Gordon James Ramsay is a British chef, restaurateur, TV personality, meals critic, and writer. He was born on November 8, 1966, in Johnstone, Scotland. Gordon was raised in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. His restaurants are awarded sixteen Michelin stars in total. Restaurant Gordon Ramsay in Chelsea, London, is his signature eating place and it has held three Michelin stars since the year 2001. He became famous thanks to the British television miniseries called Boiling Point in 1998. By 2004, he became one of the best-acknowledged chefs inside the UK.
When it comes to Gordon’s career as a TV personality, he is recognized for his fiery temper, the common use of expletives, and strict demeanor. He regularly makes debatable comments, and additionally insults contestants and their cooking abilities.
Gordon’s early years
Gordon has three siblings, an older brother, a younger brother, and a younger sister. He defined his early life as “hopelessly itinerant”. When he was young, he used to work as a pot washer in a nearby Indian eating place wherein his sister additionally worked as a waitress. When he turned sixteen, he moved out of the family home into a flat.
Gordon’s football career
Gordon performed football, and he became first selected to play under-14 football while he was 12. He played for Warwickshire. Even though he was truly good, injuries averted him from becoming a professional soccer player.
Gordon’s cooking career
When he was 19 years old, Ramsay paid serious attention to his culinary education. He studied hotel management at North Oxfordshire Technical College. Then, in the mid-1980s, he worked as a commis chef at the Wroxton House Hotel. That ended because of his affair with the owner’s wife.
In addition, he updated his skills in Paris within the 80s and 90s. When he returned to London in 1993, he was offered the job of head chef at La Tante Claire in Chelsea. In 1998, he opened his own restaurant in Chelsea. After that, his empire expanded rapidly. He then opened Petrus, and then Amaryllis in Glasgow.
Personal life
Gordon is married to Cayetana Elizabeth Hutcheson, a schoolteacher, since 1996. The couple divides their time among Wandsworth Common, London, and Los Angeles. They have five children, Megan, Holly, Jack, Matilda, and Oscar. Their daughter Megan ran the London Marathon in 2017 in memory of the miscarriage her mom suffered five months into her pregnancy in June 2016, a boy whom they had named Rocky.
Charity work
Gordon has been involved in a series of charitable activities and organizations. He fulfilled his intention of finishing ten marathons in ten years by running his tenth consecutive London Marathon on 26 April 2009, sponsoring the Scottish Spina Bifida Association.
Also, he has been Honorary Patron of the Scottish Spina Bifida Association since 2004.
Net worth
According to the recent studies, his net worth is around $60 million. Most of it comes from his restaurants and appearances. His wealth will for sure grow even more in the future.