Seesaw would like to say a very big Happy 44th Birthday to award-winning celebrity chef and master of the expletive-laden torrent of histrionic abuse - Mr Gordon James Ramsay.The Scottish-born chef is a Michelin-starred restauranteur, best-selling author, and one of the UK’s most (and least) popular TV personalities, behind a string of hits including the SeeSaw favourites Ramsay’s Best Restaurant, Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmare, and Gordon Ramsay’s F Word.
However, what makes Gordon interesting to watch is not just his love of exquisite French cuisine or his passion for perfectly produced food, but his well-seasoned delivery of the English language with a dash of ‘subtle’ arrogance. It may all just be a carefully constructed schtick to keep us on our toes, but there are few people more controversial or confrontational on television. Can you see Clarkson going toe-to-toe with former cabinet minister Edwina Currie, with the following verbal haymaker "Do you always two-time people Edwina? First, you're shagging a prime minister and now you're shagging me up the arse from behind?" It's his blend of the familiar and the insulting that make for compelling TV.
Things have not been all plain-sailing for Mr Ramsay over the last year, with his marriage on the rocks, his restaurants suffering some PR disasters, and now his long-term business partner (and father-in-law) leaving acrimoniously, but you know he'll bounce back - after giving himself a stern talking to no doubt.
Join Seesaw in celebrating the birthday boy's 44th year, and let us know your favourite Gordon Ramsay insult. Can you top this attack on the United States? "The problem with Yanks is they are wimps". Get stuck in...