn’t feel excluded, but he “had to graft a bit more to get to know them”.

Joe admitted he “enjoyed it so much”, especially as he came into his own with his ‘big dog’ theory that either Jonathan or Sir Stephen Fry would have been chosen as a Traitor.

Meanwhile, he also revealed his payday for the show, which didn’t match up to the £40,000 which was the rumoured figure for all 19 contestants

He laughed: “Daisy read that too. She said to me, ‘Hold on, I thought you only got 30?’ I said, ‘Yeah, I did.’

“So no, I don’t think everyone got paid the same. But I’m not bothered. It was 30 grand whether you lasted two days or three weeks — a no-brainer.”

Actress Sally Kirkland has died at the age of 84 her spokesperson revealed in a sad statement. The star of Bruce Almighty is said to have died just days after entering a hospice.

Her spokesperson, Michael Greene said she died at 1:50pm on Tuesday morning at the hospice in Palm Springs.

It’s said she had been diagnosed with dementia a year ago and recently suffered ‘life-threatening infections.’ According to TMZ, her friend and former student Cody Galloway was by her side before her death, with her representative Michael Greene flying in in the days before she died.

Prior to her passing, friends organised a GoFundMe page to support her urgent care expenses. The fundraiser read: “As a result today, she finds herself facing a significant health crisis.

“One that has not only affected her well-being but also requires urgent and quality medical care that she can no longer afford.”

It explained: “This past year Sally fractured her four bones in her neck, right wrist, and her left hip. While recovering she developed two separate life-threatening infections. The combination of these injuries and infections have required extensive hospitalizations and rehab beyond the 100 days insurance will cover.”

Sally was nominated for an Academy Award and won a Golden Globe for her role in the 1987 comedy-drama Anna. Since then, she has appeared in several hit projects including Revenge, Big Stan and The Sting.

In 2024, she appeared in Sallywood. The movie was based on a true story about a writer obsessed with meeting her.

Following news of her death, fans took to social media to express their devastation. One user shared a throwback image of the star and wrote: “Devastated to hear of Sally Kirkland’s passing.

“She was an indelible character actor and red carpet icon who was never anything short of memorable. Her awards season campaign for ANNA, a powerhouse performance all should see, will always be the greatest.”

Another user said: “RIP to Sally Kirkland, a true Oscar legend!” And a third wrote: “When Sally Kirkland won the Golden Globe she said, ‘Plot twist: I actually am the movie.’

“RIP to the queen of unexpected cameos, avant-garde vibe & every wild character that ever said ‘Did she just say that?!’ Gone to script that next scene in the sky.”

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Dame Jilly Cooper cause of death has been revealed following an inquest today.

The writer known for her “bonkbusters” including Riders, Rivals and Polo – suffered a fatal head injury during a fall at her Gloucestershire home. Dame Jilly was found by family at her home in Bisley at about 5pm on October 4.

Gloucestershire Coroners’ Court heard Dame Jilly was initially alert and transferred by paramedics to Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, but her condition deteriorated. She died in hospital, with her family present, at 8.30am on October 5.

Just two days before, Jilly had visited the set of Rivals – the Disney+ adaptation of her hit novel Novel.

Katy Skerrett, senior coroner for Gloucestershire, reached a conclusion of accidental death and said Dame Jilly died as a result of a traumatic subdural haematoma.

Speaking of the last time he saw Dame Jilly on sit prior to the tragedy, actor Alex Hassell, who played Rupert Campbell-Black, on Rivals said: “We’re all devastated. She was on set just the week before and, obviously, her voice and her character and her sense of creativity were such a huge driving force of the show in terms of the source material.

“She would okay everything, or we would hear that things have changed because she didn’t think that certain things characters do are quite right or representative of her view of the characters. But we also really want to honour her and try and do our best to keep making the show as good as possible.”

Last month it was revealed that Jilly had died unexpectedly at the age of 88 after a fall at home. Her children Felix and Emily said it had come as a “complete shock”.

Tributes were paid by avid readers including the Queen, who described Dame Jilly as a “legend” and a “wonderfully witty and compassionate friend to me and so many”.

Dame Jilly was a long-standing friend of Camilla, and the author based her fictional seducer and showjumping lothario Rupert Campbell-Black partly on the Queen’s ex-husband Andrew Parker Bowles.

Camilla said in a message released by Buckingham Palace: “Very few writers get to be a legend in their own lifetime but Jilly was one, creating a whole new genre of literature and making it her own through a career that spanned over five decades.

“In person she was a wonderfully witty and compassionate friend to me and so many – and it was a particular pleasure to see her just a few weeks ago at my Queen’s Reading Room Festival where she was, as ever, a star of the show.

“I join my husband the King in sending our thoughts and sympathies to all her family. And may her hereafter be filled with impossibly handsome men and devoted dogs.” The message was signed “Camilla R”.

Dame Jilly was known for her steamy fiction focusing on scandal and adultery in upper class society.

Her hit titles included Riders, Rivals, Polo, Mount! and The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous, along with her most recent work Tackle!

Her children Felix and Emily said in a statement: “Mum was the shining light in all of our lives. Her love for all of her family and friends knew no bounds.

“Her unexpected death has come as a complete shock. We are so proud of everything she achieved in her life and can’t begin to imagine life without her infectious smile and laughter all around us.”

Adam Peaty’s heartbroken mum has broken her silence after being banned from Holly Ramsay’s hen-do. A family feud has erupted weeks before the couple’s big day after Caroline Peaty was missed off the guestlist.

In a post to Instagram, Caroline fumed “The ones I love are the people that hurt me the most” after she wasn’t invited to Holly’s star-studded bachelorette party.

Holly invited her own mum Tana, family friend Victoria Beckham and Adam’s sister to celebrate with her and her friends at Soho Farmhouse over the weekend. However, Caroline was devastated not to have been included.

The mum took to Instagram to fume: “When you love someone, you protect them from that pain. You don’t become the cause of it.”

She captioned her message: “The ones I love are the people that hurt me the most.”

Caroline also liked a comment from one of her followers that read: “How awful for you! Hopefully one day he will realise that loving mums should be held in high regard. No woman should try to stop that.”

Olympian Adam has been very close to his mum who has championed his career. A source close to the family say he has distanced himself from Caroline after being ‘seduced’ by the fame of the Ramsays.
Adam chose to invite future father-in-law Gordon Ramsay to his own stag night while his mother was not asked to attend his bride’s celebrations in the Cotswolds.

His aunt Louise Williams exposed the heartbreak by hitting out at Holly in a public Instagram post which accused her of being ‘divisive and hurtful’.

Louise furiously called out Holly over the snub saying Caroline has ‘opened her home and heart to you.’

Her post stated: ‘@hollyramsayy I’m so glad that you had a great hen do. As a bride, you deserve that. However, as a person you were divisive and hurtful towards a woman, who I have loved and continue to love deeply.

‘A woman who opened her home and heart to you. You decided, for whatever reason, not to invite her, your prospective mother-in-law to your hen night yet Adam invited his father-in-law, your dad, to his stag night.

‘You invited your mum (quite rightly) and even your mum’s assistant, your sisters, your friends, my niece, but not my sister, your future mother-in-law.

“I have also seen messages passing between her and Adam about this and other matters and, quite frankly, I expected better of you and definitely of Adam. You have inflicted a hurt on my sister that will take a very long time to heal if ever.”

Adam and Holly have been dating for two years and are due to get married before Christmas.

Joel Dommett candidly opens up about his two-year-old son Wilde and his relationship with wife Hannah Cooper as the family head to Australia for new jungle spin-off show

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He faced his own gruesome Bushtucker Trials back in 2016 and hosted I’m A Celebrity spin-off show Extra Camp for three years from 2017 to 2019. Now comedian and presenter Joel Dommett is heading back down under to present new jungle spin-off I’m A Celebrity… Unpacked and he tells us it’s a relief not to have to eat any weird bugs this time round.

Joel, 40, is bringing his wife, model Hannah Cooper, 36, and their two-year-old son Wilde along for the adventure. But despite the name, Joel admits their little man is as laid-back as they come. “He’s very chill, and I do realise we’re very lucky with that,” he says. “I suspect if we were to have another, they would be an absolute nightmare.”

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The presenter has taken to fatherhood like a duck to water. “Wilde is so fun. I just love hanging out with him,” he says. “It’s such a mad thing where I just feel like my wife’s given birth to a little best friend. It’s just the dream.”

While Joel, who also hosts The Masked Singer , admits he’s a tad “bored of singing the Postman Pat theme tune”, his son makes up for it by constantly making him laugh. “He’s obsessed with trucks but can’t say the word truck and instead says the word c**k, so that’s funny,” he reveals. “He just points at big trucks and says ‘big c**k’ really loud in the high street. It’s hilarious, while also being embarrassing for me and his mother.”

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Joel and Hannah’s love story began back in 2016, when Hannah cheekily slid into his DMs after he finished as runner-up on I’m A Celebrity . They instantly hit it off and Joel popped the question a year later. They tied the knot in 2019 at a stunning beachfront ceremony in Mykonos. Welcoming baby Wilde a few years later was the perfect next chapter, Joel says.

Although he doesn’t have any big secrets when it comes to a happy marriage, he does believe that “honesty is key”. “I also think it’s taking time to speak to each other and properly communicating at the end of the day, which is difficult when you’re a parent,” he says.

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Asked if the challenges of parenthood ever cause friction between them, he confesses, “Luckily, Hannah and I are pretty much on the same wavelength, but parenting is so all-consuming. The whole thing is hard, it’s just exhausting to be honest. We haven’t got the energy to fight, even if we wanted to!”

Almost a decade after his own jungle stint, when he shared the campsite with the likes of Larry Lamb, Carol Vorderman and eventual winner Scarlett Moffatt, Joel is feeling the full-circle moment as he returns to host the sister show.

“I’m really excited to be back. I can’t quite believe it’s coming up to 10 years since I did the jungle myself,” he says. “It’s really, really nice to round off those 10 years and to still be going back there after so long, it’s amazing. And seeing fresh people going in and seeing their enjoyment (and non-enjoyment as well)… it’s just so lovely to see it through their eyes.”

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He sweetly describes his Unpacked co-host Kemi Rodgers as “so easy to work with”, and admits their show is much harder to create than it might appear on the telly.

“In reality, you’re travelling there in the mad weather, for a start. Last year we had crazy floods and you’re writing the show about a show that’s not finished yet. Also, there’s the time zone difference. I’m getting up at midnight and then working through the night until 10 o’clock in the morning.”

But he adds, “It’s genuinely an incredible team and it’s like a proper army operation to get that TV show into your living room. It’s really, really amazing.”

Joel believes I’m A Celeb is one of the absolute highlights of TV viewing throughout the year as it’s unlike any other show.

“What is amazing about it are the different people’s reactions to the trials and the hunger. They’re what make the show so special. You have certain people who take it in their stride and others who immediately say, ‘I’m a celebrity… get me out of here!’

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“You have people who scream and others who just close their eyes and zone out. It just brings these celebrities out of their comfort zones and you see a side of them that you would never see on any other show. It’s so captivating and ridiculous and fun.”

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Joking that his favourite contestant during his own stint was himself, he then admits with a giggle that his favourite campmate was one of his best friends, actor Adam Thomas. “He was the perfect campmate. He was so joyful and his laugh was so infectious, and he sort of kept the camp really buoyant and fun, but also had that side of vulnerability about him. That’s what I think is a perfect campmate, someone who shows that vulnerable side, but brings true joy at the same time.”

Would Joel be willing to step back in as a contestant in an All Stars series, if he were asked? “Never say never,” he says with a smile. “It would get me off my mobile phone for a while.”