Most of Adam Peaty’s family are seemingly banned from his A-list wedding amid an ongoing feud between the Olympic swimmer and his mother, Caroline – including Adam’s father Mark
Adam Peaty’s father Mark was seen for the first time since tensions between his son and his wife, Caroline, seemed to implode, leading to a reported ban on the family from the swimmer’s wedding to Holly Ramsay.
Looking downcast as he took his dog for a walk in Newcastle, Mark wore a pink and purple striped polo shirt under a navy hoodie with grey trousers and a black beanie.
Mark, a supermarket caretaker, kept a tight leash on the dog as he walked through the damp streets and had a sad grimace on his face. This is the first time he has been seen since it was reported that the only member of the Peaty family still invited to Adam’s wedding was the swimmer’s sister Bethany.
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Adam reportedly fell out with his family over his upcoming wedding to Holly, the daughter of Gordon Ramsay. After his mother Caroline was snubbed from Holly’s hen-do guest list, Adam’s aunt, Louise Williams, took to Instagram to share how “heartbroken” her sister was by the “divisive and hurtful” actions of Holly.
She also claimed Adam had said “the most vile things a son can say to his mother”. Following this post, it was reported by the Daily Mail that Adam and Holly were so upset by this that they decided to ban Caroline from the wedding and from seeing her grandson, George. The paper added that the only relative expected to attend was Bethany, as many of those still invited could not afford the accommodation and travel expense.
One relative told the Mail: “We were sent a ‘save the date,’ and it’s all these country houses. I’m on Universal Credit — I can’t afford that.”
Relatives have since claimed that the Olympian is “ashamed” of his working-class roots. “Adam has been changed by money, fame and fortune,” the family source added. “He seems to have forgotten where he came from.”
Caroline is thought to be devastated by her son’s decision to hold the wedding without her. So much so, she posted a message to Instagram, in which she wrote: “When you love someone, you protect them from the pain, you don’t become the cause of it.”
In the caption, she added: “The ones I love are the people who hurt me the most.” Caroline is said to have made a lot of sacrifices to support Adam’s swimming dreams when he was younger, including going into debt alongside Mark to fund their son’s training.
Adam has previously been very open and proud about his working-class upbringing, particularly the sacrifices his mother had to make. But he later said that he felt having less money than others pushed him to work harder and seemed to take a swipe at his parent’s lack of cash.
He told The Guardian: “I don’t want to sound too harsh on my parents because they did so much for me, and gave me so much, but there were also so many kids that had so much more and that’s spurred me on.”
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