GORDON Ramsay has slammed rumours he took a swipe at Adam Peaty’s estranged family in his wedding speech at his daughter Holly’s nuptials.
Speaking for the first time about the family feud that the Ramsays have found themselves caught up in, Gordon addressed speculation he took a pop at Adam’s parents on the big day.
Gordon reportedly took aim at Adam’s mum Caroline in his speech, making an unfavourable comparison to his wife Tana.
He is said to have quipped to Adam: “Look at Tana and that’s what you have to look forward to.”
And in a sly dig at Adam’s absent parents, he allegedly Holly, 25: “Shame you don’t have the same.”
But in an interview with Daily Mail, Gordon claimed he didn’t say anything rude.
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‘NOTHING INAPPROPRIATE’
“I was told we were accused of saying inappropriate things,” Gordon said. “Nothing at all was said that was inappropriate, I promise you.
“I was very warm, very witty. I talked about when they first met. 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.’”
Gordon went on to share a cheeky dad joke he penned himself.
“They were the bits I really worked on, ” he recalled. “I paid tribute to Holly, then welcomed Adam into the family: ‘I know you’ll give Holly all the love she deserves, but be aware that her twin, Jack, is a Royal Marine. I know you can swim fast, but he has a boat with a big f****** gun on it!’ Light-hearted stuff like that.”
It comes as Gordon also addressed the feud directly elsewhere in the interview.
He insisted he and his wife had “done nothing wrong”.
We sent a chauffer-driven car for them to tome to the engagement party and treated them like royalty.”
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Gordon said: “It’s just upsetting. It’s all self-inflicted from their side, because we’ve done nothing – none of what you’ve read: no rudeness, no ignorance – we welcomed them.
“We sent a chauffeur-driven car for them to come to the engagement party and treated them like royalty.
“So to get that barrage of press was very hurtful. Tana took it very seriously.”
ENDING THE FEUD?
Talking of a potential reconciliation, he added: “I would like to go up to Nottingham with Tana and see them and draw a line in the sand.”
“It was Adam and Holly’s wishes for them not to attend and so we had to respect that. There’s stuff they need to sort out as parents.
“That’s nothing to do with Tana and me.
“But we are very mindful we want to move on and allow Holly and Adam to continue starting their lives together.”
Adam’s feud with his mum Caroline, 60, exploded In November after she was not invited to Holly’s hen do.
And a source close to the Peatys recently told The Sun they had given up home of mending bridges.
An insider close to Adam’s parents said: “It’s been a really emotional time for them as a family.
“They’re coming to terms with what has happened and that Adam has picked his side.
“It’s dashed any hope of reconciliation in the near future.”