Adam Peaty’s brother James has been seen for the first time since he was arrested over allegations he sent threats to the swimmer during his stag weekend
Adam Peaty’s brother James has been spotted for the first time after he was arrested over allegations he sent threats to the sportsman during his stag weekend.
Earlier this week, Adam, 30, was met by police as he arrived at Manchester Airport following his stag do in Budapest. The Olympian is set to tie the knot with Gordon Ramsay’s daughter, Holly, in a matter of weeks just as a heated family feud has broken out. Adam has faced claims that he has ditched his working-class family in favour of his famous in-laws, as his own family does not fit the celebrity image .
Now, James has been seen for first time as he is spotted out having a smoke in Newcastle while sporting a grey cap, black jacket and grey top as the rain poured down. Despite the family drama, James was seen smiling before getting in his blue Honda and driving away.
During his recent stag-do to Budapest, with his future father-in-law, Adam was said to have become alarmed after receiving text messages, with Holly alerting the police. His older brother, James, 34, was arrested at his home in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, on Monday and has since been bailed.
A spokesperson for Staffordshire Police said: “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’s dad has now spoken out for the first time about the furore, saying things have gotten out of hand between the family. 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.”
A source told the paper that Adam believes his mother, Caroline, has been enabling Jamie’s alleged behaviour.
Both Adam and Jamie fell out in 2021 following the release of the former Strictly Come Dancing star’s autobiography, in which he addressed his siblings’ “demons”, including previous drug usage. However, they soon moved past this, and Jamie was said to have been asked to be a groomsman at the upcoming wedding.
Sadly, their bond broke down again in June this year, when James was working on a building project for Adam. The source claims that since Adam’s engagement, their relationship had hit an all-time low.
James was said to have been “upset” about the comments Adam made in his autobiography, which saw him portrayed as a “bum”.
As the family once close bond lies in tatters, its understood that Adam’s sister will be his only relative to be attending his upcoming wedding.
Adam’s mother, who dedicated her life to ferrying him around to swimming competitions, is said to be heartbroken by the fallout. Caroline’s sister Louise has refused to stay silent and vocally hit out at her nephew and his wife-to-be Holly. She said: “Yes. Adam is a born-again Christian. He’s not living by the tenets of Christianity is he? Where is ‘honour thy mother and thy father’ where is the forgiveness?”
She has also claimed that Holly and Adam had body-shamed Caroline after she was asked to wear a different dress for the wedding, before she was uninvited. Louise fumed: “How can Adam and Holly ‘source’ sit there and say Caroline wasn’t invited because of the way my sister looks?
“She doesn’t suit the look Holly is looking for?! WTF body shaming a 60-year-old woman! Jesus Christ on a cracker!”
Caroline was also noticeably absent from Holly’s hen-do, which included the likes of her mother, Tana and Victoria Ramsay. A source told Daily Mail : “You only have to look at the picture to see that there is a certain ‘type’.”
The added: “They all look the same, and you wonder if Caroline might have stuck out a bit. She’s a normal woman, not a celebrity. You look at Holly’s Instagram and it’s all so planned, so super-glam and very, very showy. That’s not Caroline.”
Holly and Adam are yet to comment on the family feud, despite attempts from the Mirror.
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