The Power of Mom

Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay is on the defensive after remarks he made about Australian television personality Tracy Grimshaw have raised hackles in her native country. Apparently, he compared her unfavorably to a pig. Ms. Grimshaw then shot back on her Monday night program, suggesting that his remark stemmed from pique because she doesn’t find him attractive. Then the Australian Prime Minister intervened. According to Mr. Ramsay, though, what really caused his thorough apolog though, was his mother’s phone call. Said Mr. Ramsay, “She was disgusted and she wanted to know what actually happened.” Sometimes, the Prime Minister doesn’t need to yell at you. Just Mom. Read more here and here.