Gordon fucking Ramsay is, without a shadow of a doubt, the nation's (if not the world's) absolute fucking favourite fucking celebrity fucking chef.
This is largely owing to the fact that ol' Rammers has some seriously superhuman skills - yes, the Hell's Kitchen host is capable of an Olympian level of swearing. Gold standard swearing. Pedigree swearing. Michelin star-worthy swearing, if you will.
Saying 'fuck' is Ramsay's calling card. He can squeeze more deployments of that particular expletive into a single sentence than regular, non-swear words. It truly is something to be-fucking-hold.
Advert
However, Gordon Ramsay's daughter has revealed something that may change the way you think about the foul-mouthed chef.
While his TV appearances may be littered with fucks, shits, twats, bollocks and worse, Ramsay's daughter says that at home her dad is a completely different person.
15-year-old Matilda Ramsay insists that the 50-year-old star of Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares and Hotel Hell keeps his language clean at home.
Advert
Credit: Fox
While he might be all too willing to unleash a torrent of fucks upon a seemingly endless stream of hapless restaurant owners and wannabe chefs, apparently, things are very different when the cameras have stopped rolling.
Matilda told Waitrose Weekend magazine: "My dad has helped loads of people in Kitchen Nightmares and while he can be harsh, it is for a good reason. Yes, he gets angry but it does make them better. He does not swear at home. On telly he is like a strict teacher but when I watch him I find it funny because it is so different to how he is at home. He's just a normal dad."
Matilda (or Tilly to her friends), who has her own CBBC show entitled Matilda, has now written her first cookbook called Tilly's Kitchen Takeover, which aims to inspire youngsters to learn to cook, although there is no official word on whether or not it will teach them to swear properly too.
Advert
Tilly told the magazine that her own cooking career began out of a desire to be noticed, saying: "When you are the youngest in a noisy family of six, you really have to shout to get noticed.
"Instead of shouting, I started cooking - it is easier to get attention by producing a tasty dinner for everyone than jumping up and down making a lot of noise all the time."
Fair comment, but her dad has built a prosperous career on doing both at the same time, so there's definitely something to be said for the latter.
That being said, let us take a moment to reflect on some of our all-time favourite, expletive-laden Ramsey quotes.
- "Why did the chicken cross the road? Because you didn't fucking cook it."
- "I wouldn't trust you running a bath, let alone a fucking restaurant."
- "My Gran could do better, and she's dead!"
- "Right, I'll get you more pumpkin. I'll ram it right up your fucking arse. Would you like it whole, or diced?"
- "I wish you'd jump in the oven. That would make my life a lot easier."
- "You do seriously surprise me... You surprise me at how shit you are."
- "You've now just confirmed in my mind that you're not trustworthy, so fuck you."
We could go on but we'd be here all day!
Advert
Words: Paddy Maddison