Gordon Ramsay, 56, would love to star in Strictly Come Dancing before he’s too old and, taking inspiration from 2020 winner, 58-year-old Bill Bailey.
Gordon Ramsay would love to compete on Strictly Come Dancing before he’s too old.
The celebrity chef, 56, was inspired by watching comedian Bill Bailey, 58, win the show with professional dancer Oti Mabuse, 32, in 2020.
He also proudly watched his social media influencer daughter Tilly, 21, participate with pro Nikita Kuzmin, 25, with the pair finishing sixth in 2021.
gordon said Women magazine: ‘I’d love to do Strictly before I’m too old. Bill Bailey has given me hope.
However, he worries he could suffer a wardrobe malfunction that would leave him red-faced in front of millions on Saturday night primetime television.
Dreamer: Gordon Ramsay, 56, would love to compete on Strictly Come Dancing before he’s too old (pictured from January)
Champions: The celebrity chef, 56, was inspired by watching comedian Bill Bailey, 58, win the show with professional dancer Oti Mabuse, 32, in 2020 (Bill and Oti spotted on the show)
He said: “My biggest fear, ripped pants live on Saturday night.”
It comes after Gordon’s Next Level Chef was canceled after just one series.
The ITV cooking competition, in which 12 aspiring chefs battled to impress the star alongside judges Paul Ainsworth and Nyesha Arrington with the winner receiving a £100,000 prize and a year of mentoring, has not been renewed for a second edition.
An informant said Sun newspaper TVBiz column: ‘Gordon is highly competitive and has destroyed that the series did not get a second chance.
“These kinds of shows always take a while to get going and for viewers to connect, so he feels he wasn’t given the right opportunity.
“But accept that TV is a brutal world and sometimes the shows just don’t work.”
The first and only series aired earlier this month, and social media chef Jade Greenhalgh won the competition.
An ITV spokesperson said: “There are no current plans for a second series, but viewers can watch the first series on ITVX.”
Speaking: Gordon told Woman magazine: ‘I’d love to do Strictly before I’m too old. Bill Bailey has given me hope’ (Bill and Oti seen on Strictly in 2020)
Family affair: He also proudly watched his social media influencer daughter Tilly, 21, engage with pro Nikita Kuzmin, 25, and the pair finished sixth in 2021 (Tilly and Nikita on show)
Gordon has Future Food Stars returning to BBC One for a second series due to start later this year.
As with the first series, the show will feature 12 contestants seeking investments in culinary businesses while dealing with a variety of food challenges.
Meanwhile, Gordon is set to return for another ITV road trip with Fred Sirieix, while bosses hope Gino D’Acampo will change his mind and return to the show despite some contract issues.
A source recently told Mail Online: “The bosses are hoping to convince Gino to stay with Gordon and Fred, because they really have fun together and make great TV.”
Gino had revealed that he “decided not to film any more” road trips, but insisted that it “had nothing to do with Gordon or Fred”, noting that their “friendship is very strong”.
He said in an Instagram video: “It’s just because we can’t put the dates together and sometimes when we put them together, sometimes they get swapped and it causes me a lot of trouble because I have other things I have to do.” do.
‘Personal problems also because when I have to change things with my family it is very complicated and also because [of] contracts.’
On His Bike: It comes after Gino D’Acampo announced that he would not be returning for another series of ITV’s Gordon, Gino and Fred: Road Trip (L-R: Gino D’Acampo, Gordon Ramsay and Fred Sirieix)