BACK IN THE KITCHEN
Competition will be fierce when Hell’s Kitchen: Battle of the Ages premieres Sept. 29 on Fox with chef Gordon Ramsay, 55, overseeing culinary showdowns between seasoned chefs and younger challengers. Here are some fun facts about the MasterChef judge, who began his own career in England as a restaurant pot washer.
His feet are a U.K. size 15—the equivalent of a U.S. size 16! All his shoes are custom-made.
Ramsay has competed in more than 15 marathons and in one of the world’s toughest races, the Ironman World Championship.
Soccer (or football, as he calls it) was Ramsay’s dream career before injuries forced him to change his plans.
Vowing to never eat airplane food, he opened Gordon Ramsay Plane Food at London’s Heathrow airport so people can carry on their meals.