NEED TO KNOW
- Gordon Ramsay is a father to six children, whom he shares with his wife Tana Ramsay
- The Hell’s Kitchen host revealed that his wife wants to expand their family once more and welcome baby No. 7
- The celebrity chef also shared that his four older children have moved back home, noting that it’s “insane” to have eight people living in the house
Gordon Ramsay’s family may not be complete just yet.
On Monday, May 12, the British celebrity chef and restaurateur, 58, appeared on Live with Kelly and Mark and opened up about life at home with his family. Ramsay, who is already a father to six children, gave a little insight into his family life and shared that his wife has hopes of expanding their family again.
“So you took like a break in the middle, so you were like overwhelmed, and then, just when things calm down, you were like ‘Let’s do it again,’ ” host Kelly Ripa joked to Ramsay, who replied that it was all his wife Tana Ramsay’s idea.
He smiled brightly as he pointed to his wife, revealing that the mom of six is interested in expanding her family once more. “Tana wants one more!” he said.
The pair became first-time parents in 1998 after welcoming their eldest daughter, Megan Ramsay, 26. Their brood grew to a family of six with the birth of fraternal twins, daughter Holly Anna Ramsay and son Jack Scott Ramsay, 25, in 1999; Matilda Ramsay, 23, who affectionately goes by Tilly, in 2001; son Oscar James Ramsay, 6, in 2019 (after experiencing a miscarriage in 2016); and son Jesse James in 2023.
In September 2023, Gordon, who is known for his harsh demeanor on TV, told PEOPLE that his kids have “brought the emotion” out of him. Tana added: “He is, believe it or not, incredibly sensitive — he’s a crier.”
During his appearance on Live with Kelly and Mark, the Hell’s Kitchen host also shared that his older children have moved back home.
“We moved out of the house three years ago. We spent three years getting this beautiful house redone for the two little ones, and we sort of garnered more space,” he explained to Ripa and her husband, co-host Mark Consuelos. “We had our own floor, and all of a sudden I come back from filming and the elder four have moved back into the house.”
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“Just when you thought it was all nice and peaceful — two boys, Tana and I — man, there’s now 8 of us in that house,” he added. “It’s insane.”
Although living in a house with all of his children may be hectic, the TV chef wouldn’t have it any other way. In January 2024, Ramsay said that having six children with his wife was “the dream.” His comments came shortly after surprising fans with the announcement of their sixth child in 2023.
“That was the dream,” the Kitchen Nightmares host told Entertainment Tonight when asked by the outlet if that number of children had been an aim. “That was the dream we first set out.”
