Katya Jones appears to have severed her social media connection with Adam Peaty, unfollowing the Olympic swimmer on Instagram after she was not invited to his wedding to Holly Ramsay last month.
The professional dancer’s decision to cut digital ties has fuelled speculation about a falling out between the former Strictly Come Dancing partners.
Intriguingly, Ms Jones has maintained her Instagram connection with Mr Peaty’s mother Caroline, who herself was dramatically uninvited from the December nuptials amid an escalating family dispute.
The 36-year-old dancer was conspicuously absent from the star-studded ceremony, despite other Strictly alumni including Dan Walker and Sara Davies being spotted among the guests.
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Ms Jones and Mr Peaty were partnered together during the 2021 series of the BBC dance competition, where they developed what appeared to be a genuine bond despite their relatively early exit from the contest.
The pair finished in ninth position overall, with their on-screen chemistry drawing attention throughout their time on the programme.
Their friendship seemed to continue well beyond the competition’s conclusion, making Ms Jones’s absence from the wedding guest list all the more notable.
During Mr Peaty’s Strictly stint, he was in a relationship with Eirianedd Munro, mother of his son George, now five years old.
Adam Peaty and Katya Jones were partnered in the 2021 series of Strictly Come Dancing
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Reports at the time suggested Ms Munro felt “humiliated” after the swimmer shared what was described as a “near kiss” with Jones during one of their routines.
Mr Peaty and Ms Ramsay exchanged vows at Bath Abbey in December, with a reception held at the exclusive Kin House, though the occasion was overshadowed by a bitter family rift.
Caroline Peaty was left devastated after being excluded from Holly’s hen do at Soho Farmhouse, an event attended by Victoria Beckham and the bride’s mother Tana.
The dispute escalated to the point where Caroline was uninvited from the wedding entirely.
Adam Peaty and Katya Jones have been embroiled in a feud with Mr Peaty’s family
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Speaking to the Daily Mail, she said: “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.”
Mr Peaty’s sister Bethany was the sole immediate family member present, serving as one of Holly’s bridesmaids.
Reports indicate Adam’s father Mark was offered a late invitation but was told he would have to sit at the back of the venue, behind other guests’ plus ones.
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Despite the acrimony with his own relatives, the Olympic champion has embraced his new family ties by adopting a double-barrelled surname on social media.
Holly paid a touching tribute to her mother on the day by wearing one of Tana’s wedding dresses during the reception, the same V-neck, short-sleeved gown Tana wore when she married Gordon nearly three decades ago.
Mother and daughter also coordinated their footwear, both choosing Amina Muaddi slingback lace heels in white and black respectively.
The entire Ramsay clan attended, including siblings Matilda, Megan, Jack, Oscar and one-year-old Jesse.