Gordon Ramsay: Family man extraodinaire

As sex-based rumours threaten to swamp Gordon Ramsay, another little story has come to the fore, casting light on his well-groomed family man image.

Talking about the cake his mum, Helen Ramsay, painstakingly baked for his 42nd birthday celebrations earlier this month, the mellow-mouthed, sweet-tempered chef let rip this diatribe:

"It was 'f***ing disgusting. I know it was Bonfire Night but all I wanted to do was to stick a rocket in the end and send it up."