On Saturday, June 20, Holly Ramsay announced on Instagram that she’s pregnant and expecting her first baby with husband Adam Peaty. The news also makes celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay going to be a grandfather, with his daughter sharing this new milestone publicly.
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- Holly Ramsay and Adam Peaty are expecting their first child together, a baby girl due in December 2026, announced via Instagram on Saturday, June 20 — making this Gordon Ramsay’s first grandchild.
- Gordon Ramsay reacted warmly to the news, calling himself an “over excited Grandad,” while the couple’s own journey includes a 2024 engagement in Crete and a wedding at Bath Abbey, with Adam Peaty already a father to five-year-old George from a previous relationship.
- The wedding was overshadowed by a family feud, with reports that Peaty’s mother, Caroline, wasn’t invited to Holly’s hen party — an accusation of “bullying” that Gordon Ramsay has firmly denied, defending his actions and calling the criticism “self-propelled” negativity.
A Christmas Baby and a Wedding Anniversary, One Year Apart
The baby will be the first grandchild of Gordon Ramsay and his wife Tana, with Baby Ramsay-Peaty coming in December 2026. “We can’t wait to meet our baby girl,” she wrote.
The pair exchanged vows in a star-studded wedding at Bath Abbey this past December. Responding to the post on Instagram, the chef wrote: “Congratulations to you both, sending lots of love, Dad. I’m going to be a very over excited Grandad, especially this Christmas.”
A Champion, a Co-Parent, and a Wedding With Strings Attached
Ramsay and Peaty got engaged in 2024, with the proposal taking place during a trip to Crete. They reportedly met through her sister, Tilly, who competed against Peaty on Strictly Come Dancing, the BBC dance contest programme, in 2021. Peaty, 31, is a swimmer who won the 100m breaststroke races at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020, as well as the 4x100m mixed medley relay in Tokyo.
He is a father to George, five, with ex-girlfriend Eirianedd Munro, an artist. The wedding took place amid reports of a family feud; the Daily Mail said it escalated after Peaty’s mother, Caroline, was not invited to Holly’s hen party.
Engagement Timeline and Famous Faces in the Comments
Peaty, 31, and Ramsay, 26, got engaged back in September 2024, when he popped the question while the two were on holiday in Crete. Among the well-wishers leaving comments were Victoria Beckham, Romeo Beckham, sports presenter Natalie Pinkham, and British athlete Ross Edgley.
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Gordon Ramsay Fires Back at “Bully” Accusations
The Sun reported that Peaty’s parents described Gordon Ramsay as a big bully who had pushed them too far, but Ramsay dismissed the claims outright, saying he’s certainly not a bully.
He pushed back hard, noting that he’d think nothing of arranging to send personal chauffeur cars all the way up to Nottingham just to invite this incredible family down to enjoy their party, calling it appalling to even suggest bullying — in his words, absolute nonsense.
Secondly, he pointed to opening his door and welcoming them into the family, while admitting there was a lot of friction going on beforehand, stuff they needed to sort out themselves. He added it was sad to see that barrage of negativity, which he framed as entirely self-propelled by them.
Reading his response, it’s clear he’s not holding back — there’s real frustration behind those words, the kind that doesn’t usually come out unless someone feels genuinely misrepresented.
