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СпутникиРНSpaceXРоскосмосNASAThe Peaty-Ramsay fued became public last year after Adam's mother, Caroline, was not invited to Holly's hen party
Adam Ramsey-Peaty has said "forgiveness takes time" amid the ongoing fued between him and his parents - adding that reconciliation could be on the cards, but only if he feels they've "improved as people".
The swimmer - who is married to Holly Ramsay, daughter of TV chef Gordon - spoke following what he called a "real rollercoaster of a week" at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow that saw him pick up two bronze medals and a silver.
In the wake of the 100m breaststroke final, Peaty, who has Derby links and used to train with the City of Derby Swimming Club, broke down in tears and took aim at his critics, declaring, "you can't hurt me" and insisting they needed to "do better."
Speaking to the Guardian, Adam, 31, who also received freedom of the city in Derby after winning gold at the Rio 2016 Olympics, touched on the personal problems between him and his family, including mum Caroline and dad Mark, which began in the run-up to his December 2025 wedding to Holly, 26.
Asked if there could be a reconciliation between him and his family, Peaty said: “For me, as a Christian, there has to be forgiveness. It doesn’t mean you have to forget, but forgiveness takes time.
"I’m not saying that it won’t get better but it has to come from a place where I feel like they’ve improved as people, in a sense, and opened that communication up. I haven’t told one thing to the media. I haven’t done one story over the last eight months and more.”
Speaking about whether the very public rift that has developed between him and his family and been played out in the media has had an impact on him, Adam said: "I wouldn’t say on me because I’ve got a thick skin.
"But I care about my wife, I care about my son. I care about the relationships that people think I have with my son, and my own family, but that’s my private life." The swimming star has a son, who is nearly six, from a previous relationship, and a daughter on the way in December.
In an interview following his 100m breaststroke final in Glasgow, Adam said he was disappointed with third place, saying: "It’s hard because I know how hard I work. I know the s**t I’ve been through, which is no fault of my own, but it does take its toll.
"I’m not crying because it’s bronze instead of gold. I’m crying because I know I am better than that. I feel like I couldn’t have put any more in and that’s where it hurts, because I’m like, ‘What’s the point of all the metres every day, what’s the point of being exhausted all the time?’
“What’s the point of having to say no to family events so you can go to training’? It has to mean something and for me it has to be human excellence and that is not excellence for me.
"So that’s the emotion that is unfortunately coming out. [My wife Holly] is always going to be proud of me and I think as a father, it doesn’t matter if you come home with a gold, as long as you come home with a teddy."
Adam's mum Caroline posted afterwards: "I forgive people but that doesn't mean I accept their behaviour or trust them. I forgive them for me, so I can let go and move on with my life."
Adam fell out with his parents in the run-up to their December wedding, reportedly because his mum shared her upset at not being invited to wife Holly's glamorous hen party in the Cotswolds.
Victoria Beckham got the call to take part in the celebrations at Soho Farmhouse, but Caroline was said to have been asked to look after Adam's son from a previous relationship at home instead.
She was told not to come to the wedding at Bath Cathedral, while Adam's father was told he could come but only if he stood at the back of the church. He did not take up the offer and on the day, only Adam's sister Bethany attended from his side of the family.
Caroline previously admitted to speaking to a newspaper about her son in the early stages of their fallout, but says she's not talked about him publicly since and hinted she's ready to build bridges.
She said: "He's our son who we love, whom we supported to reach his aspirations. Our love, our time, our sacrifices were given freely with no expectation of financial reward just genuinely given with the love as any mother and father would do for their child."