Gordon Ramsay narrowly escapes death


Gordon Ramsay is synonymous with food and over-the-top bitchiness. Best known for Hell’s Kitchen and Kitchen Nightmares, the potty mouthed chef is also an outdoorsman. While filming his show The F Word, which can be seen on England’s channel 4 or the BBC for those lucky cable owners, he fell down a 28 foot cliff. After surviving the fall he then landed in a creek and started to drown.

I thought I was a goner. They say cats have nine lives. I’ve had 12 already and I don’t know how many more I’ll have. I remember thinking, ‘Oh f***’. My boots and my waterproofs were dragging me down. I’m an extremely good swimmer, but I couldn’t get to the surface. I was panicking and my lungs were filling with water. When I got to the top after getting my boots off I was dazed and my head was totally numb.

[From The Sun]

Luckily his tv crew witnessed the fall and acted quickly. They threw Ramsay a rope and pulled him out. He suffered a large cut on his leg which was then treated at his hotel. After a stop at Cromwell Hospital in London for a brief examination he was back on his feet.

His wife was more upset over the incident the Gordon was. After he failed to come clean about the accident, Mrs. Ramsay found out and confronted him about what happened:

I chickened out but she knew something was up. She was upset and extremely p****d off. When I was underwater all I could think of was Tana and my kids. It wasn’t until I was on the plane home I realized what a close call I’d had.

[From The Sun]

Gordon nearly drowns and almost doesn’t tell his wife while Ryan Seacrest is bitching to everyone that will listen about a baby shark nibbling his toe. Where the hell is Jaws when you need him?

Gordon Ramsay is shown on 4/1/08 outside Claridges in London. Credit: WENN

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  1. Larissa says:

    I love Gordon and his potty mouth! Would be a great loss not having him with us, but fortunately he survived and he will live to be a dad to his kids and keep us entertained with his great work and dirty mouth, for f*** sake!

  2. geronimo says:

    Yawn. Maybe he’s still fresh and interesting in America but he’s kind of become a bit of a cliche here. Too little to say, minus the swearing, and too much tv time in which to say it.

    But glad he survived, I suppose.

  3. Bella says:

    So happy he survived what would have been an awful death. I like him, potty mouth and all. Hell’s Kitchen is my favorite show. I missed the finale and have been looking for the rerun. Does anyone know when it will run?

  4. Nan says:

    Seems like anyone can become a hit in the UK.

  5. Jen says:

    “while Ryan Seacrest is bitching to everyone that will listen about a baby shark nibbling his toe…”

    ROFL

  6. Anon says:

    I hate Hell’s Kitchen because it’s got nothing to do with food, but The F Word is one of my favourite shows. Glad he’s okay.

    By the way, wasn’t there a link in a post the other day about ‘Gordon Ramsay with girlfriend’? I was surprised because I didn’t know (and can’t find out anything) about him splitting up with Tana and/or obvious infidelity rumours.

  7. Kevin says:

    “my lungs were filling with water”, little bit of an embellishment there pal….now dry yourself off and make me a tuna sammich before I have to start cussing.

  8. Zoe says:

    @CNH
    ” Gordon nearly drowns and almost doesn’t tell his wife while Ryan Seacrest is bitching to everyone that will listen about a baby shark nibbling his toe. Where the hell is Jaws when you need him?”

    Ha! Awesome.:lol:

  9. Nan says:

    OK, that does it!

  10. MissMara says:

    So glad he survived! Like him a lot!

  11. Jaundice Machine says:

    I fucking love this bitch!

    I can understand being reluctant to tell the wife what really happened. My boyfriend is a rock/ice climber, all-around-daredevil type guy, and I cringe hearing him recount “life and death” scenarios – even if they happened well before we met. Every time he leaves to climb a big alpine wall, I hand him his sack lunch and gently remind him, “If you die, I will kill you” before smacking his ass and sending him on his way.

    Bella – I believe they have the entire third season on hulu.com

  12. Bella says:

    JM. thanks for the tip. i just watched the finale on hulu.com.

  13. xiaoecho says:

    You might have dodged it this time Gordon but it’ll get you in the end

    p.s.If you think you’ve got a potty mouth, wait till you get to hell!

  14. RAN says:

    Love him – Glad he’s ok!

  15. YRG says:

    Good thing he didn’t die. I hope he rots in “where are they now” obscurity.

  16. piedlourde says:

    Oh, Gordon… Yummers.

  17. CNH says:

    Thanks Jen and Zoe! I love Gordon too. Probably because he can cook and his is better looking than Seacrest. Food and looks. My ideal man. LOL!

  18. mandy ritchie says:

    i think your so funny and very good looking i think you should stay on the american idol your the best on the show one thing i think clay akin should win the american idol he is so damp cute and very funny & wonderful i have nothing against ruban i like clay better