GORDON Ramsay made a career out of shouting obscenities at kitchen staff.
But in 2020, even the world’s most fiery chef has to be mindful of just how mean he’s being. Applicants on his new show Future Food Stars, which his production company is making for BBC1, have been warned they will go through “a face-to-face psychological assessment” to ensure they can withstand his furious rants.
‘My gran could do better. And she’s dead!’
‘For what we are about to eat, may the Lord make us truly not vomit’
‘This isn’t a pizza, this is an Italian tragedy’
Studio Ramsay says the mental health checks are necessary as “Gordon will push everyone to their limits”. Contestants will be food and drink entrepreneurs keen to go into business with Gordon.
A source said: “Gordon is more invested in this show than anything he’s done and that passion is likely to spill over into anger. He needs to be sure his rants won’t make somebody crumble.”
Future Food Stars is due to begin filming in May. Gordon said of the show: “Investing in the next generation of talented individuals is so important.”
Let’s see how he feels after being served his first burnt souffle.
SHE was keen to be on Strictly after leaving Corrie but Katie McGlynn has landed a different toe-tapping role.
The actress, who posted a gym snap, will feature in The Greatest Dancer Sports Relief celeb special.
Katie, who played Sinead Tinker on the soap, will film this week with other stars. After being linked to Strictly pro dancer Giovanni Pernice, she may have learnt a few tricks.
ITV has commissioned six-part thriller Trigger Point starring Vicky McClure as frontline bomb disposal officer Lana Washington. Vicky said: “I’m really looking forward to creating a strong, bright and troubled character.”
ANT AND DEC are back with a new run of Saturday Night Takeaway this weekend and, as ever, they’ve got some famous faces alongside them.
Two stars taking part in the Get Out Of My Ear segment this series are Anthony Joshua and Craig David.
The section of the show, where the boys secretly talk to celebs and give them instructions through earpieces, will see boxer AJ look for a new personal chef and interview potential applicants at a boxing ring. And crooner Craig will hunt for a new house-sitter, while following their orders.
This, as well as Michael McIntyre’s Midnight Gameshow, are two of my favourite long-running set-ups on telly.
TELLY bosses have been looking for an answer to US chat shows for years, and their latest try hasn’t worked.
ITV producers hoped Bradley Walsh’s Late Night Guestlist would become a fully-fledged series after it aired last year as a one-off.
But sadly it’s gone to the TV graveyard in the sky.
The show featured Holly Willoughby and Good Morning Britain’s Piers Morgan playing various games alongside Maya Jama.
Viewers struggled to keep up with the format which featured music, celebrity appearances and the chance for the public to win prizes.
A source said: “ITV likes to try out different things like this format with Bradley but sadly it didn’t land as it might have hoped.
“ITV will go back to the drawing board and try again.”
Whoever cracks the late night chat show will rake it in. America does it brilliantly.
AMAZON Prime Video announced new drama Boundless, about the first voyage around the world made by Juan Sebastián Elcano and Ferdinand Magellan in the 16th Century. The four-part series will air early next year.
GREGG Wallace has his holiday plans sorted for the year – ITV has handed him a prime time travel series touring South Africa.
But it won’t all be posh hotels and fine dining, the MasterChef judge will be trying out life in the desert and visiting poor townships.
A source said: “What makes Gregg such great TV is that he’s a typical Brit. Not only does he love his food but he’s a good-humoured family man that loves to chat to everyone.
“A lot of viewers can relate to him.”
WHAT? Gogglebox, Channel 4, 9pm.
WHY? The fly-on-the wall series returns with a host of armchair critics giving their opinions on a selection of shows from the past week’s TV as they watch them.
