Gordon Ramsay couldn't dress himself after bike accident
Gordon Ramsay was unable to dress himself after his horror cycling accident in June.
Gordon Ramsay was unable to dress himself after his horror cycling accident.
The 57-year-old chef - who has six children with wife Tana - was left severely bruised and in pain following a "really bad" smash on his bike in June, and he's admitted the swelling was initially so bad, he was left feeling like a "95-year-old man" because he needed his assistant Justin Mandel to help with everything.
He told the new issue of Britain's Men's Health magazine: "I couldn’t even put my f****** socks and pants on. Justin, he used to dress me in the morning. I felt like a f****** 95-year-old man. Asking a 30-year-old kid to put my f******underpants on was embarrassing."
Gordon explained the accident occurred when his front wheel hit a "crater-like pothole", causing his bike to spin and him to go flying through the air - but he still tried to continue riding, only to realise his helmet had split completely.
His vision then grew blurry and he was bleeding a lot.
He recalled: "I honestly thought I was going to pass out."
But the 'Food Stars' host managed to contact his assistant, who called an ambulance, where scans showed he had no broken bones.
Meanwhile, Gordon - who has been undergoing daily lymphatic drainage massages and physio to reduce the swelling from the accident - insisted he has no plans to slow down or retire.
He said: “I could sit back, put my feet up, buy a boat and f*** off to the Caribbean, but I have no interest in that.
"I love the jeopardy... and I can do that because I’m fit.
"I can do that because I’ve got the drive. When I haven’t got the drive, then I’ll decide to hang up the hat...
“I started with nothing. I grew up with mum and dad not even owning their own house, so you don’t obsess over money, and you don’t get spoiled. I love luxury. I love cars, but f*** me, do I work hard for them.”
The full interview can be seen in the new issue of Men's Health UK, which is on sale from 10 September, or at http://www.menshealth.com/uk/fitness/a62043427/gordon-ramsay-mens-health/
