Holiday dinners at the Adam Peaty household are about to get a lot more interesting! Peaty, the eight-time World titlist and three-time Olympic champion, has proposed to Holly Ramsay, daughter of celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay.
The couple, who have been together for three years, shared their exciting news on Instagram while vacationing in Mallorca. Holly showed off a dazzling yellow diamond ring, and Peaty gushed in his post: “I can’t believe you’re going to be my wife. I’m truly the luckiest man on earth to have such a gentle, caring, and beautiful woman by my side. You fill my heart to the brim and give my soul peace.”
Holly, a digital content creator, was the first to break the news, sharing in her post: “I am marrying my best friend. I truly cannot put into words how I am feeling right now. I still remember how big my smile was the morning I got home from my first date with you.
She continued: “Thank you for letting the little girl inside of me feel loved, seen and happier than ever. I love you & I cannot wait to be your wife 🤍”
The lovebirds met in 2021 on Strictly Come Dancing, where the 50m and 100m breaststroke World Record holder starred opposite Holly’s sister, Matilda.
Peaty burst onto the international swimming scene after the London 2012 Olympics, racking up victories at the National Youth Championships, Commonwealth Games, European Championships, and World Championships in the lead-in to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. In Brazil, Peaty broke his World Record in the 100m breaststroke and helped Team GB claim silver in the Men’s 4x100m Medley Relay. Peaty’s gold in the 100m breaststroke was the first by a male British winner in 24 years.
Tokyo 2020 brought even more success, as Peaty defended his 100m breaststroke title, clinched gold in the Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay, and earned another silver in the Men’s 4x100m Medley Relay. Although he narrowly missed gold at Paris 2024, tying with USA’s Nic Fink for silver in the Men’s 100m breaststroke and just missing Olympic gold by 2/100ths of a second to Nicolo Martinenghi of Italy, Peaty remains a swimming legend.
Now, as wedding bells ring, the world eagerly awaits the real question: who will cater the reception? With a certain father-in-law in the mix, expectations must be high!