Who is Gordon Ramsay’s wife, Tana and how many children do they have? All you need to know as the celebrity chef becomes father again at 57

Tana Ramsay just gave birth to her sixth child at the age of 49.

She is married to celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay and the couple already has five children; Megan, 25, twins Jack and Holly, 23, Tilly, 22, and Oscar, four.

With a passion for cooking, Tana has written several cookbooks.

But who is Tana? How did she meet Gordan? And what does she do?

Read on to discover that and more.

Amazingly, she is married to celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay and the couple already has five children

Who is Tana Ramsay?

Cayetana Elizabeth Ramsay, called Tana, was born in Croydon and raised on a farm in Kent, surrounded by chickens and cows.

At the age of 17, her family moved back to London, where she attended school in Holland Park before training to become a Montessori teacher.

How did she meet Gordan?

According to an article in The guardTana, 49, was engaged to someone else before meeting Gordan, 57, at a party on New Year’s Eve.

She didn’t think much of the TV chef and described him as ‘a complete arrogant bastard’.

But when the two randomly bumped into each other – he had a motorcycle at a flat Tana shared with a mutual friend – they started going out.

They married in 1996, when Tana was 21.

In July 2021, while clearing out some old stuff, Tana came found her wedding dress and uploaded a video of her gyrating in it.

She captioned the photo: ‘Cleaning out our house and digging up my wedding dress – 25 years and 5 pregnancies later and happy to say it still fits #mamasstillgotit @gordongram’.

Many famous friends took to her comments section, including David Beckham who wrote: ‘Wow’, followed by a red heart emoji.

Amanda Holden left a clapping hand and red heart emoji, and her husband Gordan was clearly impressed as he wrote “OMFG” followed by a fire emoji.

Young love: According to an article in The Guardian, Tana, 49, was engaged to someone else before meeting Gordan, 57, at a New Year’s Eve party before they married in 1996

Fits like a glove: In July 2021, while clearing out some old stuff, Tana found her wedding dress and uploaded a video of herself gyrating in it

Impressed: Famous faces, including her husband, were quick to share their thoughts on what they thought

How many children do they have?

Tana and Gordon have six children together.

Their first daughter, Megan, was born in 1998, followed by twins Holly and Jack in 2000 and daughter Matilda ‘Tilly’ in 2001.

In 2016, Tana suffered a miscarriage, which she has been very open about over the years. She shared an emotional post on Instagram earlier this year to mark seven years since they lost their child they named Rocky.

The couple’s rainbow baby, son Oscar, was born in 2019.

Gordan announced the arrival of their sixth child, Jesse James Ramsay, on his Instagram.

The celebrity chef, 57, posted a heartwarming photo of him kissing his newborn on the head as Tana, 49, cradled him in her arms.

Gordon shared the announcement on Instagram, saying the birth was a “great birthday present” as his birthday falls on November 8. They kept this last pregnancy a secret.

The mother of six has previously admitted she wants more children to speak up Hello! magazine in 2021: “You know, the thing is, I love babies so much, but I think I’ll still be saying that when I’m in my 70s!”

She added: ‘I don’t think there will ever be a time when I’ll say, “Oh my God, never, ever again.”’

“But let’s just say I count my blessings and think I’m extremely lucky. I’m just loving every moment of this.”

Family: The couple are already parents to Megan, 24, twins Holly and Jack, 23, Tilly, 21, and Oscar, four (LR Gordon, Megan, Matilda, Jack, Holly and Tana in 2016)

Open: In 2016, Tana suffered a miscarriage, which she has been very open about over the years. She shared an emotional post on Instagram earlier this year to mark seven years since they lost their child they named Rocky

Congratulations: Gordon Ramsay has announced that his wife Tana gave birth to their sixth child in November

What is she doing?

With a passion for cooking, Tana published her first cookbook in 2006, followed by five other titles, including Real family food from Tana Ramsay in 2009 and I like baking in 2011.

The busy mum is a regular contributor to a range of newspapers and magazines, including the Ny Breaking Weekend and Waitrose Food Illustrated.

According to her author biography at, she is also the former food editor of Grazia magazine Harper Collins.

Before taking up her passion for cooking, she taught and ran a salon in Wandsworth, London called All About the Girl, which offered a variety of beauty treatments.

Rival: With a passion for cooking, Tana published her first cookbook in 2006 and has since released five other titles

Who are her friends?

Tana has been close friends with Victoria Beckham for over 25 years.

She regularly posts photos of the two on her social media.

Their friendship reportedly grew when Gordon catered the Beckhams’ pre-World Cup party in 2006.

The families often spend holidays together, going to Miami every summer and staying in their holiday homes in the Cotswolds and Cornwall. in the United Kingdom.

Best Friends: Tana has been good friends with Victoria Beckham for over 25 years. She regularly posts photos of the two on her social media

Is there anything else she does?

She is a regular runner and has participated in a number of marathons.

This year, she completed the 26.2-mile course and had to wait on the side of the road while her husband stayed behind her.

She moved to wait and encouraged Gordon fifteen minutes later.

Sporty: Tana was a keen runner and completed the 42 kilometer marathon course and had to wait on the side of the road while her husband stayed behind her