The star, who’s launching a search for a new female chef as part of The F Word, says: "When I think of some of the girls I worked with in France, and listening to Angela [Hartnett, his chef de patron at the Connaught] when she flies off the handle; it’s quite sexy. It sounds great."

And he says the Find Me A Fanny search - named for the famous Fanny Cradock - is looking for someone who can hold their own.

"Anyone that can present, looks good in a ball gown, can beat the crap out of their husband and then beat the crap out of me," he says.

"I’m sure that person is there, and we’re already having some horrendous clips coming in, just on the back of the website."

There’s no reason why women should feel intimidated about picking a career as a chef, he adds.

"Girls can stand up for themselves in the kitchen just as well as men can. I suppose I’ve come to the end of the road, because it has become so male dominated, it’s like a losing battle."

Gordon’s Posh friend a ’foodie’ - 1 May 2020
You might not think it to look at them, but Gordon Ramsay has revealed that his showbiz pals Victoria and David Beckham are real "foodies".

The celebrity chef, who is coming back on screens in a new series of the F Word, told Closer: "David loves his food and Victoria’s a real foodie too. When David’s got time I’m sure he’d love to learn to cook properly. I’d be happy to help him in the kitchen."

The Beckhams are currently looking after lambs for Gordon at Beckingham Palace, which the chef will slaughter later in the series.

But Gordon admitted he wasn’t looking forward to the task: "Hopefully they’ll come back beefed up for the slaughterhouse, which I’m dreading. But we’ve got weeks to go."

He joked that he had a clever way of ensuring Posh wouldn’t mind him killing the lambs.

"As long as I make Victoria a nice pair of lambswool knickers to keep her warm for the winter, I think she’ll be fine, don’t you?"

Gordon’s veggie ’nightmare’ - April 25 2007
Gordon Ramsay has apparently admitted his worst nightmare - that one of his children might tell him they’re vegetarian.

The TV chef, who once fed meat to some veggies on his shows, is quoted by the Daily Mirror as saying: "My biggest nightmare would be if the kids ever came up to me and said, ’Dad, I’m a vegetarian’.

"Then I would sit them on the electric fence and electrocute them," he reportedly joked.

The 40-year-old star says he and his wife Tana keep their children - Megan, eight, seven-year-old twins Jack and Holly, and Matilda, five, very disciplined.

"Tana’s from a school teacher background and I swear to God she makes Nanny McPhee look like a pussycat," he revealed.

"For me, there’s no script when you’ve got children. You’ve got to support them, be a father figure and also have a level of affection."

Gordon, who has nine London restaurants to his name, also revealed he’s picked up a few celebrity pals during his career - including David Beckham.

"David’s quite a talented chef," he said. "He knows cooking and he loves it. I’d like to get him in the kitchen, definitely."

Gordon: It was extraordinary - April 23 2007
Gordon Ramsay says yesterday’s sunshine made participating in the London Marathon like "running in a desert".