'Genuine' Gordon Ramsay praised after 'catching' Selena Gomez cooking error

Gordon Ramsay is known for his fiery temper when it comes to running a restaurant: just ask pretty much everyone who appeared on fan favourite Kitchen Nightmares.

The world-renown chef, who boasts 17 Michelin stars, has a reputation for being a perfectionist when it comes to all things food.

And if you can't keep up with his timings or quality, he'll let you know about it. Again, Hell's Kitchen viewers will attest to that.

But one of his more recent ventures has shown off a softer side to the 57-year-old dad-of-six.

Over on YouTube, Chef Ramsay recently launched a new mini-series called Scrambled.

The focus of the show is his love of scrambled eggs - and more importantly, doing them properly as part of an amazing egg-based dish.

But Ramsay's particular way of making the dish almost came apart in a recent episode, starring music superstar, Selena Gomez.

The Scot has a particular method when it comes to making a good batch, and it starts with six eggs cracked into a pan.

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This is followed by four knobs of butter, to help them get creamy before adding crème fraiche.

Gomez was given the job of prepping the dish, cracking them one by one into the pan.

But with the pair chatting away about their favourite foods to eat when on the road, the singer gets a little distracted when counting exactly how many eggs she's cracked, with a grand total of nine in the pan.

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Eagle-eyed fans were quick to notice Ramsay clock her over-cracking.

And instead of going all 'idiot sandwich' on the pop star, Ramsay decides to think on his feet. After a bit of quick maths, he asks her to add another two knobs of butter to keep the consistency on point.

The chef was praised for how kindly he handled the situation.

One person commented: "I love how Gordon catches Selena putting in nine eggs instead of the six he asked, but instead of pointing it out, he just asks her to put in an additional two knobs of butter to compensate."

A second said: "I had to stop and ask 'wait, did he want six total or six more', haha."

"All that filming experience and keeping the pacing going put to good use."

Another said: "I love how he asked for six eggs and she proceeds to crack eight more for a total of nine."

Fans were impressed by Ramsay's softer approach and general kindness towards Gomez - something they're not used to seeing on Hell's Kitchen.

One said: "Gordon is honestly such a sweet guy who really cares about his craft. You gotta respect that. Whenever he does get mad you can tell he’s doing it through passion."

Thanks to Gordon's quick butter recalculation, the scrambled eggs came out looking lush with salt, pepper and chives added at the end.