SHE burned up the dancefloor on Strictly in 2021, but now Gordan Ramsay’s daughter Tilly is swapping sequins for chefs whites, as she’s set to head of to catering college.
The 22-year-old has revealed that she’s following in her fathers famous footsteps and is going to cooking school to train as a chef.
Sharing a photo of her in new uniform on her Instagram stories, Tilly told how dad Gordon, whose restaurant group is the holder of eight Michelin stars, took her shopping for her chef’s jacket.
She said: “So I went a different kind of uniform shopping yesterday. @Gordongram took me to get my first chef whites, so I am off to culinary school this September. I am so excited for this next chapter and dad and I had the most exciting day getting all my uniform and equipment.”
The trainee chef who is one of six siblings, graduated over the summer from the University of Nottingham with a degree in Psychology and described her experience of student life as having been the ‘best time.’
It was during her student days, while others were drinking in the bar, that she competed on the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing, partnered with Nikita Kuzmin and surviving to week 10 of the competition.
Dad Gordon and mum Tana Ramsay were in the audience each week, along with her siblings, to show their unyielding support.
Indeed Tilly has always shared a special bond with dad Gordon, as the pair appeared on C4’s Celebrity Gogglebox together and also starred in a Spanish cookery program on the National Geographic channel.
But Tilly’s passion for food has been evident from a young age, as she had her own cooking show on CBBC called Matilda and the Ramsay bunch alongside her family.
She has also made numerous TV appearances on shows including Blue Peter, Gordon Ramsay’s Home Cooking, Masterchef Junior and the Late Late show with James Cordon.
No doubt Tilly has the edge over her fellow chefs having a father whose arguably the most successful british restaurantuer of all time.
Earlier this year accounts for the TV chefs company showed that his dining empire is set to surpass £100 million by the end of the year.
The numbers show growth in all areas of his business, which range from his 3 Michelin starred flagship restaurant to his various burger and pizza chains that are popping up all over the capital.
The Hells Kitchen star whose business generated 290 jobs last year, said they have fought back from the slump of the pandemic, by providing quality food and entertainment for people.
He said: “People still want to go out, break bread and have a good time together.”
