‘They’ve cut my heart out’: Adam Peaty’s mum shares pain before son’s wedding
Adam Peaty’s mum has shared her heartbreak at staying home on her son’s wedding day, as he’s set to tie the knot with Holly Ramsay in Bath today.
The upcoming nuptials of the Olympic swimmer, 30, and Gordon Ramsay’s 25-year-old daughter have come under the spotlight in recent weeks after it was first reported that his mum, Caroline, had been uninvited to their wedding.
She has since backtracked on reported plans to ‘crash’ the Bath wedding and instead plans to try and ‘distract’ herself while her son exchanges his vows, spending the day with her mother Mavis and husband Mark, who she claims was invited to the service but not the reception.
She tearfully told the Daily Mail: ‘Me going would just cause even more of a storm and I don’t want to ruin his wedding day. I wanted to be there quietly to watch him get married, but that can’t happen now.’
She added: ‘I don’t think they understand how much they have hurt me; it’s as if they have cut my heart out.
‘This is the first Christmas that I’ve not had my family together – my family is broken.’
Caroline went on to acknowledge she has other children as well as her grandchildren, but that her family has been ‘split’ because of the wedding, which has come a week after her 60th birthday, which Adam did not celebrate.
She went on to say: ‘I don’t know if they are too young or don’t value family as much as I have, but they don’t understand that family is the foundation to everything. Family is the foundation you can return to when things get rough.’
Adam is said to view his mum Caroline as a ‘negative influence’ and someone he does not want to spend time with, which is a perspective she does not understand.
‘I’m not a negative person, I see the positive in everything, otherwise I would hide under the blankets and never come out,’ she said.
The family drama was made public last month after Holly held her hen do at Soho Farmhouse – with her future mother-in-law notably absent.
Soon after sources close to Adam told the media that he’d been ‘changed by money, fame and fortune’, claiming he’d distanced himself from his family.
News then broke that Adam’s brother James was reportedly arrested on ‘suspicions of harassment’ following his stag do in Budapest.
The athlete then went on to release a statement publicly, addressing ‘challenging times’ and asking people to be aware that there are ‘two sides to every story’.
Today the couple’s much-talked-about wedding will be held at Bath Abbey, with over 200 guests, including Sir David and Victoria Beckham in attendance.
This development comes as Holly and her family were spotted leaving their £7.5million Wadsworth mansion to travel to the wedding venue.
On Friday, Holly was seen getting into a car with her dad Gordon, mum Tana, sister Tilly and brother Jack.
The bride-to-be was wearing a long white coat as she left London alongside her family, with her fiancé also photographed leaving the Ramsay family home with them all as well.
It comes a few days after the couple were reported to have frustrated Bath locals and tourists alike after booking out the city’s Abbey for an entire day.
Although Adam and Holly’s ceremony will last a reported 90 minutes, the church is set to be closed to the public all day.
‘Please note the Abbey is closed today. There are no services or visiting times scheduled,’ reads a description on the website for Saturday.
The couple were reportedly able to book the Abbey for their nuptials due to having a ‘special connection’ with it.
As per The Sun, this means they comply with the rule that anyone seeking to hire it must already have an established link.
Conditions for being able to marry at Bath Abbey say it is offered to ‘parishioners, members of the congregation, and those with a qualifying connection to the Abbey’. The nature of their connection to the Abbey is unclear.
One local said their move was ‘selfish’, while a source has also said a security team has been hired to patrol the area and stop onlookers from trying to take photographs of the bride and groom.
In a post shared on Instagram on November 20, Adam criticised his family members for ‘encouraging’ the rumours of a rift between him and his immediate loved ones.
‘Bethany, Holly and myself cannot go into detail given an ongoing police investigation into serious matters that arose long before recent events,’ he said, also referencing his sister, who attended Holly’s hen do.
‘For those who know me personally, you know that I work so hard on trying to improve myself as a person who wants to contribute to making the world a better place. I am continuing to learn about myself and how I can be the man I want to be; a worthy partner, father, businessman, friend and athlete; even through these challenging times.
‘Bethany, Holly and I will get through this – we do not ask for sympathy. We just need people to be aware that there are always two sides to every story. To those of you who have reached out and shown kindness and understanding – thank you. It is deeply appreciated.’
Adam and Holly met when he competed on Strictly Come Dancing alongside her sister Tilly in 2021.
The swimmer – who shares a five-year-old son with ex-girlfriend Eiri Munro – went public with Holly in June 2023, before going on to propose to her in September last year.
Metro has contacted representatives for Adam Peaty and Holly Ramsay for comment.
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