Gordon Ramsay's Junkie Brother ; Tv's Most Abrasive Chef has Spent Thousands Trying to Save His Younger Brother From the Grip of Heroin. Now, in Despair, Gordon has Finally Been Forced to Shut Him Out of His Life

Daily Mail › May 22, 2004

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DESPERATE for his third heroin fix of the day, Ronnie Ramsay, waiting impatiently in the filthy sitting room of his dealer's flat, suddenly noticed a trailer for a new television series blaring out from the set in the corner of the room. The face and voice of the presenter were unmistakable.

Channel 4's Kitchen Nightmares - the fly-on-the-wall documentary series which has since turned out to be a staggering ratings success - was the latest high-profile venture of Ronnie's brother, the Glasgow-born chef Gordon Ramsay.

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Gordon Ramsay's Junkie Brother ; Tv's Most Abrasive Chef has Spent Thousands Trying to Save His Younger Brother From the Grip of Heroin. Now, in Despair, Gordon has Finally Been Forced to Shut Him Out of His Life

The assembled junkies, sprawled around on the carpet, at first refused to believe Ronnie's claim. How could this skin-headed drug addict possibly be the younger brother of a celebrity worth Pounds 15 million? (Not to mention the owner of six restaurants and the only chef in Britain with three, very coveted, Michelin stars.) It was only a tattered old photograph, kept in the pocket of his jeans, which convinced them Ronnie was telling the truth. The picture shows the two brothers in their early 20s: Gord...

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