As Adam Peaty returns from his lads weekend in Budapest, the Mirror takes a look at the Olympic swimmer’s stag do from hell which descended into threats and chaos
Jetting off on his stag do to Budapest, Adam Peaty no doubt hoped for a carefree boys’ weekend – but things quickly descended into chaos.
The Olympic swimmer is due to marry celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay’s daughter Holly, 25, next month in a grand Christmas Day ceremony at Bath Abbey. However, the elegant nuptials have been overshadowed by an ongoing row, which has seen mum Caroline banned from the wedding altogether.
And things have taken yet another turn on the stag do, which descended into threats as the groom-to-be was met by an officer at the airport after a brotherly feud got out of hand. But what really went on during Adam’s stag do from hell?
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Brother’s arrest
During the celebrations in the Hungarian city, Adam was reportedly became alarmed after allegedly receiving “increasingly abusive and threatening” text messages, which became so concerning that Holly alerted the police. Adam’s older brother, James, 34, was later arrested at his home in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire and has since been bailed.
Shaken Adam, 30, was met by police officers as he landed at Manchester Airport, over fears he could be assaulted. A pal told The Sun: “The issues that have been reported don’t stem from hen do or wedding invitations; it goes so much deeper. Things escalated over the weekend when someone became increasingly abusive and threatening over text. Adam was trying to enjoy his stag do and was getting freaked out by it all.
“He then received a threat that he’d be met off the plane. He told Holly, who called the cops after consulting with her family.”
Meanwhile, a source told the publication that Adam believes their mother, Caroline, has been enabling Jamie’s alleged behaviour. A spokesperson for Staffordshire Police stated: “We arrested a 34-year-old man, from the Uttoxeter area, on November 11, 2025, on suspicion of harassment. The man was released on conditional bail while our enquiries continue.”
Adam and Jamie previously fell out in 2021 following the release of the athlete’s autobiography, in which he discussed his siblings’ “demons”, including previous drug usage. James was reportedly “upset” about these candid passages, which he felt portrayed him as a “bum”
They quickly moved past this, however, and it’s said that Jamie was chosen to be a groomsman at the upcoming wedding. Unfortunately, in June of this year, their bond became strained once again while James was working on a building project for Adam.
Now their relationship is said to be at an all-time low, and it’s understood that Adam’s sister Bethany will be the only family member from his side who will be making it to the wedding.
Dad’s snub
A source has told the Mail Online that Adam’s dad, Mark, wasn’t in attendance at his son’s stag party after it emerged mum Carolne had been
Mark has now also spoken out about the row between his sons,, saying things have gotten out of hand. Mark told The Sun: “They’re brothers, they’ve always been close, but like any normal family, brothers fight, argue, fall out, make up and start all over again. But it’s got out of hand, there’s been very little empathy towards Jamie’s genuine mental health difficulties.”
Gordon Ramsay taking centre stage
Although Adam’s father Mark, was absent from the stag do, future father-in-law Gordon Ramsay was very much a part of the boys’ weekend, and it’s understood the TV chef won’t “take any nonsense” from the Peaty family, the Mail Online reports, with an insider revealing he will be engaging his “top PR machine” to ensure that nothing will “ruin his beloved daughter’s wedding”.
It’s understood that Gordon being present on the stag may very well have rubbed salt in the wound for Adam’s mum, Caroline, who wasn’t invited to Holly’s glamorous hen do at Soho Farmhouse.
Detailing her sister’s hurt in a social media message directed at Holly, Adam’s aunt Louise Williams 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.”
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