You know him as the hot-tempered celebrity chef who routinely blasts fumbling contestants on “Hell’s Kitchen” and “Master Chef,” but sometimes Gordon Ramsay can be downright cool. The foul-mouthed 49-year-old has some surprising tastes in his personal life — including a fast-food favorite!
Here are 10 things you didn’t know about Gordon Ramsay…
1) He grew up in William Shakespeare’s hometown in England: Stratford-upon-Avon.
2) Gordon tried to get into pro soccer as a teen, but a knee injury ruined his chances.
3) He has an adorable English bulldog named Rumpole.
4) Gordon has been happily married to wife Tana for 19 years. They have four kids: Megan, Matilda and twins Jack and Holly.
5) He studied hotel management in college.
6) Gordon enjoys doing triathlons. “I recommend every chef put on a wetsuit,” he says. “It makes you look like Arnold Schwarzenegger.”
7) He’s currently the 21st richest celebrity in the world, tied with Sean Combs and Ryan Seacrest.
8) Of his notorious potty mouth and creative insults, he says: “It just happens sort of spur-of-the-moment. I see red, I get frustrated, I let it go.”
9) In 2013, he was named one of the 60 Nastiest Villains of All Time.
10) His secret fast-food indulgence is the California-based chain In-N-Out Burger.
