Adam Peaty has given thanks to Jesus in his first social media post since marrying Holly Ramsay and taking her surname.
Peaty, a devout Christian, exchanged vows with Gordon Ramsay’s influencer daughter at Bath Cathedral on December 27 following an explosive family row that resulted in the Olympian barring his own mother from the service.
Returning to social media on New Year’s Eve – his wife’s 26th birthday – Peaty, 31, appeared to be unaffected by the turmoil surrounding their big day as he credited Christ for a rather eventful 12 months.
‘It’s the last day of 2025. Thank you Jesus for everything this year,’ read his message, emblazoned across a serene image of gulls soaring above an ocean.
After winning two gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, Peaty explained how he underwent ‘three years of hell’ battling depression, alcoholism and the separation from the mother of his child.
However after taking a break from the sport, the Olympian attributed his newfound Christian faith as the key that saved him during the dark time.
Adam Peaty has given thanks to Jesus in his first social media post since marrying Holly Ramsay and taking her surname
Peaty, a devout Christian, exchanged vows with Gordon Ramsay’s influencer daughter at Bath Cathedral on December 27 following an explosive family row
Raised a Catholic, the swimmer actively describes himself as a ‘religious man’ after joining an Evangelical Church, where he attends almost every Sunday.
His return to religion, which ultimately helped his recovery and return to swimming, came after he met five-time Olympic chaplain Ashley Null, who helped put his identity as an athlete into perspective after he lost his once unbeatable streak.
But Peaty’s family have insisted the star isn’t following his Christian beliefs by shunning his family from their wedding celebrations and accused him of sending his mother Caroline outfit options because he ‘didn’t approve of her choices’.
The huge rift between Peaty’s family and Ramsay’s parents has become increasingly clear ever since he uninvited his mother from the wedding following a dispute that began when Caroline was snubbed from her daughter-in-law’s hen-do.
Following the service, father of the bride Gordon reportedly made a brutal dig at his new son-in-law’s parents in his speech, leaving Caroline ‘outraged’.
As the rift rumbles on, Peaty’s mother has shared her heartbreaking hope for 2026 as she took to Instagram to share some pointed reflective messages on Wednesday.
Caroline was banned from her son and Holly Ramsay’s lavish nuptials at the weekend amid a bitter feud that has been ongoing for months.
And taking to her social media she shared a post from another account which read: ‘I deserve a year that doesn’t hurt’.
Raised a Catholic, the swimmer actively describes himself as a ‘religious man’ after joining an Evangelical Church, where he attends almost every Sunday
Peaty has previously confessed he would rather his ‘relationship with Jesus’ than a gold medal after he turned to religion following a battle with depression and alcoholism
But Peaty’s family have insisted the star isn’t following his Christian beliefs by shunning his family from their wedding celebrations (pictured with parents Mark and Caroline)
Following the service, father of the bride Gordon reportedly made a brutal dig at his new son-in-law’s parents in his speech, leaving Caroline ‘outraged’
As the rift rumbles on, Peaty’s mother has shared her heartbreaking hope for 2026 as she took to Instagram to share some pointed reflective messages on Wednesday
Her second repost read: ‘Just a little reminder that you don’t have to make resolutions or huge decisions or big proclamations’
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The full post read: ‘I won’t end this year pretending everything was fine. I lost a piece of myself this year that I will never get back and I’m not forcing a smile like it didn’t change me.
‘So no… I won’t be saying “2026 is going to be my year.” I’ll be praying that I recover next year, that my heart never has to break like this again, that I never have to survive something like this again.
‘I’ll be praying for peace… real peace., the kind that lets me breathe without fighting for it. I deserve a year that doesn’t hurt.’
Her second repost read: ‘Just a little reminder that you don’t have to make resolutions or huge decisions or big proclamations.
‘You can just set some sweet intentions and take each day as it comes.’
