Gordon Ramsay's latest Netflix series, Being Gordon Ramsay, gives fans an intimate, six-part peek into the celebrity chef's world.
The 59-year-old is followed over nine months as he launches an ambitious new restaurant project at 22 Bishopsgate in London, while also spotlighting his family life with wife Tana and their six children. The show paints a more reflective, softer side of the famously intense chef we know from Hell's Kitchen and MasterChef USA—a devoted husband and father who's grown and mellowed with time.
But not everyone is buying the portrayal. Sarah Symonds, the woman who has long claimed she had a seven-year affair with Ramsay from 2001 to 2008, has come forward to call the documentary "totally fake" and "misleading."
In a candid interview with the Daily Mail, Symonds, now 56, didn't hold back. She described the series as a "glossed over, rehabilitated, glow-up version" of Ramsay, branding him a "bully, cheat, liar and serial philanderer." She rejected the image of him as a committed family man, insisting that during the years she says they were involved, he acted like someone with "no domestic responsibilities"—essentially living a "double life" as a single man amid his rising fame.
Symonds first made her allegations public back in 2008. Ramsay has always strongly denied any affair, stating he only met her a handful of times and dismissing the claims entirely. In the wake of the 2008 scandal, Gordon and Tana (married since 1996) publicly renewed their wedding vows, and they've since presented a solid united front in the media while growing their family.
The renewed spotlight from the Netflix series has clearly stirred up old wounds for Symonds. She told the Daily Mail that the coverage has resurfaced painful memories and even triggered what she describes as PTSD from the fallout years ago. She's hinted at considering legal action, though no new proceedings have been confirmed as of now.
Ramsay's representatives have reiterated his denial of the affair allegations in response to the recent comments.
Being Gordon Ramsay continues to stream on Netflix, offering an inside look at his high-stakes business world and personal life. Whether viewers see it as an unflinchingly honest portrait or a polished PR piece, the controversy shows that interpretations of Ramsay's past remain deeply divided nearly two decades later.
What do you think does the doc feel authentic, or is there more to the story? Drop your thoughts in the comments!
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