Gordon Ramsay: ‘I Could Just See a Blur of Vision and Blood Everywhere’
Gordon Ramsay isn't known for showing off his vulnerable side. But his recent bike crash was enough to scare even him.
If you follow Ramsay on social media, you'll have heard about the crash, and you'll no doubt have seen the video of him showing off his war wounds too. What you may not know, is how Ramsay got himself into that state.
Now, in an exclusive interview with Men's Health UK, the celebrity chef has revealed exactly what happened on that day and what caused him to say he was 'lucky to be here'.
‘My life flashed before me,’ says Ramsay. ‘[I was] travelling down the hill quite fast, no other cars involved. The front wheel went down a pothole, and the whole bike just catapulted me. I struggled to breathe. I thought I was going to pass out. Stupidly, the bike was mangled, and I put the chain back on. Then, like an idiot with adrenaline, I started fucking riding again.
‘I bent down, started tightening up my helmet, and the whole thing had split. Then I was trying to look, and I could just see a blur of vision and blood everywhere,’ he adds. ‘I honestly thought I was going to pass out.’
After the accident Ramsay was rushed to hospital where he was sent for a CT scan. Thankfully he got the all clear, but his ordeal didn't end there.
'I couldn't even put my fucking socks and pants on,’ Ramsay says. ‘Justin [Mandel, Ramsay's assistant] he used to dress me in the morning. I felt like a fucking 95-year-old man. Asking a 30-year-old kid to put my fucking underpants on was embarrassing.’
Ramsay is well on the road to recovery and back training – swimming, and yes cycling. A veteran of multiple marathons, ultramarathons and Half Ironmans, he puts his recovery down to his devotion to fitness, and his hardy Scottish bones.
‘If I wasn't fit and those bones weren't strong, I'd be screwed,’ Ramsay says. ‘I'm going to put it back down to the fitness...I'm lucky to be here because I'm fit.’
The latest issue of Men's Health is out Tuesday, or grab a digital edition today by hitting the link, where you'll also get exclusive video content featuring Gordon.
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