Gordon Ramsay’s surprising revelation
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has revealed that he is adapting a vegan diet, despite being a long-time critic of the popular food trend.
Yesterday, the chef tweeted a photo of a pizza from his new London restaurant, Gordon Ramsay’s Street Pizza.
Alongside the picture he wrote, “Going to give this #vegan thing a try… Yes guys you heard that right.”
Ramsay’s announcement surprised his followers, after developing a reputation as a strong critic of the diet.
Going to give this #vegan thing a try ... Yes guys you heard that right. Gx pic.twitter.com/iJZb8WMlH8
— Gordon Ramsay (@GordonRamsay) April 16, 2018
In 2005, Ramsay received backlash after giving a pizza that secretly contained meat to a vegetarian during an episode of Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares. The episode, which was part of the second series, aired during National Vegetarian Week.
In 2007, he criticised singer Cheryl Ann Tweedy for being vegetarian on his show The F Word. In that same year, Ramsay said in an interview that he would “electrocute” his kids if they ever became vegetarian.
In 2016, Ramsay caused a stir after tweeting that he was allergic to vegans and in February this year, he offended vegans after he wrote on social media, “I’m a member of PETA! People eating tasty animals…”
However, his announcement has been met with congratulations from vegetarians and vegans.
PETA even commented on his significant diet change, tweeting, “FINALLY, we knew this day would come.”