20 SUPRISING facts about Gordon Ramsay you DIDN'T KNOW!

whether you're like him or not you can't deny that gordon ramsay has dominated the celebrity chef world for years starting out in his 20s he quickly established himself as a chef before making his way to her television screens his fiery temper and scathing remarks to tearful hell's kitchen and masterchef contestants as well as hapless restaurant owners on kitchen nightmares have made for satisfying if terribly stressful entertainment but ram sees more than snarly insults and an unrelenting barrage of f-bombs continue watching to learn some little known facts about the fiery chef turned tv personality before we begin like this video and don't forget to subscribe to her channel number 20 he was once held at gunpoint while filming a tv segment ramsay traveled to costa rica to investigate the area's illegal shark fin trade for a 2011 episode of the british show with the big fish fight in which he investigated the ingredients of shark bin suit ramsay claims he discovered a shark fin sack beneath the boat and that when he threw the sack on deck everyone started screaming and shouting back at the wharf there were people pointing rifles at us to stop filming the police came and advised us to leave the country they said if you set one foot in there they'll shoot you number 19 he's one of the world's highest paid chefs ramsay earns a sizable annual salary from his restaurants and tv shows in 2016 he shared the 34th spot in forbes list of highest speed celebrities with beyonce and surpassed kim kardashian west his earnings that year were 54 million dollars and he increased them to 60 million dollars the following year propelling him to number 26 in forbes 2017 list tying with elton john and garth brooks forbes named ramsay the highest earning chef in 2012 but by 2017 he's been surpassed by paul bakus jamie oliver and ellen wong number 18 ramsay and mario batali have beef not the medium rare kind ramsay's feud with fellow chef mario batelli began in 2008 when batali insulted ramsay's food and ramsay retaliated by calling batelli fanta pants while it may appear to be a harmless nickname it is actually a digging patella's ginger hair the talent then barred ramsay from all of his restaurants although he has started that he's willing to make amends with ramsay if ramsay makes the first move number 17 his first career choice was to be a professional soccer player ramsay like many young british boys aspired to be a professional soccer player he has even claimed in the past that he played for scotland's glasgow rangers until a knee injury ended his pro soccer career his claims are false though the rangers did apparently monitor ramsay as a potential player as a teen prior to his injury number 16 cast is owned video games if watching ramsay scream at people on tv isn't enough check out these virtual worlds where you can interact with the chef there is a health kitchen game for the nintendo wii that features a lifelike depiction of ramsay that may actually scare you alternatively try ramsay's mobile game restaurant dash in which players use their virtual culinary skills and restaurant management prowess to become the next rising star chef all while being mentored by ramsay these games are designed for people who thrive under pressure number 15 he's a big fan of beef wellington pete wellington is so dear to ramsay that it has its own section at the gordon ramsay's restaurant's website complete with recipes for making the classic meat and pastry dish at home it also appears to be the dutch he enjoys parading his competitors for messing up number 14 he believes that everyone should be able to cook five things you don't have to be a world-class chef to cook at home but ramsay believes there are five dishes that everyone should learn to make these include a fantastic burger a delicious breakfast a chicken dish a braising dish the kind of thing you cook on a monday and still eat on friday he told curious reddit users and a fantastic egg number 13 he has competed in iron man competitions ram sees the injury which ended his soccer dreams did not deter him from pursuing fitness as an adult he has run more than 15 marathons three ultra marathons three half ironman races into iron man world championships which require running a full marathon bicycling for 122 miles and swimming 2.4 miles why does he work out so hard training his mirally she explained number 12 his guilty pleasure junk food is likely to be the same as yours when asked if he had a guilty pleasure food during a reddit ask me anything ramsay admitted that he like so many of us mere mortals is weak in the face of an in-n-out burger i wish they were set up in london because if there is one thing i miss flying out of la it's an in-n-out burger he wrote number 11 he was the head chef at aubergine london ramsay became the head chef at london's aubergine in 1993 after working under the tutelage of top chefs such as joel robichon and guy savoy at the time he was 27 years old over the next three years he led the restaurant to a coveted michelin 2 star rating sadly the restaurant is since closed number 10 none of ramsay's children will inherit his fortune in order not to spoil his children ramsay has openly stated that he will not leave his fortune to them in his will it's definitely not going to them and that's not in a mean way it's not to spoil him he said he stated that he and his wife agreed that their children would each receive a 25 deposit on an apartment someday but that was it he also refuses to allow his children to fly first class with him because they haven't worked anywhere near hard enough to afford that you're telling me they need to sit in first class at that age and size they do not number nine he's undergone cosmetic surgery ramsay admitted to having cosmetic surgery to smooth out some wrinkles on his face the chef appears to have become irritated by all of the negative comments about his appearance that he received an oppress and from his children i was never embarrassed by it but my children helped me become more paranoid about it he told the guardian in 2010 you've seen the articles crack your face map of whales ugly deflated rugby ball there's only so much [ __ ] you want to take i woke up in the morning and daughter matilda was trying to squeeze pound coins in there number eight he has a favorite midnight snack big beans are a traditional british late night snack so it's no surprise that ramsay enjoys them of course he's not out the middle of the night looking for plain old beans when he gets a craving he grills some sourdough bread and tops it with baked beans garlic and hot sauce as well as a duck egg and parmesan cheese number seven he is a karate black belt anyone who can't verbally spar with ramsay in the kitchen is unlikely to challenge him to a physical fight as a chef is trained in martial arts and holds a black belt in karate it appears to come in handy when a hell's kitchen contestant attempted to hit him number six there is one kind of food he refuses to eat although the chef has stated that he's willing to try any food once there is one food that he'll not touch airplane food not to be confused with ramsay's plain food restaurant at heathrow airport in london i worked for airlines for 10 years so i know where this food's been and where it goes and how long it took before it got on board he said number five he and his wife have a charitable foundation the gordon and tana ramsay foundation is an example of the temperamental tv chef's softer side ramsay's foundation which he founded with his wife tana collaborates with london's great ormond street hospital or gosh to find equipment and services for sick children number four he speaks french fluently ramsay didn't speak french when he went to study in france his cooking and language skills improved over time and he became fluent in french he now understands spanish fairly well as well though he has expressed the desire to improve his spanish skills on twitter number three he'd love to cook for hillary clinton when asked what he would prepare for his favorite celebrity diner hillary clinton ramsay told bon appetit i would say something authentic rich and the sauce that had been doused with lots of red wine like a braised shortra because she's of that area of that age that she understands fine food number two he actually enjoys kale but it took him a while given his obsession with beef wellington it may come as a surprise that he's on board with a trendy green superfood like kale i turned my nose up against kale salads for the first six months but then my wife got my kids holly megan matilda and jack to eat them so i was the odd one out at the table he revealed in a q a with bon appetit i've now changed to kale chips to snack on rather than chocolate number one he dislikes receiving preferential treatment in restaurants when asked what the worst part of being a famous chef is ramsay said it's the massive amount of food he's frequently served at restaurants when the staff wants to impress him sometimes i just want to sit in the corner of a restaurant and eat two courses he told bon appetit knowing that sometimes the chef sends out many many more courses if i don't taste it it looks rude if i eat it they want feedback i want to go out to restaurants not give feedback keep my mouth shut and enjoy and that's all for today's video thanks for watching do let us know your thoughts in this video in the comments below if you enjoyed this video then do like share and subscribe to our channel for more such exciting content see you in the next one

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Length: 8min 55sec (535 seconds)

Published: Wed Jul 27 2022