“He’s chosen his new family now”: Adam Peaty’s family have given up hope of reconciliation after Gordon Ramsay’s latest ‘dig’ aimed at the grandparents’ side of the family
Adam Peaty’s family have reportedly resigned themselves to the reality that there may be no reconciliation with their son, after his new father-in-law Gordon Ramsay made another pointed gesture during the fallout from Adam’s wedding to Holly Ramsay.
Friends of the Peaty family are said to believe any hope of healing the rift has now faded, following Gordon’s comment on Adam’s wedding video, where the Olympian declared he would “always choose” his wife. Gordon responded warmly, signing off the message with the word “Dad” – a move understood to have deeply hurt Adam’s estranged parents.
Family
The tension comes after Adam was said to have uninvited his parents, Caroline and Mark, from the wedding, leaving only his sister Bethany from his side of the family in attendance.
A source said it has been an emotional and painful period for the family, explaining that they are coming to terms with what has happened and with the feeling that Adam has firmly chosen his side. Any chance of a near-term reconciliation, the insider added, now appears dashed, with relatives opting to keep their heads down and move on quietly.
The wedding itself was overshadowed by the bitter family dispute. During his father-of-the-bride speech, Gordon reportedly praised Holly’s beauty and told Adam he was a lucky man, before adding a line that was interpreted as a pointed reference to the swimmer’s absent parents. Adam’s mother was later said to be outraged and deeply hurt, believing the remark was pre-planned and unnecessarily cruel.
Despite the backlash, Gordon defended his words days later on television, insisting his speech was warm, emotional and exactly right for the moment. His daughter Tilly revealed she had listened to the speech in advance and felt no changes were needed, while Holly publicly backed her father, saying she felt overwhelmed with happiness during his address.
Further salt was rubbed into the wound when Holly revealed that her parents gifted the couple a luxury honeymoon to Mauritius, joking that Adam would have to leave his swimming pool behind. Adam, for his part, reportedly did not mention his parents in his own speech, instead paying tribute to his long-time swim coach Mel Marshall for grounding and inspiring him.
Away from the celebrations, Adam’s mother was said to be devastated, describing the pain of missing her son’s wedding as something she could not endure again. The family rift, which reportedly began in 2024 over engagement party snubs and missed celebrations, now appears deeper than ever – with those closest to Adam fearing the door to reconciliation has finally closed.