Gordon Ramsay is the ultimate celebrity chef, famous for opening restaurants around the world and hosting popular TV programmes such as Hell's Kitchen and Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - where he is notorious for his fiery temper!
Perhaps more amazing than his ability to turn around ailing restaurants is the fact he made a successful transition from being a promising footballer to a chef, after an injury in 1985 caused him to re-think his life.
Early life and career
Born on 8th November 1966 in Glasgow, Ramsay's first love was football and as a youth, his ambition was a sporting career. He was a promising teenager who was monitored by professional club Rangers when he attended their youth scheme, playing a number of non-league matches. A knee injury was to end his fledgling career.
He returned to education to earn a degree in hotel management in 1987 and served apprenticeships with Marco Pierre White at Harvey's of London and Albert Roux at Le Gavroche, before serving under chefs Guy Savoy and Joel Robuchon in France.
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