Gordon Ramsay Gifted His Twins an Unconventional Present for Their 18th Birthday: ‘Move Your Arse,’ He Told Them

For Gordon Ramsay, exercise is a gift – literally.

In the October cover for Men’s Health UKthe celebrity chef, 57, opened up about the role exercise plays in his life — especially after he suffered a horrific bike accident this summer. But Ramsay was adamant about the importance of exercise long before the June incident.

Ramsay said Men’s Health UK that he used exercise to balance the stress in the kitchen since his early 40s. He now signs up for at least two sporting events every year, like “an Ironman, a marathon, you name it.”

The results of his regular exercise show: he has cut his marathon running time almost in half since his first run in the early 2000s. It lasted from 5:50 to 3:30.

Gordon Ramsay is the cover star of Men’s Health UK magazine.

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His family has a similar affinity for exercise, whether it was their idea or not.

The cookbook author recalled how he and his wife Tana gave their twins Holly and Jack, now 24, a fitness-focused gift in 2018.

Gordon Ramsay on the cover of the October issue of Men’s Health UK.

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“While many of our friends are buying their kids cars and freaking iPads, we got our kids marathon seats for their 18th birthdays. Run the marathon for Great Ormond Street. Here’s your bib. Now move your ass,” he said.

Tana, who shares with Gordon Megan, 26, Holly, Jack, Tilly, 22, Oscar, 5, and Jesse, 9 months, is herself an athlete who completed her first Ironman 70.3 back in 2015.

Megan, Gordon, Tilly, Tana, Holly and Jack Ramsay. David M. Bennett/Dave Bennett/Getty

One of Gordon’s children isn’t just following in his fitness footsteps. Tilly, the Ramsays’ youngest daughter, revealed on September 3 that she is going to culinary school.

Tilly graduated from the University of Nottingham with a degree in psychology in July. She recently posted a photo of herself in head-to-toe culinary gear on her Instagram stories.

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“@gordongram took me out to buy my first chef’s whites because I’m going to culinary school this September!!” Tilly wrote about the picture, which showed her in a classic chef’s uniform: a white double-breasted jacket, trousers and black non-slip kitchen clogs. “I’m so excited for this next chapter and dad and I had the most exciting day getting all our uniform and gear 🫶🏼❤️.”

Over the years, the 22-year-old dived into the culinary world. She let go Download Tilly’s Kitchen cookbook when she was 15 and was a guest on many of her father’s shows, including Hell’s kitchen and The F word.

She was appointed as a full-time judge MasterChef Junior in the spring of 2024.

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