He comes from a very poor family. His father was an alcoholic who beat him and his mother (he once poured hot tea over her and put her in hospital several times), his brother is a drug addict, he literally built an empire out of nothing.
He credits his mother as his biggest inspiration and often has her cooking in his shows.
When he left his first restaurant he pulled a successful Jerry Maguire
- the entire kitchen staff went with him. That tells you what he’s like to work with.
He was one of the first to give a restaurant to a female chef.
He went to prison (Gordon Behind Bars) and taught inmates to bake and they opened a bakery (Bad Boys Bakery) that is still running. He hired one of them when he got out.
He did documentaries about the cruelty of shark hunting and cocaine. (when he discovered cocaine was used by his staff he didn’t fire anyone but made sure they are offered treatment)
His kids are a treasure.
He is always ALWAYS kind to servers.
When one of his partners (Marcus Wareing) wanted to leave they got into a fight and settled it in court, they no longer speak to each other but this is what Marcus said about him after the fight:
I feel bad that the first association to him for a lot of people is this shouty TV chef when he’s truly a wonderful person.
40:Do I ever get “good morning” or “good night ” texts?
41:Have I ever kissed the last person you texted?
42:When did I last hold hands?
43:How long does it take me to get ready in the morning?
44:Have I shaved your legs in the past three days?
45:Where am I right now?
46:If I were drunk & can’t stand, who’s taking care of me?
47:Do I like my music loud or at a reasonable level?
48:Do I live with my Mom and Dad?
49:Am I excited for anything?
50:Do I have someone of the opposite sex I can tell everything to?
51:How often do I wear a fake smile?
52:When was the last time I hugged someone?
53:What if the last person I kissed was kissing someone else right in front of me?
54:Is there anyone I trust even though I should not?
55:What is something I disliked about today?
56:If I could meet anyone on this earth, who would it be?
57:What do I think about most?
58:What’s my strangest talent?
59:Do I have any strange phobias?
60:Do I prefer to be behind the camera or in front of it?
61:What was the last lie I told?
62:Do I perfer talking on the phone or video chatting online?
63:Do I believe in ghosts? How about aliens?
64:Do I believe in magic?
65:Do I believe in luck?
66:What's the weather like right now?
67:What was the last book I've read?
68:Do I like the smell of gasoline?
69:Do I have any nicknames?
70:What was the worst injury I've ever had?
71:Do I spend money or save it?
72:Can I touch my nose with a tounge?
73:Is there anything pink in 10 feets from me?
74:Favourite animal?
75:What was I doing last night at 12 AM?
76:What do I think is Satan’s last name is?
77:What’s a song that always makes me happy when I hear it?
78:How can you win my heart?
79:What would I want to be written on my tombstone?
80:What is my favorite word?
81:My top 5 blogs on tumblr
82:If the whole world were listening to me right now, what would I say?
83:Do I have any relatives in jail?
84:I accidentally eat some radioactive vegetables. They were good, and what’s even cooler is that they endow me with the super-power of my choice! What is that power?
85:What would be a question I’d be afraid to tell the truth on?
86:What is my current desktop picture?
87:Had sex?
88:Bought condoms?
89:Gotten pregnant?
90:Failed a class?
91:Kissed a boy?
92:Kissed a girl?
93:Have I ever kissed somebody in the rain?
94:Had job?
95:Left the house without my wallet?
96:Bullied someone on the internet?
97:Had sex in public?
98:Played on a sports team?
99:Smoked weed?
100:Did drugs?
101:Smoked cigarettes?
102:Drank alcohol?
103:Am I a vegetarian/vegan?
104:Been overweight?
105:Been underweight?
106:Been to a wedding?
107:Been on the computer for 5 hours straight?
108:Watched TV for 5 hours straight?
109:Been outside my home country?
110:Gotten my heart broken?
111:Been to a professional sports game?
112:Broken a bone?
113:Cut myself?
114:Been to prom?
115:Been in airplane?
116:Fly by helicopter?
117:What concerts have I been to?
118:Had a crush on someone of the same sex?
119:Learned another language?
120:Wore make up?
121:Lost my virginity before I was 18?
122:Had oral sex?
123:Dyed my hair?
124:Voted in a presidential election?
125:Rode in an ambulance?
126:Had a surgery?
127:Met someone famous?
128:Stalked someone on a social network?
129:Peed outside?
130:Been fishing?
131:Helped with charity?
132:Been rejected by a crush?
133:Broken a mirror?
134:What do I want for birthday?
135:How many kids do I want and what will be their names?
136:Was I named after anyone?
137:Do I like my handwriting?
138:What was my favourite toy as a child?
139:Favourite Tv Show?
140:Where do I want to live when older?
141:Play any musical instrument?
142:One of my scars, how did I get it?
143:Favourite pizza toping?
144:Am I afraid of the dark?
145:Am I afraid of heights?
146:Have I ever got caught sneaking out or doing anything bad?
147:Have I ever tried my hardest and then gotten disappointed in the end?
148:What I'm really bad at
149:What my greatest achievments are
150:The meanest thing somebody has ever said to me
