Gordon Ramsay brightened up morning radio on Tuesday by unleashing an F-bomb in his trademark flair, much to the chagrin of host Chris Moyles.
The chef and TV celebrity was commencing an interview with the veteran radio presenter shortly after 8:40am, with Chris joking that Gordon was a ‘little hesitant’ and questioning if it was ‘his first interview’.
Laughing, the Kitchen Nightmares star responded: ‘Thank you so much for having me on. I’m so f**king excited!’
To gasps and audible panic from the team, Chris then exclaimed: ‘Oh my! Language already! You just said the F-bomb.’
A stammering Gordon then attempted to defend himself, explaining that he believed there was a broadcast delay and that any swearing could be bleeped out, allowing him to talk freely with his, well, chosen vernacular.
‘You said there’s a bleep! You said there’s [sic] seven seconds behind!’ the 56-year-old insisted.
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As the team denied it, he added to Chris: ‘You sent me a text before I came in here – “You’re fine in case something slips out”.”
‘Gordon, you’ve never replied to a text from me since 2010!’ the I’m A Celebrity star hit back.
With the chorus of apologies to listeners beginning, Gordon chimed in: ‘Okay, my apologies. I’m sorry! Why didn’t you tell me?’
Chris then joked to fellow guest, chef Paul Ainsworth: ‘Paul, why didn’t you pick Jamie Oliver?’
However, the show’s audience was loving Gordon’s faux pas.
‘Gordon Ramsay with the F Bomb on @RadioX, great start to the day,’ tweeted one fan with laugh-crying emoji, while another added: ‘Loved @GordonRamsay dropping the F bomb on @RadioX.’
‘I don’t think I have laughed so much during a chat on the radio as I did when listening to @GordonRamsay and @ChrisMoyles on @RadioX. Absolutely fantastic!!’ gushed an enthusiastic listener.
This live demonstration of the famous chef’s predilection for F-bombs came not long after Channel 4 unintentionally aired uncensored episodes of Gordon Ramsey’s Kitchen Nightmares and 24 Hours to Hell and Back during the day.
Both were chastised by broadcast regulator Ofcom for using ‘offensive language’ and airing before the watershed at 9 p.m.
‘Today we’ve announced that two TV programmes starring Gordon Ramsay violated our broadcasting standards because they included objectionable language but were transmitted before the 9pm watershed,’ read a statement on their website.
‘An episode of Gordon Ramsay’s 24 Hours to Hell and Back, broadcast before the watershed at 12.10 on Channel 4 on 10 August, included instances of the most offensive language, including the F word.
‘An episode of Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA, broadcast at 4pm on E4 Extra on 7 July, included 39 instances of offensive language, with 17 uses of the F word, before the watershed and without any warnings ahead of the programme or apologies after it had been shown.’
The Chris Moyles Show is on weekdays 6:30 – 10am on Radio X, and Saturdays 8 – 11am.
