Adam Peaty and Holly Ramsay have banned his family from attending their festive wedding with the true reason for him snubbing his parents and brother hard to decipher
Olympic swimmer Adam Peaty has suffered a very public falling out with his family ahead of his marriage to Holly Ramsay. The duo have faced controversy after it was revealed that almost all of Adam’s family had been banned from the upcoming nuptials.
The fallout seemed to begin when Holly was criticised on social media by Adam’s aunt, Louise Williams, for not inviting his mum to her hen party, which in turn sparked everyone except his sister being removed from the guest list. Adam was then escorted through Manchester Airport by five police officers when he returned from his stag do, which was held in Budapest.
The reason for that show of strength was a tip-off from Holly that there was an alleged threat to Adam from his brother, James. The two brothers have had a difficult relationship over the year, falling out initially when Adam shared details of James’ addiction problems in his 2021 autobiography.
The pair then reportedly fell out again earlier this year James was doing some building work for Adam, with them not speaking since. James was not invited to Adam’s stag, and was arrested at home before being released on bail. However, he was not charged, and the alleged threat never materialised.
Now, Adam’s mum has opened up on the rift with her son in a tearful interview, where she explained her side of the saga further. She claims that when the hen do took place, she was at home with Adam’s son, George, from his previous relationship.
She claimed that after she dropped him back at his mother’s house in Birmingham, she was left distraught. She told the Daily Mail: “I was crying all the way home.
“I got home and told [husband] Mark that for the first time in my life, I felt I didn’t want to live. That’s how low this has made me. I’m a strong woman, and I can get through anything, but this has broken me.” But it’s claimed that Holly and her family, including mum Tana and friends, including Victoria Beckham, are very different to Caroline.
Sources claim that working-class Caroline, who ferried Adam around to swimming competitions as a youngster, doesn’t fit the glossy lifestyle that Adam is marrying into. Unconfirmed sources claim that the Ramsays don’t want their social media feeds or wedding snaps “spoiled”.
Writing for the Daily Mail, Sarah Vine said: “There may be an element of truth in that. But there is something else going on, something less about money, status and snobbery and more about that age-old resentment that takes hold in families when one member manages to step out of the mould – and the others feel left behind.”
She then blamed Holly’s dad, celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay ,for the family feud. She said: “He’s in Gordon’s clutches. I can’t help but feel like they are pulling him away from me. Their family is very insular.”
However, despite the narrative that the well-to-do Ramsays and their celebrity friends are alienating the Peatys, there has also been speculation that Adam’s newfound elevated levels of fame, thanks to the union, are causing jealousy.
Another element to the story is Gordon’s well-documented struggle with his own brother, Ronald, who struggled with drug addiction, and was tried for heroin possession in Indonesia in 2007. Gordon has previously spoken about the strain put on his family by his brother’s issues.
Adam has previously stated how Gordon “inspires me to be successful” which could mean he is taking heed of his future father-in-law’s own life experiences in isolating himself from a potentially messy situation.
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