Celebrity chefs Gordon Ramsay and Marco Pierre White have ended their long-standing feud, with Ramsay revealing that his former mentor still calls him 'boy'. The pair fell out after Ramsay left White's tutelage to pursue solo ventures, but reconciled during the Covid lockdown when Ramsay apologised.
Speaking on BBC Radio 2, Ramsay recounted a recent phone call with White, who insisted on using the nickname from their training days. 'He still calls me boy,' Ramsay said. 'I'm like, Marco, it's Gordon. Hello boy, how are you?'
Ramsay, now 55, had to remind White that he is no longer a trainee chef. 'Marco, I'm in my 50s now. You can't keep on calling me boy!' he recalled telling his former boss.
Despite the playful banter, Ramsay confirmed their friendship is intact. 'Everybody falls out somewhere down the line. It's just how you make up. That's the most important thing,' he said, adding that he has 'so much respect' for White, who remains a 'guiding light'.
Ramsay also revealed that White regularly checks in on his mother, Helen. 'The first thing he ever does, always, on the phone, is 'How's mum? Give me a number, I need to text her. Does she need anything?' So, the man's a genius,' Ramsay said.
The two chefs are now working together on Ramsay's new reality series, Next Level Chef, in the US. Ramsay's UK show, Future Food Stars, premieres on BBC One on Thursday, March 31 at 9pm.
