5 things you didn’t know about Tilly Ramsay, daughter of chef Gordon Ramsay, TikTok star and new contestant on BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing
- Gordon Ramsay may be famous for his cutting takedowns of amateur cooks on Masterchef, but he’s no match for his daughter Tilly’s savage TikToks
- The 19-year-old fourth child of the Michelin-starred chef has already had her own cooking show, and now she’s about to prove to the world she can dance, too
While Gordon Ramsay is famous around the world for being the sharp-tongued Michelin-starred chef and TV personality behind shows like Hell’s Kitchen, few people know that he has a daughter who also has skills in the kitchen – and now, on the dance floor, too.
Matilda Ramsay, better known as Tilly, is the fourth child of Gordon Ramsay. And though she’s still only 19 years old, she’s no stranger to the spotlight, having already hosted her own cooking show on the BBC, and written a cookbook associated with the show.
When you are the youngest in a noisy family of six, you really have to shout to get noticed … Instead of shouting, I started cooking
But it seems this year Tilly is branching out, and looks set to become an even bigger household name through her appearance on popular UK ballroom dancing series Strictly Come Dancing.
Here’s what else you need to know about Tilly Ramsay.
She learned to cook to get her family’s attention
While other cooks start their career out of love for food, Tilly’s foray into cooking started for a different reason: to catch her family’s attention. In an interview with Waitrose Weekend, Tilly admitted that while her siblings had to shout or make noise to get attention, she preferred to cook instead.
“When you are the youngest in a noisy family of six, you really have to shout to get noticed … Instead of shouting, I started cooking – it is easier to get attention by producing a tasty dinner for everyone than it is jumping up and down making a lot of noise all the time,” she said.
