Gordon Ramsay is now worth around $220 million, but his path to fame wasn’t easy.
Born in Scotland in 1966, he grew up with an alcoholic, violent father who abused his mother for 20 years. Ramsay and his siblings often faced chaos, moving between homes and sometimes into care.
Cooking became his escape. Training under Marco Pierre White in London, he opened his first restaurant in 1998. Within three years, it earned three Michelin stars — making him the first Scot to achieve that feat.
He later became a global TV star with shows like Hell’s Kitchen, building a culinary empire while raising six children with his wife, Tana.
His traumatic childhood didn’t break him — it fueled his drive, shaping the relentless, world-class chef we know today.