Gordon Ramsay does porridge

Why the TV chef found life in a British prison hard to stomach.

Gordon Ramsay has been making a television series for Channel 4 in which he teaches inmates of Brixton Prison to cook. He wasn't impressed by the experience, he told The Guardian's Decca Aitkenhead. "What I wasn't prepared for was how easy it was for them in there. I was astounded at the comfort zone they carve out for themselves.

"Five meal choices a night that was the one I really struggle with. I just thought it was a bit of a joke, to be honest. Coupled with 24-hour television, Xboxes, DVDs, gym. We can't watch television until four o'clock in the morning. I'd like to have a gym seven days a week, by the way."

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