Gordon Almost a Goner!

Ramsay, the star of hit shows Kitchen Nightmares and Hell's Kitchen, was filming The F Word in Iceland when he slipped and fell 85 metres, The Sun reported.

"I thought I was a goner," Ramsay said.
"They say cats have nine lives. I've had 12 already and I don't know how many more I'll have."

The 41-year-old told The Sun he struggled to get to the surface because of the heavy gear he was wearing.
"I remember thinking, 'Oh f**k'. My boots and my waterproofs were dragging me down."

"I'm an extremely good swimmer but I couldn't get to the surface. I was panicking and my lungs were filling up with water."
"When I got to the top after getting my boots off I was dazed and my head was totally numb."

Ramsay's TV crew pulled him out after throwing him a rope.

He said he was too scared to tell his wife, Tana.

"I chickened out but she knew something was up. She was upset and extremely pissed off. When I was underwater all I could think of was Tana and my kids.

"It wasn't until I was on the plane home I realised what a close call I'd had."

Whew. Lucky for him.

Hell's Kitchen

So, Christina held out over Petrozza to win the big prize . . . Gordon's new executive chef at the London in L.A.. A young girl out of culinary school against a seasoned vet. She was half his age. I think that helped. At 47, I'm not sure what new tricks Petrozza could learn . . . and how long he could last. Christina was a good chef, no doubt. But I think age was on the side. Age and a slight hint of "bitch". The kind that can be useful, and for her, enough to keep people thinking she's just another pretty blonde.

Still, a tough decision. It's gotta be hard to get that close and not be chosen. But, Petrozza seems like he'll survive. I thought Cory had a chance for a while. She tanked at the service station, though. Early on I thought it was Bobby's to lose. He tuned out to be rather dimensional. Jen was waaaaaaaay to much of a baby, selfish, and a bitch to be considered. Too bad, really. She had some skills. Personality wasn't one of them.

Let's see . . . I've still got the Next Food Network Star, Legally Blonde, the Musical, and America's Got Talent. So I'm good.