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Adam Peaty has stated he will 'forgive but not forget' his family amid their ongoing rift.

The swimmer, 31, has spoken out about the drama, the roots of which go back to 2024, when Adam and his now-wife Holly Ramsay snubbed wider members of the Peaty family by not inviting them to their engagement party and wedding.

The conflict has since escalated and earlier this week, his family – including parents Caroline and Mark – begged for reconciliation after watching the star score a double bronze at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Speaking to The Guardian, Adam, who embraced Christianity in 2023, stated that his religion means there is prospect of forgiveness, but insisted he will only reconcile with his family if he 'feels they have improved as people'.

When asked if he would heal the rift, he said: 'For me, as a Christian, there has to be forgiveness. It doesn’t mean you have to forget, but forgiveness takes time...

Adam's family had hit back at him heaping blame on them for his failure to win gold, saying: 'The hurt you feel over a medal does not compare to the hurt you have caused your mother'

Adam broke down in tears following his third place finish on Saturday, and said his feud with his family had 'taken its toll'. Adam broke down in tears following his third place finish on Saturday, and said his feud with his family had 'taken its toll'

'I’m not saying that it won’t get better but it has to come from a place where I feel like they’ve improved as people, in a sense, and opened that communication up... I haven’t told one thing to the media. I haven’t done one story'.

On speculation around the row, he said: 'I wouldn’t say on me because I’ve got a thick skin. But I care about my wife, I care about my son [George, five, from his previous relationship].'

Earlier this week, Adam's family pleaded with the swimmer to heal the rift with his estranged mother Caroline saying: 'Please don't hurt her any more.'

Adam's failure to score gold at the Commonwealth Games saw him break down in tears in post interviews - in which he partly blamed his family for his poor performance, saying the fallout 'had taken its toll' during training.

Caroline and Mark had to watch their son on TV at home after being banned from cheering him on poolside, while his pregnant wife Holly, whose father is Gordon Ramsay, watched on and kissed him after the swim.

An insider told the Daily Mail: 'Adam blaming his family for his failure at the Commonwealth Games is not right. Our message is 'Come home and talk to your mother. You know your mum will forgive you! Please don't hurt her any more...

'You both need to heal. Even the public are turning against you. You have to be careful what you put out in the universe because it always comes back at you threefold.'

The source added: 'We never thought you would treat your family the way you have. All we have done is love you and support you.'

After finishing in third place during his 100m final, Adam rushed to embrace Holly in the stands, before kissing her bump

Adam waved goodbye to the Games where he was supported only by Holly and his team – with three medals. He notched up two bronze in the individual 50m and 100m breaststroke, and finally a silver in the mixed 4x100m medley relay.

The three-time Olympic champion aims to get back to the top for Los Angeles 2028.

He said: 'I'll almost have to forget the experience I've had this week in my personal situation and learn from it very quickly.'

The swimmer's family from Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, willed him on from afar.

The source said: 'There was a small family gathering willing him on. It's a shame he didn't get the piece of metal he wanted. But bronze is better than naught.

'We're still proud of him but he seems to have lost some focus, and he's the first one to admit that.'

Adam – competing for the first time under his new married name – failed to mention the Peatys during broadcast interviews. He said: 'Thankfully, I've got an incredible wife and an incredible support circle around me.'

As the star bowed out of the event in Glasgow with no predicted gold medals he partly blamed his family for his poor performance (pictured previously with parents Caroline and Mark)

After his first disappointing defeat, he took a swipe at his family, whom he is still embroiled in a bitter rift with, as he broke down in tears.

A visibly upset Adam acknowledged the feud and said the fallout 'has taken its toll'.

He said: 'It's hard because I know how hard I've worked. I know the s**t I've been through, which is no fault of my own. It does take a toll.'

In a fresh swipe at the swimmer the source said: 'The first words out of Adam's mouth should have been positive words for the other swimmers.

'The courageous young lad Archie Goodbourn who swam his heart out with inoperable brain tumours, where was the praise for him? It was all about the self-indulgent Adam.'

Holly, 26, who is pregnant with the couple's first child, was quick to heap praise on her husband following his disappointment.

Taking to Instagram, she shared photos of her and Adam and alluded to his tough week, she wrote: 'Proud. Watching your comeback to championship racing has been inspiring.'

She added: 'It's not been an easy journey but your determination and faith have never wavered and we will keep going, through the good and the bad together.'

Adam has stated that he 'wants to get lost in being a husband and father' as he and Holly prepare to welcome a baby girl together in December.