Katya Jones appears to have distanced herself from Adam Peaty after quietly unfollowing the Olympic swimmer on Instagram, following her absence from his high-profile wedding to Holly Ramsay last month.
The move has sparked speculation about a rift between the former Strictly partners.
The professional dancer, 36, was teamed up with Peaty, 31, during the 2021 series of Strictly Come Dancing, where the pair developed a strong rapport despite being eliminated relatively early, finishing ninth overall.
Their off-screen friendship had seemed to endure long after the competition ended.
However, when Peaty tied the knot in a ceremony attended by several familiar Strictly faces, including Dan Walker and Sara Davies, Jones was notably missing.
Adding fuel to the rumours, she has since stopped following Peaty on social media, while still remaining connected to his mother, Caroline, amid reports of ongoing tensions within his family.
The wedding took place at Bath’s Abbey to the backdrop of an ongoing family rift, which has coloured the lead-up to the nuptials between the Olympic swimmer, 30 and Gordon Ramsay’s 25-year-old daughter.
Earlier this week, Caroline was uninvited from the wedding, and then confirmed she would not attempt to gatecrash the ceremony.
‘Me going would just cause even more of a storm and I don’t want to ruin his wedding day. I wanted to be there quietly to watch him get married, but that can’t happen now,’ she told the Daily Mail.
Adam was also seen walking into the church with his son George, 4, who he shares with ex-girlfriend Eirianedd Munro.
Bride Holly was walked down the aisle by her celebrity chef father, who shared his own poignant message ahead of the ceremony.
‘I’m truly so lucky being able to walk this beautiful bride down the aisle and gaining an incredible son in law Adam Peaty!’ he wrote in a message on Instagram alongside photos of him with his daughter.
‘I love you so much Holly Ramsay and couldn’t be a prouder Dad xxx,’ he added.
All her family were in attendance, including her chef dad Gordon, her mother Tana, as well as her siblings, Matilda, 24, Megan, 27, Jack, 25, Oscar, six, and Jesse, who is one.
The drama between the Peaty family and their lack of attendance at the Peaty-Ramsay wedding erupted after Holly’s hen do at Soho Farmhouse, it is understood.
The event was attended by Victoria Beckham, her own mum Tana, and Adam’s sister Bethany (the latter is believed to be the only immediate member of Adam’s family joining him on the big day as one of Holly’s bridesmaids).
Caroline’s sister, Louise, called out Peaty on social media, saying his mum is ‘not ok’ and has been ‘broken’, claiming he has been ‘changed by money’.
Louise claimed that Adam was ‘ashamed’ of his brothers, with the family also going so far as to call him a ‘narcissist’ who has been ‘changed’ by money and has ‘forgotten where he came from’.
Adam’s brother James was also later reportedly arrested upon Adam’s return from his Budapest stag do.
Now, it seems Katya may have also gotten caught up in the chaos.
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