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Gordon Ramsay gets 'incredibly upset' when people think he's on cocaine after brother's addiction

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Published 16:04 5 Apr 2023 GMT+1

Gordon Ramsay gets 'incredibly upset' when people think he's on cocaine after brother's addiction

The TV chef says he resents people claiming he takes drugs

Dominic Smithers

Dominic Smithers

Gordon Ramsay says he gets 'incredibly upset' when people assume he takes cocaine.

The TV chef is known for his larger than life personality, having become one of the most feared foodies out there.

But while viewers love his television persona, tuning in to almost anything he makes, unless it's Next Level Chef anyway, he says some comments get to him.

Speaking to Spencer Matthews for his 'Big Fish' podcast, the 56-year-old said he's just passionate about what he does.

"I get incredibly upset when everybody thinks I’m on it [drugs] because you’re boisterous, you’re loud and you’re excited," he told the Made in Chelsea star.

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"That’s just passion. Pure f**king passion and that’s no different to being in a dressing room or changing room at half time, 2-0 down and you’ve got to get your s**t together in the next 45 minutes.

"Growing up in that environment you’re never worried about losing, it was the fight back. So, at three-star level there is a price to pay for that and it’s not flipping burgers and dressing f**king Caesar salads.

"It’s just the ultimate so, it’s as refined as an athlete. So, I got upset when everyone thought that rock’n’roll status in the industry was dependent on this f**king white powder and it was absolute nonsense."

Gordon Ramsay says he's just passionate about his job and resents people saying he's on drugs.
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Ramsay explained that drugs have done irrevocable damage to his family, and his brother, Ronnie, who was addicted to heroin.

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The father-of-five recalled his childhood, growing up in a deprived area, saying: "Growing up in multiple s**tholes, you get one's s**t together early.

"I just wanted to better myself and get out of a situation that was unfortunate. I had grown up on 15 council estates.

"There's always a nerve-wracking moment when you go to another school, another football club. Having to make mates again sometimes twice in one year.

"That's incredibly disruptive. I set out to change and give my family the security and everything that I had wished for at their age. I never expected that level of success, like any success, it's worked for."

The chef's brother, Ronnie, has sadly battled drug addiction.
REUTERS/Alamy

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Ramsay said that it's 'bizarre' how different his and his brother's lives have panned out after growing up together and sleeping in the same bedroom.

"You grow up on several council estates, you're sharing this tiny bedroom and you're in bunkbeds," he said.

"You're so close as brothers, we're 14 months apart so much has changed dramatically.

"I have that reminder on a daily basis how different it could have been if I'd gone down a different road and felt the country owed me something rather than fighting for something."

Featured Image Credit: Instagram/@spencermatthews / REUTERS / Alamy

Topics: Gordon Ramsay, Food And Drink, UK News, Drugs, TV and Film, Crime

Dominic Smithers
Dominic Smithers

Dominic Smithers is LADbible's Editorial Lead. After graduating from the University of Leeds with a degree in French and History, he went on to write for the Manchester Evening News, the Accrington Observer and the Macclesfield Express. So as you can imagine, he’s spent many a night wondering just how useful that second language has been. But c'est la vie.

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