The celebrity chef has hit back at the F-word chef, who took a jibe at Jamie’s no-show in Hong Kong
Jamie Oliver has hit back at Gordon Ramsay in an on-going feud between the pair of celebrity chefs, by claiming that Gordon is “deeply jealous” of his success.
Jamie, 39, who is worth over £240 million along with his wife Jools, is now more than double the worth of his rival Ramsay.
The Hell’s Kitchen star took a swipe at Jamie last year when the father-of-four didn’t attend the opening of his new Hong Kong restaurant – Jamie's Italian.
"Two British chefs, Jamie Oliver and Gordon Ramsay, rubbing shoulders together in Hong Kong. At least I'm here, I came to my opening, right? If you're going to open a restaurant in Hong Kong at least turn up," Gordon said in an interview with CNBC while opening his own Bread Street Kitchen in the city.
Months later, Jamie appears to have responded to the jibe.
“Gordon will do anything to try and take the p**s out of me because he is deeply jealous and can't quite work out why I do what I do and why he can't do that,” he said.
“He is too busy shouting and screaming and making our industry look like a bunch of shouters and screamers.”
Jamie, who recently released his 15 book, Save With Jamie, hit the top spot on the bestsellers list in the UK making his total number of book sales over 37 million.
The Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmare star however has released 21 books and have sold approximately three million copies in total.
Jamie thinks that that is one of Ramsay’s main gripes.
“I think that really, really annoys him,” Jamie said.
“Book sales are about having a deep trusted relationship with the public. I really write my books. I don't just turn up for the front cover. I write every word, every letter and I oversee every bit of design.
“You can sell a few books by luck or a moment ... but not 15 years and 37million books. That's not luck.”
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