Adam Peaty's estranged mother Caroline has posted a message about 'dark times' after Gordon Ramsay hit back at claims he was a bully. 

Olympian Adam, 31, tied the knot with the TV chef's eldest daughter Holly, 26, at Bath Abbey in December amid a bitter feud which saw his mother, 60, disinvited and sister Bethany the only relative in attendance.

After being branded a 'bully' by the Peaty family for claiming the fall-out was 'self inflicted', Gordon, 59, went on to accuse them of speaking 'absolute nonsense' and  launching a 'barrage of negativity'.

Caroline has since shared a tranquil image of sunset with the words:  'You're living proof that you can go through the darkest times and still come out kind, radiant, real and full of love.' 

Responding to the family's claim last week, the chef, who walked his daughter down the aisle, told The Sun: 'I am certainly not a bully, and it is so appalling to even suggest there was any bullying,” he sighed.

'That’s absolute nonsense. It was sad to see that barrage of negativity that was self-propelled by them.

'But Adam is an incredible young lad and he and Holly are a wonderful, happy, young couple.' 

Ramsay previously told the Daily Mail that he and his wife Tana had 'done nothing wrong' and despite reports suggesting otherwise had treated the Peaty family 'like royalty' during the build up to their son's wedding.

But one relative claimed the TV chef had now 'pushed the family too far'.

They said: 'How bl***y dare they. The sheer gall of them'.

'The Ramsays did not treat Caroline like royalty at all – they treated her as though she was nothing. They ignored her existence and not once did Mrs Ramsay return any of Caroline's texts.'

They told The Sun: 'The get together lunch they promised on the day of the engagement never materialised either.'

The Daily Mail have contacted Gordon Ramsay's representatives for comment.

Last month the family reportedly told friends they have 'given up hope' of reconciling with their son after Gordon's latest social media comment.

The chef referred to himself as 'dad' in a comment on Adam's wedding video where the Olympian said he would 'always choose' his new wife Holly.

An insider 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. They're keeping their heads down and trying to move on quietly. It's clear Adam's made his choice.'

The Sun reported that Ramsay had commented on how beautiful his daughter looked during his wedding speech, telling Adam: 'Look at Tana and that's what you have to look forward to.'

The publication went on to claim that he couldn't resist a sly dig at Adam's absent parents he told his daughter Holly: 'Shame you don't have the same.'

It was later revealed that the swimmer estranged mother had been left 'outraged' and 'hurt' that Ramsay had referred to their feud in his speech.

A family source told the Daily Mail she was left horrified by the moment in the speech and believed the celebrity chef had 'pre planned' the cruel swipe against her, calling it 'cruel' and 'very hurtful'.

But Ramsay doubled down on his speech as he appeared on This Morning in January, insisting that what he had to say at the wedding reception was 'perfect and warm'.

He said: 'It's tough, honestly. Being the dad with three daughters, you dream of that moment and that moment arrives and you're just like a hot mess.

'But, the speech was perfect, it went well and you've got to find that… You've got to be warm, emotional… It's a tough gig.'