Gordon Ramsay is a father of six. That was all the time the plan. Verify that. It was “the dream.”
Talking to ET’s Cassie DiLaura forward of the season 3 premiere of Subsequent Degree Chef, the 57-year-old world well-known chef remembers proposing the thought to his then-girlfriend, Tana, earlier than getting down on one knee and popping the query, which in and of itself was a literal fumble down within the Florida Keys.
“That was the dream. That was the dream we first set out,” mentioned Ramsay when requested if having six children was the objective. “I proposed to Tana down in the Florida Keys … I was fumbling around, ’cause I dropped the fricking ring. And so, I’m like, ‘Is something biting your feet?’ … the ring, I had lost the ring. So, I had to get down on my knees. She’s like, ‘Oh my god. Oh, my god’ I’m like, ‘Yeah, now, wait a minute. i’ve lost the f***ing ring.’ So, it’s not that, ‘Oh my god moment’ ’cause I’m like s****ing myself. I dug deeper. I found the ring, and then proposed. But I ballsed that up. But it’s worked, by the way.”
Sure, it has. Ramsay and Tana have now been married for almost three a long time. They welcomed child No. 6, Jesse James, again in November. The Kitchen Nightmares star recalled the bundle of pleasure being fairly the “whopper,” coming in at 7 kilos and 10 ounces. And that is it for the Ramsay family.
“Yeah, number six. No more,” he mentioned. “I’m gonna be called granddaddy at sports day.”
With six children and an extremely busy work schedule, Ramsay joked when he’ll get to get pleasure from a time off.
“No, you’re absolutely right, and also, honestly, the holidays is the worst time for any chef because we go to the restaurant it’s super busy,” he says. “You go back home. It’s super busy. And the Ramsay household is like running a restaurant where no one goes home. Breakfast, lunch and dinner. ‘Dad, can we have that prime rib tonight?’ We just finished lunch! Can you give me a minute?!’ You’re never off, honestly.”
Days after welcoming a brand new child to the household, Ramsay spoke to ET about being a brand new dad once more.
“Extraordinary,” he mentioned. “Really Extraordinary, just blessed. I’m also sure I’ll be the oldest dad at the drop-off at school, so I’ll keep my cap and glasses on,” he quipped.
Not less than he’ll be in tip-top form. Ramsay’s juggling a ton of initiatives, the newest being Subsequent Degree Chef, which premieres season 3 on Sunday on FOX.
“This thing is amazing, honestly, and the pressure now with the, sort of, most-watched culinary program on the planet,” he says. “This year is exciting because they’re even more competitive, and those amateur chefs wanna be professionals. And the professional chefs don’t understand how good the social media chefs are.”
Quite a bit is at stake, together with $250,000 in prize cash plus a 12-month mentorship. That mentorship contains having Ramsay on pace dial, plus spending time at one in all his companies.
“It’s life-changing,” Ramsay says. “Even as a young chef, we didn’t earn anywhere near a quarter of a million dollars salary. That’s big stuff. And then, tapping into three of our businesses to make them even better. It’s a joy to see them getting so good.”
Season 3 of Subsequent Degree Chef premieres Sunday on FOX.
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