Gordon Ramsay is a culinary genius and, being one of Britain’s top celebrity chefs, is a wealthy one at that. His wealth goes beyond the dollars and pounds, taking the form of a family that includes Ramsay, his wife Tana, and their six kids: Matilda, Megan, Holly, Jack, Oscar, and Jesse. Their oldest is 25 years old, while the youngest is not even one. While the doting parents love spending time with their kids, what they don’t intend on spending is all their fortune on their fortunate clan.
No, he isn’t one to replicate his tough and exacting standards from the kitchen at home, but the millionaire, worth $765 million with nearly 58 restaurants worldwide, is set on teaching his children the value of money and hard work. He has repeatedly mentioned that he does not intend to leave his entire fortune to his children to encourage them to work for their own success.
The celebrity chef is believed to make a stellar living—$112 million a year from multiple avenues, including his Michelin-star restaurants, TV shows, and book sales. Per The Telegraph, Ramsay stated, “It’s definitely not going to them, and that’s not in a mean way; it’s to not spoil them,” he said.
He makes them work for the money—
Money is earned; this idea is drilled into the young minds of Ramsay’s kids from the very beginning. From implementing a rota to spread out the housework evenly, to earning their pocket money by doing chores and taking care of their animals, the kids work for their allowances, and the same applies to their positions.
The savvy businessman emphasized that nothing will be handed to them simply because of their surname. Not a fan of nepotism, the TV chef refuses to hire any of his children unless they work under someone else, train, and have value to add to his businesses.
No money, no luxuries—
What is the best way to keep kids grounded? Per Gordon, it is to make the kids fly economy. The children with an affluent father don’t join their parents in first class when they go on holiday. “They don’t sit with us in first class. They haven’t worked anywhere near hard enough to afford that. At that age, at that size, you’re telling me they need to sit in first class? No, they do not. We’re really strict on that,” he said. Ramsay added, “It’s so important to Tana and I that they stay seriously grounded and motivated.”
What are the Gordon Ramsay’s kids upto?
It looks like the Ramsays are doing a fantastic job at raising a tight-knit and independent clan who wouldn’t depend on his money and are well on their way to making their own. Ramsay’s oldest, Megan, lives a life sheathed in secrecy, but it is believed she graduated college in 2019 with a degree from one of the UK’s leading modern universities, Oxford Brookes. 24-year-old Holly launched the mental health podcast ’21 & Over’ in 2021 to discuss anxiety and depression.
Her fraternal twin brother, Jack, joined the United Kingdom’s Royal Marines. 23-year-old Tilly is a celebrity of sorts already, who authored the 60-recipe cookbook ‘Tilly’s Kitchen Takeover’ and appeared in her own cooking reality show, ‘Matilda and the Ramsay Bunch.’ The other two boys are under five and have a long way to go before they decide their path in life.
