Gordon Ramsay

Gordon Ramsay is a British chef, television personality, restaurateur and a writer born in Johnstone Scotland. He is well known for being the founder of “Gordon Ramsay restaurant” a global restaurant group. He became famous in 1999 on the British television series “boiling point”. In his television series he is known for his fiery temper, swearing, bluntness and his strict demeanour. Ramsay has hosted television programmes that are based on food and competitive cooking these television series are such as, Ramsay kitchen nightmares (2004-2009), hell’s kitchen (2004) and the F word.

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Biography and Early Life

Gordon Ramsay was born in Johnstone, Renfrewshire in November 8, 1966 to his parents Gordon James Sr. a pool manger, shopkeeper and a welder and his mother Helen Cosgrove who was a nurse. He is the second born in a family of four siblings namely Diane Ramsey, Ronnie Ramsey, and Yvonne Ramsey.

He had a very difficult childhood that was due to his father’s failures and aspirations that made his family to be constantly on the move. They finally settled i 1976 where now they grew up in Bish opton area of the town. He worked in an Indian restaurant as a pot washer and at the age of 16 years Ramsay moved out of their home and became independent.

Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

So, how old is Gordon Ramsay in 2021 and what is his height and weight? Well, Gordon Ramsay’s age is 54 years old as of today’s date 2nd August 2021 having been born on 8 November 1966. Though, he is 6′ 2″ in feet and inches and 188 cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 196 lbs in Pound and 88kg in Kilograms.

Education

Ramsay knew he wanted to be a cook at a very young age. He enrolled at the North Oxfordshire Technical College for a hotel management program at only 19 years old.

Personal Life: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids

Ramsay is got married to Cayetana Elizabeth Hutcheson a Montessori trained teacher in 1996. Together they have five children namely Mathilda Elizabeth, Megan Jane, Holly Anna, Jack Scott.

Is Gordon Ramsay Gay?

Ramsay is happily married to Tana and has never considered the thought of being gay

Professional Career

Ramsay started his career in the 80’s where he worked at Wroxton House Hotel as a commis chef. When he moved to London he worked in several restaurants. He then felt inspired to work for Harveys under the temperamental Marco Pierre White. He worked there for close to three years after which he was tired of the bullying. He decided to take training in the French cuisine. Following Whites advice he started working for Albert Roux at the Le Gavroche in Mayfair.

In 1993 Ramsay returned to London where he was offered the position of a head chef with 10% share in Rossmore. One year later he won his first Michelin star. In 1998 Ramsay was finding it difficult o work with the partnership as they were constant disagreements as to what direction the company should take and so he left.

In 1998 he opened his first restaurant in Chelsea, London and he named restaurant Gordon Ramsay. In 2001 Ramsay became the first Scotsman for his restaurant to receive a Michelin star. He experienced growth over the next years following the success; he expanded rapidly opening more restaurants in London, Tokyo, Dubai, New York City, and Canada Ireland. He then launched Hell’s kitchen his U.S based TV show that took America and the world at large by storm.

The show received a lot of positive reviews. He had previously been on several television shows which including boiling point, faking it, beyond boiling point, learn the trade, burger flipper and many others. He additionally appeared in Hell’s kitchen and Ramsay’s kitchen nightmares which were two British television series.

Ramsay has written two autobiographies titled humble pie and roasting in hell’s kitchen

Awards

Ramsay has received numerous awards in his career this includes several Michelin awards, Catey award for independent restaurateur of the year (2006). In 2006 Queen Elizabeth II appointed Ramsay as the “officer of the order of the British empire” in the 2006 New Year’s honours.

Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Gordon Ramsay in 2021

Ramsey has a very successful career as a chef. His television shows earns him a salary of $225,000 per episode. Ramsay earns an estimated $45 million per year from his media appearances. He is also the owner of a group of high end restaurants that are situated all over London and also in America which earn him a lucrative amount. He is an author of an array of cooking books and also has engaged in films all of which contribute to his worth. Collectively he has an estimated net worth of $250 million as of 2021.

 Some Interesting Facts You Need To Know

• In 2016 Ramsay’s wife Tana suffered a miscarriage at five months. They had already given their son the name Rocky.
• Ramsay enjoys watching and playing football. He supports rangers a Scottish premiership club and Chelsea, an English premier league club.
• Ramsay entered the Guinness world record in June 2017 for being having “fastest time to fillet a 10lb fish” in a record time of 1 minute 5 seconds.

Ramsey has a very questionable personality. His temper is one of his notable characteristic that has been consistent all through in his media career. He however does not mean to be ill or harsh to his contestant but is in constant quest for perfection. It is this personality that makes him push people to their limit and achieve their very best.