Last Updated: 08 Dec 2008

Seven year itch

Uh oh, it seems Gordon Ramsay's carefully orchestrated image of family man and loving husband has been shattered with the shocking claims he's been cheating on his wife...

The 42-year-old chef has been married to wife Tana for 12 years and the couple have four children. But although Ramsay has long proclaimed the happiness of his marriage, a newspaper sensationally claimed that he has been having an affair for seven years with a woman who has a book called, 'Having an Affair? A Handbook for the Other Woman'. Charming.

The author of said book is called Sarah Symond, and it's claimed she met Gordon several years ago in London nightclub Chinawhite and the pair have been meeting up whenever they can ever since.

The newspaper alleges their most recent tryst was last week at a fancy London hotel. Before Gordon arrived Sarah had apparently nipped to nearby Soho to procure some legal 'poppers' for added pleasure.

Gordon and Tana posed for pictures in an effort to put on a united front yesterday, but no denials have been made regarding the affair.

More should come out over the next few days - we'll keep you posted.