Gordon Ramsay says he gained a son after ‘beautiful and disciplined’ Adam Peaty married his daughter and divulges the swimmer now calls him ‘dad’ amid bitter estrangement from his personal mother and father

Gordon Ramsay has revealed his new son-in-law Adam Peaty  refers to him as “dad” amid an ongoing estrangement from his own parents. 

Peaty married the TV chef’s eldest daughter Holly in December, but the wedding at Grade II listed Bath Abbey was overshadowed by a bitter family fallout that resulted in the Olympic swimmer’s own mother Caroline being barred from the service. 

Rumours of a fallout between Peaty, his new wife and the gold medallist’s family emerged in November, with Caroline accusing the Ramsays of pulling her son “away from her.” 

Ramsay, 59, was also accused of using his wedding speech as father-of-the-bride to criticise both Caroline and Peaty’s father, Mark, who also missed the ceremony.  

But now the celebrity chef has told how he feels like he’s gained a son rather than losing a daughter. 

He told Gaby Roslin’s Reasons To Be Joyful podcast: ‘He calls me dad. He messaged me and said “Hey dad, what have you got? Hey dad, are you around later?” 

‘And it’s just like, “Oh my God”. Incredible. And what a lovely couple. They are a dream for Tana and I.’ 

Asked how much he cried at the wedding, Ramsay joked: ‘Don’t, have you seen the size of the flower bill?

‘Sixty-three metre walk down the aisle and I don’t know why Holly thought that every pew needed to be decorated with the most gorgeous carnations.

‘All the flowers did go to a hospice and the local hospital literally the day after. 

‘And then there’s this moment, the car journey, and she’s holding my hand, she’s squeezing it, and said “Dad, it’s time”. And I… “Oh no”.

He added: ‘You know when you get excited and then you’re just sort of nervous and you say “No”.

‘And then I walked into the bloody church and there’s Adam absolutely bawling like he’s just got out of the swimming pool.

‘And even I’m feeling emotional now because it is an incredible day and we had such an amazing morning together. And I sort of got a new son as well, as opposed to saying goodbye to Holly. An amazing day. 

‘And yeah, Bath Abbey, just beautiful, really beautiful. The whole thing just went incredibly well. 

‘The speech I had to hold it together. I was first up and so I wanted to set the tone in a way that this means so much for Tana and I.’ 

‘Adam is one of the most gorgeous disciplined young men you’ll ever hope to meet, and just so focused.’ 

While Peaty’s parents were absent from his wedding on December 27, the swimmer’s sister Beth was among the maids of honour alongside his wife on the big day.

Promoting new Netflix series Being Gordon Ramsay, his new father-in-law finally broke his silence on the feud and said it was all ‘self-inflicted’ from the Peaty side.

He told the Daily Mail: ‘I was told we were accused of saying inappropriate things [at the reception]. 

‘Nothing at all was said that was inappropriate, I promise you. I was very warm, very witty. I talked about when they first met.’ 

He joked: ‘I was nervous, hearing the words no father would ever want to hear, “Your daughter’s gone on a date with the world’s best breast- stroker.”

‘We knew something big was going on when she came home and all we could smell was chlorine.