Caroline Peaty has spoken out after watching her son Adam compete in the Commonwealth Games following their family fallout. The mum said she still loves her son and is supporting him from afar after he hit out at their family feud following his race.
After his bronze-medal finish in the 100m breaststroke final at the Glasgow Games, a tearful Adam Ramsay-Peaty explicitly stated that the highly publicised fallout with his estranged family "has taken its toll," but maintained that the rift was "no fault of my own."
Adam Peaty's Emotional Outburst
Speaking to reporters in the media mixed zone after missing out on the gold medal, the 31-year-old swimmer became visibly emotional. He opened up about his private life, saying: "It's hard because I know how hard I've worked. I know the s**t I've been through, which is no fault of my own. It does take a toll."
He also hit out at the public scrutiny and online criticism surrounding his family situation, telling reporters "enough is enough." He declared, "This goes beyond sport. It's about being decent people. We all have to do better."
Caroline Peaty's Instagram Response
Following Adam's highly publicised interview, his mum Caroline has now taken to Instagram to reach out. Caroline shared a black and white photo of Cillian Murphy in Peaky Blinders alongside the words: "I forgive people but that doesn't mean I accept their behaviour or trust them. I forgive them for me, so I can let go and move on with my life."
The mum admitted speaking with a newspaper about her son, but insists she has not talked about him publicly since. In her own words, Caroline said: "We continue to support Adam from afar. He's our son who we love, whom we supported to reach his aspirations. Our love, our time, our sacrifices were given freely with no expectation of financial reward just genuinely given with the love as any mother and father would do for their child."
Family Support
She added: "We are strong, we love and are always there for each other." The mum finished the post: "The very nature of our strength as a family has helped us move past the nastiness, the lies that have been told about us."
