Gordon Ramsay has said the past 12 months have been ‘the hardest of his family’s lives’ ahead of the release of his Netflix documentary.
The chef, 59, spoke to Fleur East, Will Best and James Barr on Hits Radio about how the new show has affected his family, his daughter Holly’s scandal-laden wedding and his eye-popping expediture on the big day.
Holly and her new husband Adam Peaty’s nuptials were marred with scandal after he disinvited his family from the big day amid bitter rows with his mother Caroline over her outfit for the wedding and subsequent legal woes for his brother.
Alluding to the dramas, Gordon, whose six month documentary follows his journey in opening new restaurants at London’s Bishopsgate, said: ‘This has been the most challenging 12 months of our entire lives’.
Despite being worth an estimated £162m ($220m), Gordon admitted the wedding – held at Bath Abbey on December 27 – left him in tears due to the wild expense of the flowers: ‘I’ll be honest, half the tears were the size of the flower bill’.
Gordon Ramsay has said the past 12 months have been ‘the hardest of his family’s lives’ ahead of the release of his Netflix documentary
The chef, 59, spoke to Fleur East, Will Best and James Barr on Hits Radio about how the new show has affected his family, his daughter Holly’s scandal-laden wedding and his eye-popping expediture on the big day (Gordon and Holly pictured at the wedding in December)
Adam, 31, tied the knot with Holly, 25, in the idyllic ceremony where his sister Bethany was the only relative attending the nuptials.
As the feud rumbles on, while the Ramsays have maintained silence, they appear to have alluded to the beef and even failed to remove a fleeting clip of Caroline from the doc – despite her demands she be taken out of the show.
The programme follows Gordon’s preparation to open five culinary experiences in London’s 22 Bishopsgate, the city’s second tallest building.
His family, comprising wife Tana, 51, and six children – Megan, 27, twins Holly and Jack, 26, Tilly, 24, Oscar, six, and Jesse, two – are heavily featured.
He admits that he has not watched the documentary: ‘I’ll be honest, I haven’t seen it because I never want to be that sort of little delicate, dainty soul that wants to obsess on how he looks, how he comes across…
‘And so this has been the most challenging 12 months of our entire lives. Huge commitments in terms of Bishopsgate and attempting a project of that magnitude. I trust, and sometimes that’s my problem. I trust too easy, I think.’
Holly and her new husband Adam Peaty’s nuptials were marred with scandal after he disinvited his family from the big day amid bitter rows with his mother Caroline over her outfit for the wedding and subsequent legal woes for his brother (Holly and Adam pictured with his mum)
Moving on to discussing the wedding, Gordon went on: ‘Yeah, it’s just that amazing moment when you see your little girl just become an incredible woman…
‘But I’ll be honest, half the tears were the size of the flower bill. Sixty-five metre walk down the aisle. I was walking past £2000, £4000, £6000. We donated all the flowers to the local hospice and churches after that.’
Elsewhere in the doc, Gordon reflected on how his ‘torrid’ relationship with his dad shaped his own journey with fatherhood.
In the show, the TV personality, 59, also admits his own parenting regrets, saying: ‘I, sadly, had a torrid relationship with my father. My father called me a snob once. And I said, “No, definitely not a snob. I just want to get out of the s**t mess I was born in.’
Gordon lived in 15 different council estates, with his mother juggling three jobs to keep the family afloat. But Gordon is determined to be around more for his two youngest children; Oscar, six, and Jesse, two.
Gordon’s kids are also stars of the show including Jack and twin Holly and their sister Tilly L-R
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