After the race, he was pulled for a chat by Olympian Laura Kenny , who praised him for being so emotional and vulnerable the day prior.

The influencer, 26, cheered her husband Adam Peaty on from the sidelines as he power through to the semi-finals of the men's 100 metres breaststroke at the Commonwealth Games.

The swimmer, who has added his wife Holly's family surname to his own, made a splash in the 100m breaststroke heats. He recorded the quickest time of anybody in the heats.