Gordon Ramsay vs Tracy Grimshaw
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
YourTV.com - British celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has issued an apology via his spokesperson for publicly insulting A Current Affair host Tracy Grimshaw on Saturday.
The round-about apology comes after news of his sexist rant, in which he called her a "lesbian" and likened her to a "pig", has hit headlines worldwide and even prompted Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to label him a "new form of low life".
The controversy started after Gordon launched a nasty attack on Tracy onstage at a food and wine show in Melbourne. Displaying a picture of a six-breasted woman with a pig's face, he told the audience: "That was a close-up I took yesterday of Tracy Grimshaw."
After referring to her as a "lesbian", he added, "I had an interview with her yesterday, holy crap. She needs to see Simon Cowell's Botox doctor."
Tracy responded to the attack on A Current Affair on Monday, calling Ramsay an "arrogant narcissist bully" ... which prompted him to retaliate by calling her "sad" and "bitter".
But now it seems his PR people have had a good whisper in his ear because the foul-mouthed chef has finally admitted defeat - well, sort of - via a half-hearted statement from his spokesperson.
"...with hindsight [Gordon] realises that his comments were inappropriate and offensive to Tracy Grimshaw," says Ramsay's rep, "And he has unreservedly apologised both to her and anybody else who may have been upset."
Could this spell the end of the Ramsay vs Grimshaw war? We'll have to wait and see if this truce will hold... and if both sides will hold their tongues!
The round-about apology comes after news of his sexist rant, in which he called her a "lesbian" and likened her to a "pig", has hit headlines worldwide and even prompted Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to label him a "new form of low life".
The controversy started after Gordon launched a nasty attack on Tracy onstage at a food and wine show in Melbourne. Displaying a picture of a six-breasted woman with a pig's face, he told the audience: "That was a close-up I took yesterday of Tracy Grimshaw."
After referring to her as a "lesbian", he added, "I had an interview with her yesterday, holy crap. She needs to see Simon Cowell's Botox doctor."
Tracy responded to the attack on A Current Affair on Monday, calling Ramsay an "arrogant narcissist bully" ... which prompted him to retaliate by calling her "sad" and "bitter".
But now it seems his PR people have had a good whisper in his ear because the foul-mouthed chef has finally admitted defeat - well, sort of - via a half-hearted statement from his spokesperson.
"...with hindsight [Gordon] realises that his comments were inappropriate and offensive to Tracy Grimshaw," says Ramsay's rep, "And he has unreservedly apologised both to her and anybody else who may have been upset."
Could this spell the end of the Ramsay vs Grimshaw war? We'll have to wait and see if this truce will hold... and if both sides will hold their tongues!
