David and Victoria Beckham have been labelled 'huge hypocrites' by fans after appearing prominently in the wedding photographs of Olympic swimmer Adam Peaty and Holly Ramsay. The celebrity couple attended the lavish ceremony at Bath Abbey just after Christmas, an event overshadowed by Peaty's own estrangement from his parents.
A Conspicuous Presence at a Strained Celebration
The Beckhams, along with their children Cruz, Romeo, and Harper, were given a prominent place in the official wedding album shared with Vogue magazine. This positioning led some observers to joke they appeared as stand-in relatives for the groom, whose mother, Caroline Peaty, was notably absent after having her invitation revoked following a family fallout.
Online critics were quick to draw parallels with the Beckhams' own very public rift with their eldest son, Brooklyn. 'It looks lovely but all very odd when Brooklyn has done to the Beckhams what Adam had just done to his family. And they stand there smiling! Odd odd odd!' one fan commented. Another added, 'I expect the Beckhams are sickened by the behaviour of their ‘besties’ given that Brooklyn is doing exactly this to them.'
Parallel Family Dramas Collide
The situation highlights two concurrent family estrangements. While Adam Peaty's parents, Caroline and Mark, were heartbroken to miss their son's wedding, the Beckhams are navigating their own difficulties with Brooklyn. Brooklyn and his wife, Nicola Peltz, chose to skip the Ramsay-Peaty wedding entirely, spending Christmas in Los Angeles with Nicola's billionaire family instead.
This snub echoes a deeper wound for David and Victoria, who were famously excluded from their son's vow renewal ceremony last year. Brooklyn and Nicola did not invite any of the Beckham family, with Nicola's father, Nelson Peltz, officiating the service.
Gordon Ramsay's Speech Fuels Controversy
Further intensifying the drama, Holly's father, celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay, made pointed remarks during his father-of-the-bride speech. He told Holly, 'Shame you don’t have the same', in a clear dig at Adam's absent parents after praising his own wife, Tana. A family source told the Daily Mail that Caroline Peaty was outraged and hurt by the public jab at her family's troubles.
In contrast to the Peaty family's public anguish, Victoria Beckham has remained silent on the fallout with Brooklyn. Caroline Peaty, however, posted a heartfelt note on Instagram as the year ended, writing, 'I won't end this year pretending everything was fine. I lost a piece of myself this year that I will never get back.'
Despite the underlying tensions, Holly Ramsay's Vogue feature focused on the joy of the day, describing 'feeling overwhelmed with the love and the happiness on our guests’ faces' during her father's speech. The Beckhams' attendance, rooted in their long-standing friendship with the Ramsay family, has nonetheless sparked a fierce debate about privacy, family loyalty, and public perception in the world of celebrity.
