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Amanda Barrie has branded Gordon Ramsay ‘a vicious bully’ in her new memoir, more than two decades after she ‘slapped’ him on Hell’s Kitchen.
The former Coronation Street star, 89, who played Alma Baldwin on and off for 20 years in the soap, appeared on the American reality show in 2004.
Amanda and Gordon endured a tense on-air altercation on the show, which resulted in the actress losing her temper and hit out at the chef in a moment of frustration.
She previously told fans the incident had been a ‘long build up’ of emotions before the hot-headed incident. Amanda left the show shortly after by mutual agreement.
And in her latest outburst, Amanda has hit out at the TV chef’s ‘insulting and humiliating’ ways.
‘We all knew the show was a vehicle for Gordon but not that he was going to take every opportunity to insult and humiliate us’, Amanda claims in her new book which releases Thursday.
Amanda Barrie has branded Gordon Ramsay ‘a vicious bully’ in her new memoir, more than two decades after she ‘slapped’ him on Hell’s Kitchen (pictured in 2019)
Amanda and Gordon endured a tense on-air altercation on the show, which resulted in the actress losing her temper and hit out at the chef in a moment of frustration
And in her latest outburst, Amanda has hit out at the TV chef’s ‘insulting and humiliating’ ways
In an early extract of her memoir, I’m Still Here: My 90 Years, obtained by The Sun, she also likens Gordon to President Donald Trump.
‘They are both bullies’, she says.
In the book she also reportedly describes Gordon as ‘vicious’ and said ‘contestants were left talking about psychological issues’ and said when the ‘bullying got too much she finally cracked and launched herself at him’.
Amanda, who was in her 60s at the time, mocked the chef for calling security for help, saying: ‘I have never seen a face that was asking more to be slapped.’
Daily Mail has contacted Gordon’s representatives for comment.
His former series Hell’s Kitchen is set for a major reboot in the UK that will see Gordon back at the helm.
Gordon hosted the UK version of the hugely successful format on ITV, which ran between 2004 and 2009.
He starred in just the first series before Gary Rhodes, Jean-Christophe Novelli and Marco Pierre White took over.
She previously told fans the incident had been a ‘long build up’ of emotions before the hot-headed incident. Amanda left the show shortly after by mutual agreement
His former series Hell’s Kitchen is set for a major reboot in the UK that will see Gordon back at the helm
Despite this, his foul-mouthed remarks and savage put down of the celebrity contestants are still shared on social media today.
He’s remained on the US version, which launched after the UK’s debut and has now been airing for 20 years, becoming a fixture on American television.
Gordon is also believed to have trademarked the Hell’s Kitchen name in the UK, paving the way for him to open a string of more restaurants on the back of the show.
An insider told the publication: ‘Fans of the show will be doubly thrilled by the prospect of the competition coming back and being able to dine in a Hell’s Kitchen restaurant over here.
‘Business-savvy Gordon has watched as the popularity of Hell’s Kitchen in the US has helped bring in thousands of customers to his restaurants.
‘The programme is broadcast in more than 100 countries around the world so between tourists visiting Britain and developing a whole new audience for the telly contest in the UK, it’s an incredibly smart move on his part.’
