Gordon Ramsay Fun Facts, Quotes and Tweets
26th November 2015
Quote: "We don't do that... turkducken, that's terrible. It's s**t... I went round to a Thanksgiving last year (at my) friend's. He said, 'My mum's doing a turducken.' Honestly, when this thing came out, I swear to God, it's the biggest pile of c**p I ever tasted in my life...! I knew it was overcooked, you could just smell it's overcooked! So I got friendly with the dog, and I was like, slip, slip, slip (give food to the dog), eat eat eat, slip slip... Two minutes later the dog was throwing up...! How bad must your food be when the dog doesn't like your s**t?!" British celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay is not a fan of the American tradition of a three-bird 'Turducken' feast, in which a chicken is stuffed into a duck, which is then stuffed into a turkey.
5th March 2015
Quote: "I'm more concerned they're going to date a chef. That's the bit that scares the c**p out of me... and I'm gonna grill his f**king a**e." Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay fears his daughter will find love with a fellow kitchen devil.
24th July 2014
Quote: "I was up in Latigo Canyon last weekend, and that's, like, a 12k (kilometer) climb up this very steep hill, and there's this lady driving alongside me, and I'm like, 'Sweetheart, I am absolutely shattered. Please move on'. And she's shouting at the back of the car, 'Hey Chef Ramsay, come on, let's do a selfie!' (She was) outside a convertible, leaning over, driving with one hand. Honestly, she nearly knocked me off my bike." Tv chef Gordon Ramsay had an unwelcome encounter with a fan while he was out training for an iron man competition in Malibu, California.
23rd June 2014
Fact: Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay is pulling the plug on Kitchen Nightmares after wrapping filming on the 12th season of the reality Tv show. The cook launched the restaurant disaster series in 2004 in his native Britain. The programme made its debut in America in 2007.
17th February 2014
Quote: "I am allergic to vegetarians... I would pay my kids never to be vegetarian." Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay is eager to prevent his children from adopting a non-meat diet.
21st July 2012
Tweet: "Just when you thought it was safe to make cup cakes a tarantula hides in my mixing bowl holy c**p! (My son) Jack ran a mile! (Wife) Tana's calling the Lapd & the girls are fascinated hilarious its (sic) only a spider" Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay had a fright after finding a tarantula at his Los Angeles home.
11th June 2012
Quote: "Humiliating, embarrassing, and very emotional. Because when it doesn't work, then you start questioning yourself, and then you stop going to parks, you stop going away on family-oriented weekends, and you just, well, you put that pressure on yourself." Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay on going through in-vitro fertilisation (Ivf) procedures with his wife Tana. The couple now has four children.
18th April 2012
Fact: Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay will be competing in his 12th London Marathon on Sunday (22Apr12). The TV star, who competed in the Los Angeles Marathon last month (Mar12), will be running on behalf of the Scottish Spina Bifida Association.
17th March 2012
Fact: Maroon 5 guitarist James Valentine, celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay and Lord Of The Rings star Sean Astin will be among the 25,000 runners hitting the streets of Los Angeles on Sunday (18Mar12) for the city's 27th annual Honda L.A. Marathon. This year's big event begins at Dodger Stadium and ends blocks from the Santa Monica Pier. The run will be Astin's third - he also competed in 1998 and 2010.
21st September 2011
Quote: "I hate dinner parties. Hate them. I really try not to go - mostly because I can't sit there and pretend that everything's delicious when it's not. The food is so often s**t." Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay hates friends' soirees.
3rd May 2011
Fact: Soccer ace David Beckham celebrated his 36th birthday on Monday (02May11) by heading to a Los Angeles Lakers basketball game with chef pal Gordon Ramsay. The sports star flew back to the U.S. over the weekend after attending the wedding of Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge in London on Friday (29Apr11).
7th March 2010
Quote: "My favourite movie of 2009 would have to be Invictus. Matt Damon is just an extraordinary talent. He's also quite a foodie. He loves the chef's table at Maze in Cape Town. Also Precious was a great film, and Gabourey (Sidibe) was amazing in it." Top chef Gordon Ramsay names his Oscars picks.
1st March 2010
Fact: TV chef Gordon Ramsay's wife TANA has been named Celebrity Mum of the Year by U.K. supermarket chain Tesco. The couple has four young children; Megan, Matilda and twins Jack and Holly.
31st January 2010
Fact: TV chef Gordon Ramsay's wife TANA was voted off U.K. reality show Dancing On Ice on Sunday (31Dec09) night, after scoring just 12 points out of a possible 30 from the judges.
19th January 2010
Quote: "For every hurdle we were jumping, we had this great support. They're a normal, fun, loving couple who are the most doting parents ever. They've been a huge pillar of support." TV chef Gordon Ramsay knows he can turn to his friends DAVID and Victoria Beckham during tough times.
18th January 2010
Quote: "She's promised that if she wins, we can have a baby. I've always wanted five babies and so has she." TV chef Gordon Ramsay intends to add to his brood if wife TANA wins U.K. reality show Dancing On Ice.
2nd September 2009
Fact: Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has got a roasting from clients - four of his restaurants in the U.K. have been named among the country's ten most disappointing eateries in a survey by respected Harden's Guide. Complaints from diners included poor dishes and sky-high prices.
24th June 2009
Fact: Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay was pulled over by police in London on Monday (22Jun09) after he was caught driving his black Ferrari while talking on his cell phone. The Brit was fined for the traffic violation before he was allowed to drive off.
9th April 2009
Quote: We had George Clooney and Brad Pitt in at Claridges when they were filming OCEANS ELEVEN. They got upset because my head chef set the kitchen on fire. We had to evacuate the place and George and Brad were not happy. They were standing outside probably muttering f**king chefs. Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsey reveals the worst guests to have come into his London restaurant.
8th April 2009
Fact: Former DYNASTY star Linda Evans is to take part in British reality TV show HELL'S KITCHEN with celebrity chef Gordon Ramsey. The 66-year-old actress played glamorous CRYSTAL CARRINGTON in the 1980s soap opera.
3rd April 2009
Fact: Robert De Niro, Clint Eastwood, Sharon Stone and Mariah Carey were among a host of Hollywood stars who flew into South Africa on Thursday (02Apr09) to celebrate the opening of the exclusive The One & Only resort in Cape Town. Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsey laid on a lavish feast for the A-List guests.
11th March 2009
Fact: Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has sold his Los Angeles restaurant, Gordon Ramsay at The London West Hollywood. The foul-mouthed reality TV star opened the venue in June 2008.
9th March 2009
Fact: TV chef Gordon Ramsay doesn't appear to have been affected by the current global economic crisis - he's paid himself $10.5 million (£7.5million) for five years work, according to his latest company accounts.
27th October 2008
Fact: ROLLING STONE rocker Ronnie Wood, the Spice Girls, and celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay are among a host of British stars who have donated autographed items to an auction in aid of U.K. teen cancer survivor ANNIE DICKENSON. The items will be sold off to help towards costs for her recovery treatment from Hodgkin's lymphoma.
13th August 2008
Fact: Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has become the star of his own video game. The British cook will have gamers competing in the kitchen as they attempt to build a five-star restaurant with Ramsay's stamp of approval when it hits shelves in the U.S. next month (Sep08).
27th October 2007
Fact: Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay's reality TV show HELL'S KITCHEN is being turned into a video game.
26th September 2007
Quote: "If you think I'm tough, trust me, and wait till you see when the children are on the naughty step." British celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay praises wife TANA's parenting skills.
6th July 2007
Fact: Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has splashed out on a GBP20,000 ($40,000) Harley-Davidson. The 40-year-old previously vowed he wouldn't buy a motorbike before he was 50 because it was the sign of a mid-life crisis.
25th January 2007
Fact: Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay is celebrating after two of his restaurants were awarded prestigious Michelin stars. The HELL'S KITCHEN star's London eatery Petrus picked up a second star, while La Noisette made the Michelin Guide for the first time.
17th October 2006
Fact: Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has been named the scariest man on TV in a new poll of British television tyrants. Acid-tongued pop mogul Simon Cowell only made number 10 on the list.
10th June 2006
Quote: "I am quite p**sed off that I am being compared to Simon Cowell. I am 10 times worse than him. I'm an eight headed monster." Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay insists he's far scarier than the acid-tongued TV talent show judge.
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