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     We all know him as Chef Ramsy from Hell’s Kitchen, but why don’t we take a closer look at the things that not everyone knows. His name is Gordon James Ramsay, Jr. Gordon was born on November 8^th, 1966 in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland. Gordon has 2 sisters and 1 brother. A younger sister named Yvonne, an older sister named Diane, and a younger brother named Ronald. He also has a wife named Cayetana Elizabeth Hutcheson, with whom he has 4 children 2 of which are twins. A daughter named Matilda, another daughter named Megan, and the twins Jack and Holly.

     Gordon was born in Scotland but was brought up in England after his family moved to Stratford-upon-Avon. He played football as teenager for Oxford United F.C.'s youth side and was spotted by a scout for Rangers. He completed trials for the Scottish club and became a professional player at the age of 15. After suffering a knee injury that left him unable to regain full fitness he was released from the club.

     At the age of 19 Ramsay now turned his hand to cookery. He worked under Marco Pierre White and Albert Roux in London and Guy Savoy and Joel Robuchon in Paris before becoming head chef of the newly-opened Aubergine restaurant in 1993. By 1996, the restaurant had been awarded two Michelin stars. In 1998 Ramsay opened his first own restaurant, the eponymous Gordon Ramsay in Chelsea. The restaurant gained three Michelin stars in 1999, making Ramsay the first Scot to achieve the feat. From there his empire has expanded rapidly, first opening Petrus where six bankers famously spent over £44,000 on wine during a single meal in 2001, and then Amaryllis and later Gordon Ramsay at Claridges. Restaurants at the Dubai Creek and Connaught Hotels followed, the later branded under his protegee, Angela Hartnett's, name. Ramsay's company, Gordon Ramsay Holdings, continued rapid expansion under Marcus Wareing as Chief Patron.