Reality TV World - Mansfield, MA, USA - Top Chef judge and restaurateur
Tom Colicchio might not be a big fan of the profanity-laced matter in which
Gordon Ramsay deals with his Hell's Kitchen contestants, but the Fox reality show star can't envision handling things any other way.
"When I'm in the kitchen, and the s**t is hitting the fan, there are two ways you can handle things: My way or the soft way," said Ramsay in the July 23 issue of TV Guide. "To me, it's far better to reprimand the cook and say, 'Wake up and get it or you'll be flipping f**king burgers for a f**king living!' I mean, can you imagine being polite in such a setting?"
If Hell's Kitchen highlights 40-year-old's demanding side, viewers can hope to see his gentler side when Kitchen Nightmares -- an American adaptation of his British Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares reality series that follows Ramsay as he travels across America and helps restaurants in crisis -- premieres Thursday, September 13 at 9PM ET/PT on Fox.
"Nicer? I don't think so. I am who I am," he told TV Guide before adding it would be difficult to compare his demeanor on both shows because he's never actually seen either. "Truth is, I don't even watch the shows, because I don't want to see myself and say, 'Man, I need Botox' or 'Those jeans look terrible' or 'My teeth need to be whitened.'"
