Gordon Ramsay's Bucket List Includes Starring On This TV Show

Iconic celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay is the king of reality food-based television shows. With about seven different TV series on the Fox network in 2025, he certainly deserves the title of one of the hardest-working chefs in the culinary and entertainment industry. Apparently, he's interested in moving beyond cooking competitions and restaurant troubleshooting into an entirely different type of reality series: A celebrity dancing competition. 

That's right, in 2023 Gordon Ramsay confirmed on "The Late Late Show with James Corden" that he "would love to learn how to dance" and would specifically love to appear on "Dancing with the Stars" before he "gets too old" and "can still move properly." Although he's a little apprehensive about some of the flashier aspects of the show, such as "the tanning, the sequins, and the Lycra," as well as his huge, size 15 feet getting in the way.   

Besides his dancing ambitions, there are plenty of interesting facts about the sweary chef that not everyone knows, like what Tana Ramsay thought of Gordon when they first met. Gordon Ramsay's Netflix documentary also revealed a plethora of information about his personal and professional life. Learning that the Michelin star chef would enjoy a turn on "Dancing with the Stars" is a tad surprising, but not totally shocking, considering the former footballer enjoys a good challenge. Indeed, he would be one of the very few food-related celebrities to join the dancing competition.

According to his James Corden interview, Gordon Ramsay was inspired by his daughter, Tilly, who appeared on a British show similar to "Dancing with the Stars" called "Strictly Come Dancing" in 2021. A big softie at heart, Gordon could often be seen in the audience, tearing up at his daughter's performances. The "MasterChef Junior" host came in sixth place in the competition.

There has been a notable lack of chefs and food-related celebrities on "DWTS." In season 7 (2008), celebrity chef and author Rocco DiSpirito was the first food star on the show. The James-Beard-award-winning chef, who was partnered with Karina Smirnoff, was eliminated in week 4, placing in ninth place (Brooke Burke and Derek Hough were the season 7 winners). 

Perhaps the most famous celebrity chef to appear on "DWTS" was Paula Deen in season 21 (2015). The iconic Southern chef is well-known for her cooking shows, best-selling cookbooks, and country cooking. Deen and her dance partner, Louis Van Amstel, also came in ninth place (the winners were Bindi Irwin and Derek Hough). 

The third and final food-related star to appear on "DWTS" was Mark Dacascos, who is perhaps best known as "The Chairman" on the Food Network's "Iron Chef America." While not a chef, his iconic role on the cooking competition has given him food star status. Partnered with Lacey Schwimmer, he placed sixth on "DWTS" season 9 (2009), a few weeks behind winners Donny Osmond and Kym Johnson.