Subscribe to Breaking News
Loading ...Celeb chef uses “lesbian” to attack TV host
06.09.2009 11:33am EDT
(Canberra, Australia) An Australian TV host said Tuesday that foul-mouthed celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay would never again be welcome on her show after he hurled insults and sexual references at her during a food and wine fair.
Ramsay is the volatile star of U.S.-based reality television programs “Hell’s Kitchen” and “Kitchen Nightmares” – ratings winners for Australia’s Nine Network. The network also broadcasts the popular “A Current Affair” television show, hosted by high-profile journalist Tracy Grimshaw.After an uneventful appearance by Ramsey on Grimshaw’s show Friday night, the British chef and restaurateur attended a food and wine tasting event Saturday attended by about 3,000 people in the southern city of Melbourne.
Ramsay stunned the audience by unleashing a string of insults at Grimshaw in her absence, calling her a lesbian and likening her to a pig. Ramsay repeated the insults Sunday and Monday at the same food exposition. Later he said he was only joking.
Grimshaw, though, failed to see the humor and retaliated on her program Monday night, calling Ramsay an “arrogant narcissist” and a “bully.”
“Obviously Gordon thinks that any woman who doesn’t find him attractive must be gay,” Grimshaw said. “For the record, I don’t and I’m not.”
Grimshaw continued her attack Tuesday in a radio interview during which she said Ramsay would not be invited back on her program.
“I’m not interested in speaking to the bloke again,” Grimshaw told Fairfax Radio. “I can’t imagine any circumstances where I would want to interview him again.”
Ramsay’s publicist did not return The Associated Press’s telephone call on Tuesday.
Uhm, did we really need to read this article to find out the guys is a first class a-hole?
nope…..we sure didn’t….NEXT
What the hell possessed him to pull a stunt like this? I know plenty of people who think he’s over the top, but if you’ve spent any time working in a restaurant, his conduct isn’t especially noteworthy, his language even less so. But this business in Melbourne is just strange. Was he drunk?
I like watching Hell’s Kitchen.
Does that mean Chef Ramsay hates gays/lesbians now?
Chef Ramsay thinks that any woman who doesn’t find him attractive must be gay. Well, what about Gay Men who don’t find him attractive, does that mean Gay Men are “Straight…?”
@Michael,
What does (what about Gay Men who don’t find him attractive, does that mean Gay Men are “Straight…?”) have to do with what she said? Thats not what she said. Don’t make thing up that are not there
Sent a message to fox letting them know I wouldn’t be watching the show anymore. I also let them know I burned his book and threw out his cookware. IF they know that people don’t tolerate this sort of language, then they won’t tolerate it from the celebrities they pay. I encourage everybody to do the same.
@JK,
My previous comment seems to get you misunderstood. It was not to be taken seriously or making things up or adding words to the article above. It absolutely has nothing to do with Grimshaw or lesbian comment. It was a matter of thought opinion of my own question to be sarcastic towards Chef Ramsey if met him in person, as if freedom of speech.
Just curious about Chef Ramsey towards gay people since his comment calling someone a lesbian, as I’m a BIG fan of him and studying Culinary Arts school in major to become a Chef myself.
I LOVE “Hell’s Kitchen,” but HATE him with a passion!! Yes, he treats everyone like crap, but ESPECIALLY any gays.
BTW. Have you noticed that from ALL the chefs that stand in front of him, only a SMALL percent are gay? COME ON! In “reality,” 90% of his competitors would be gay! Clearly he has MAJOR issues! DUH! Bastard!
But that show is like a train-wreck….gotta watch!
Chef Ramsey … is not an example for humanity to emulate he is an example of what is wrong with how humanity has been dismissed.
Dismiss Chef Ramsey!
Gordon Ramsey obviously needs to insult and bully people to make himself believe that he is superior.He is one of those people who uses his imagined “SuperStar Chef” status to do and say anything he wants,to anyone he wants.
Wouldn’t you just love to see Ramsey up in a male chefs face,screaming obscenities and insults…then suddenly,the male chef punches him out and kicks his ass on “HELLS KITCHEN”?!
Gordon Ramsey…ick ! Add MISOGINIST to his HOMOPHOBIC personality…ick !
No, he called her a LESBIAN PIG… is what he called her.
I like GOOD as YOU’s Recipe:
~Gordon Ramsay’s Prize-Winning ‘Lesbian Pig’~
Stick one foot in mouth
Sprinkle with sexism
Add a dash of homophobia
Place cold insult on warm TV
Allow others to rake chef over hot coals for one news cycle
Just desserts to be followed by PR-molded apology
I understood you Michael
This guy is a real jerk. He’s a mean-spirited fool,to everyone.
Anything he says or does, does not surprise me.
It was just a matter of time before he made gay remarks.
Maybe he’s running out of people to bully.
His 5 minutes of “fame”,has been 4 minutes too long.
Our deputy Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, had a great response to it, saying Ramsay should ‘confine himself to the kitchen and stop abusing women’.
ha! My my, how the tables have turned.