Celebrity chefs Gordon Ramsay and Jamie Oliver can carry on swearing, says a Channel 4 TV boss today, in a direct clash with ITV’s Michael Grade and Culture Secretary Andy Burnham, who have both called for less use of the F word on our screens.
According to the Evening Standard, Julian Bellamy from Channel 4 said that when the two kitchen wizards let loose “it’s a real and authentic expression of how they feel at the time.”
Mmm. Quite apart from the fact that just about everything on TV, even in the reality programmes, is carefully choreographed behind the scenes, the Gordon and Jamie brands depend on regular outpourings of emotion and fruity language.
If Channel 4 want to make a a really edgy show that lifts us off our sofas, how about a Gordon or Jamie offering where they don’t swear at all?