Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay’s daughter Holly recently tied the knot with Olympic swimmer Adam Peaty, but their chances of happily ever after look slim to none amid a bitter falling-out with the groom’s parents.
Instead of trying to make peace, the combative Hell’s Kitchen vet, 59, added fuel to the fire with his wedding toast. He started off with standard father-of-the-bride comments, telling his daughter how beautiful she looked and reminding Adam how lucky he was.
But in a dig at Adam’s absent parents, the reality star said according to The Sun, “Shame you don’t have the same!”
The family feud reportedly erupted when Holly, 26, didn’t invite the 31-year-old groom’s mother, Caroline, to her bachelorette party, even though her own mother, Tana, and some of her friends — including Victoria Beckham — were at the over-the-top party that was held in England’s picturesque Cotswolds.
After Caroline told the Daily Mail, “it’s as if they have cut my heart out,” she was uninvited from the wedding. Peaty’s father, Mark, was told he could come — if he sat in the back of the church. He declined.
At the reception, Peaty, a triple Olympic gold medalist, appeared to acknowledge the dispute in his speech, thanking the 200 guests for their support during a “difficult time,” per The Independent.
He mentioned how his swim coach Melanie Marshall was a “grounding and inspiring” influence. After an emotional pause, he added that she was “like a mum” to him.
Meanwhile, his own mother was at home with his father and brothers James and Richard. The only family member who attended was his sister, Beth, who was a maid of honor along with Holly’s sisters, Megan, 27, and Tilly, 24.
His relatives were appalled at the exclusions, pointing to how Caroline got up early for years to take Adam to swim practice. “She and Mark sacrificed a lot to get him where he is,” a source close to the family says. “Adam ought to be ashamed of himself for going ahead with the wedding without them.”
A ceasefire seems unlikely anytime soon — after the wedding, Peaty changed his name on his Instagram profile to “Adam Ramsay Peaty.”