Gordon Ramsay to teach cookery in women’s jail after success of Gordon Behind Bars

Gordon Ramsay to teach cookery in women’s jail after success of Gordon Behind Bars

GORDON RAMSAY is set to head back to prison for a second telly show â€" this time in a FEMALE jail.

The chef is currently on Channel 4 in new series Gordon Behind Bars, in which he teaches male lags how to cook and set up a business.

The show, filmed at Brixton Prison in south London, pulled in 2.9million viewers for its launch on Tuesday, thrilling Gordon and Channel 4 bosses.

And despite having a rough time during filming, which saw him being barracked by lags and having to stop a fight, the fiery TV chef says he is up for doing it all over again.

Gordon told TV Biz he was now planning a second series set in a women’s jail and that he was also looking at returning to Brixton to see how the prison business â€" the Bad Boys’ Bakery â€" is getting on.

The firm make cakes and wraps which now sell to 11 branches of Caffe Nero in London and there are plans to roll their products out across the rest of the country.

Gordon said: “There is an idea about going into a ladies’ prison which will be interesting. And I would definitely go back to Brixton.”

The chef said he had also got the support of David Cameron for his campaign to get more prisoners working. He presented his ideas to the Prime Minister when the pair met recently at an event organised by children’s charity Ray Of Sunshine, which Gordon is an ambassador for.

Gordon said: “We had a charity gig recently for Ray Of Sunshine where we got to see David Cameron.

“He asked how it was going and I said that it was tough and that I found it harder than I had expected.

“We have sent the business plan in and are following everything up because it needs supporting.”

He added: “Think of all of those people in prison and barely ten per cent are getting anywhere near work.

“I hate that negative energy and whenever I have had a setback in life I have turned it around and focused on how I can turn this huge negative into something positive.

“I believe there are massive missed opportunities in prisons.”