Adam Peaty and Holly Ramsay relationship and family feud timeline
Olympic swimmer is expecting a baby girl with wife, but family troubles continue behind the scenes
Adam Peaty is preparing to welcome his second child and his first with his wife Holly Ramsay after the pair got married in December.
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The swimmer announced in June that the pair are looking forward to starting a family and that Ramsay, daughter of the celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay, is due in December.
It will be Peaty's second child, with the Olympic champion having a five-year-old son, George, from his previous relationship with Eirianedd Munro.
The announcement comes after he announced in May that he will now be competing under the name Ramsay-Peaty at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow this summer.
Peaty won 100m breaststroke gold at the 2016 and 2020 Olympic games, and silver in 2024, but has undergone personal ups and downs as well as mental health struggles.
This blending of a surname comes on the back of a feud between the Olympic swimmer and his own family.
Latest developments include reports that Peaty's sister Bethany is no longer speaking to Holly Ramsay.
Here is how the feud has played out.
The full Adam Peaty and Holly Ramsay family feud timeline
Early November 2025: Holly’s Hen Do
The feud is said to have begun in November when Holly did not invite her future mother-in-law to her hen party in Oxfordshire.
While such an omission is not unusual ahead of a wedding, Caroline Peaty is said to have become upset that Adam’s sister Bethany was invited - as was Victoria Beckham.
Louise Williams, Caroline’s sister and Adam’s aunt, angrily messaged Holly in a public forum to say: “You invited your mum (quite rightly) and even your mum's assistant, your sisters, your friends, my niece, but not my sister, your future mother-in-law.”
Adam invited Gordon Ramsay to his stag do - which is also said to have provoked rage in the Peaty camp.
November 13 - Adam’s Stag Do
Adam had grown close to Gordon Ramsay, having credited him for helping him out of the depression he fell into following the Tokyo Olympics, held in 2021.
The chef joined a group of men in Budapest for his stag night in November, a group that did not include Adam’s brother James, who was arrested for sending him abusive messages.
Adam was escorted off the plane in the Hungarian capital. Richard Peaty, Adam’s father, was also not invited to the stag.
Responding to this, Adam wrote on social media: “Over the past few days, a lot has been reported and comments posted about the private life of Holly and myself.
“My sister Bethany, has also been targeted. This has been almost entirely one-sided and, in many cases, excessive and intrusive. What makes it worse is that it has been encouraged by members of my family.”
December 27 - The Wedding
Caroline and Richard Peaty did not attend the wedding, the swimmer’s mother not being invited and his father is said to have been told he could only sit at the back of the church. The only Peaty relation to attend was his sister Bethany, who served as a maid of honour.
Adam’s aunt Louise, who was also not invited, wrote a text to him, reading: "I hope you never suffer the depth of pain you have put your mother through and despite it all she loves you still. Shame on you both. Shame.”
In his speech, Adam is said to have paid tribute to Mel Marshall, his swimming coach, whom he said had been “like a mother” to him.
Hours after, James Peaty shared a picture posed with his mother, wearing full wedding regalia, outside Bath Abbey.
A friend of Peaty’s former partner Eiri Munro called the swimmer “hypocritical” for blending his surname, and changing it on social media to Adam Ramsay Peaty.
January 2026 - Caroline Peaty says the relationship is over
Caroline Peaty has said it’s the end of her relationship with her son.
She told reporters: "I know it’s the end. But please, the message I want Adam to hear is no matter what happens in the future, please know I love you, your dad loves you, you can come home and talk to me at any point.”
May 2026: New name announcement
Adam announced he will swim under the name Peaty-Ramsay at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
The Briton was named as the oldest swimmer in a 42-strong Team England squad.
June 2026: Expecting a child
Ramsay and Peaty announced in May that they are expecting their first child together.
The couple also revealed the gender of their baby, adding: "We can't wait to meet our baby girl."
July 2026 - Holly Ramsay and Bethany Peaty fall out
According to the Mirror, the feud developed when Holly fell out with Bethany Peaty over an interview request around the pregnancy.
Bethany had been one of Holly's bridesmaids and was one of a few Peaty members to be on good terms with them.
They have not addressed the claims.