Adam Peaty OBE has been slammed after it emerged that his family had been uninvited to his upcoming wedding to Gordon Ramsay’s daughter, Holly, later this year
Adam Peaty OBE has been slammed after allegedly turning his back on his family. The Team GB legend, 30, is set to tie the knot with Gordon Ramsay’s daughter, Holly, in a few weeks’ time – without his family by his side.
Last weekend, it emerged that his mother, Caroline, who helped Adam on the road to Olympic success, was absent from Holly’s star-studded hen party at Soho Farmhouse, which was attended by her mum, Tana and Spice Girls icon, Victoria Beckham. But sources close to his mother have claimed Adam’s decision to shun his family appears to relate to his idea of chasing fame.
A source close to Caroline claims that Adam’s mum, Caroline, 59, believes the six-time Olympian believes his working-class family are “not good enough” to match the Ramsay family. It’s claimed that Caroline wasn’t invited to Holly’s hen as she “might have stuck out a bit”.
Now, a source close to Caroline has hit out at Adam, claiming the former Strictly Come Dancing star has “changed” since meeting Holly and is continuing to chase fame, despite his humble upbringing in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire. “Adam has changed so much ever since he has been with Holly,” the source said.
They added to the Daily Mail: “She’s from a celebrity world and his parents are not, and his ego and self-importance has just got bigger. He’s not the lovely boy next door that we all remember him as. Adam has changed and he is almost a bully. He has been so horrible to his mum and he is now trying to exclude her from his life. She is worried sick about all this and can’t believe it is happening.
“We think Holly has triggered all this, and her parents – the power of the rich and famous.” Growing up, Adam was extremely close to his mother, who woke up at 4am to drive him to various swimming competitions as he built his name in the sport before winning three Olympic golds.
Sadly, it’s now claimed that after Adam met Holly and started mixing with some of the biggest names in entertainment, he is said to have changed, with the source adding that Caroline is “not good enough” for his soon-to-be in-laws. “She doesn’t fit the celebrity mold and she doesn’t look like them and dress like them.”
Just this week, Adam’s mum, Caroline, shared a cryptic quote on her personal Instagram page, alluding to the alleged rift in the family. She said: “When you love someone, you protect them from the pain, you don’t become the cause of it.”
This isn’t the only post Caroline has uploaded about the situation. After she was not invited to the hen do, she posted: “Crying is a way your eyes speak when your mouth can’t explain how broken your heart is.” Adam’s aunt, Louise Williams, has also addressed the situation on social media, claiming Holly was “divisive and hurtful” for not inviting his mother to the hen party.
She said: “@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.” Louise added: “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.”
The Mirror has approached Adam and Holly’s respective spokespeople for comment.
