November 22nd, 2009
 

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Celeb chef uses “lesbian” to attack TV host


(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.


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  • Paul of Gosford (90 kms north of Sydney) Said: June 10th, 2009 at 12:01 pm
    • Gordon Ramsay OK in my opinion as a gay man who is a fan of hell kitchen – However our prime minister Kevin Rudd of the very homophobic Labor party will not let us marry our same-sex partners, he is the rude-vile-pig in my opinion!!!!!!

      The Commonwealth Marriage Act 1961 says and quotes “a union between a man and a a woman”. This is truly a 1961 value!!!!

      In 2009 – it should be amended to say “a union between two (2) consenting adult persons”.

      At least in top middle America (Iowa) and 5/6 New England states (MA, Maine [I cannot shorten Maine], VT, CT and NH) have marriage equality!!!!!! They are WAY WAY ahead of us Aussies I say!!!!!

      Yes, I am a member of AME [I am trying very hard to get marriage equality a reality in Australia], see and visit this website:
      http://www.australianmarriageequality.com/index.htm

  • Kizzy Said: June 10th, 2009 at 9:20 am
    • Gordon Ramsey is a narcissistic, misogynistic blow-hard. Love the show, but if he got up in my face like that, he had better bring his lunch, because he will be fighting me all day!!!!

  • phillena Said: June 10th, 2009 at 8:04 am
    • okay….and the fact that he is an asshole is a surprise to who again????…..yeah think long and hard!

 
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