File under: I think we could have guessed. TV’s foul-mouthed foodie, Gordon Ramsay, star of Hell’s Kitchen, has published an article on cnn.com that perhaps gives you some insight on where he learned to be such a mega jerk–Dear old Dad. “Growing up, my father was less than a perfect role model. I watched how he battled alcoholism and how he became terribly violent with my mum, to the point where she feared for her life…To this day, I will never understand why mum stayed with him. She deserved so much better and so much more; it still pains me to remember how badly he treated her. I have four young children of my own, and I could never see myself behaving the way my father did when I was a child. I want to be a role model for my children and have them look up to me.”Let’s just hope they don’t watch his show.

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