Olympic champion Adam Peaty has married television chef Gordon Ramsay's daughter, Holly, in a lavish ceremony at Bath Abbey, but the joyous occasion has been overshadowed by a very public and bitter family rift that left his own parents heartbroken and uninvited.
A Wedding Morning Shrouded in Tension
On the morning of his wedding this Saturday, the 30-year-old swimmer posted a serene picture of a sunrise over the countryside, captioning it simply, 'Morning of our wedding.' The snap, showing a tranquil pool, suggested a moment of calm before the celebrations. However, the reality away from the idyllic scene was one of heightened security and familial estrangement.
At Kin House, the luxury Georgian manor in Wiltshire set to host the wedding reception, security guards with patrol dogs were seen rigorously monitoring the grounds. The animals were pictured jumping near the entrance, with the manor's gates slightly ajar as the team stood guard, indicating the extreme measures taken to control access to the event.
A Family Divided on the Big Day
While final preparations, including the placement of two brilliant rose arrangements, were made at the historic Bath Abbey, a very different scene was unfolding 120 miles away in Staffordshire. Peaty's mother, Caroline, father, Mark, and wider family were at their home in Uttoxeter, reportedly 'heartbroken' after being barred from attending their son's wedding.
Caroline, who had previously ferried a young Adam to countless training sessions, had even considered crashing the wedding but was dissuaded by her husband. "It would be too sad," she explained, adding that she didn't want to spoil his big day. The rift became public six weeks ago when Caroline was notably absent from Holly's glamorous hen-do, an event shared on Instagram that included Peaty's sister, Bethany, and friend Victoria Beckham.
Meanwhile, the guest list at the abbey included the Ramsay clan and close friends like David and Victoria Beckham, though their eldest son, Brooklyn, reportedly snubbed the event due to his own family feud.
Sealing a New Chapter
The ceremony marks a significant new chapter for Peaty, who is also father to a five-year-old son, George, from a previous relationship. As the couple celebrated at the secured Wiltshire manor, the day's events seemed to underscore a painful and very public separation from the family that supported his rise to Olympic glory. The security at Kin House, while standard for high-profile events, stood in stark contrast to the intimate family moments that were conspicuously absent for the groom on his wedding day.
