I am extremely indifferent.

Nothing surprises me in the celebrity world!

well i can't say that i'm surprised or not. he seems like a bad boy, but i don't know how many of you have seen how he is with his family (at least when they are captured on TV). he seems like the doting father and husband, and that piece is a bit unsettling, but when you're away from home as much as he is, and you have this boyish mentality, well i guess it's not that much of a shock. i hope that whatever the end result is, that his kids are ok, and that his wife is able to move on. at least you know that she'll do well for herself in a settlement if they get divorced seeing as how he is VERY VERY successful.

who really cares what he does in his personal life? if the man can cook, he's a-o-k in my book! :}

Myeh, I don't really have an opinion about him one way or the other.

what an odd concept for her book.

I've lost all respect for him. Having an affair doesn't make you a "bad boy" it makes you a selfish evil disgusting pig!

I didn't know he was married with children so I said other. But now that I know. What a dirtbag!

I'm always disappointed when I hear something like this, regardless of who it is. He has hurt and embarrassed not only his devoted wife, whom has had to put up with SO much, I'm sure... but all of his young children as well. As far as this "other woman" and her book, I'll bite my tongue on that matter or I might go on a tirade for days.

Admittedly, I am more interested in his professional life than I am his personal life, by far. As a celebrity chef, I still respect him... as a man, not so much. This is abhorrent behavior on his part and my heart goes out to his family.

I'm not really up on his personal life, but for some reason I'm not surprised.

I am surprised and appalled everytime I hear a story about someone who has cheated. If you're in a relationship stick to it. If you don't want to stick to it then leave. It hurts to be dumped but it hurts even more when you find out that you've been cheated on.

I agree with bluepuppybites...get in or get out.Don't have an affair for 7 YEARS! That's beyond selfish. And who writes a "handbook for the other woman" ? Seriously?

As for my feelings about it being him having an affair...eh..its Gordon, I never cared for his antics anyway...mean people suck.

But I would eat at his restaurant haha

She's a professional hooker. What a piece of trash.

By the way, he won all sorts of awards in the UK for being "Father of the Year" in 2007. ha!

Please remember it is only rumour!!!

Of course, I'm not surprised! There is NO WAY that only one woman could cause so many wrinkles.

I am never surprised at hearing that anyone cheats. The fact that they "appear" to have the perfect relationship doesn't do anything for me either. I know people that have the picture perfect relationships that cheat on their spouses. Not shocked at all.

It hasnt been confirmed yet so i refuse to nail him to a wall untill it has.

surprised ? nooooooooooooo

I have to say, I am grossed out by the title of that book. The last thing anyone needs is a handbook for homewreckers.

I guess I'm pretty shocked to hear that cause I love his show. He seems devoted to what he does and sometimes that means his family too. But I understand everyone is human and we all make mistakes. I hope he realizes the mistake he's done. I feel for his family.

If it turns out to be true then, no, I wouldn't be surprised. i read a blind item in a magazine about a year ago that pretty much spelled this story out, I was sure it must be him!

I might be a bit surprised if it turns out to be true, but so far, we only have the word of a professional slut, who is obviously proud to sleep with married men, and who has a book to promote *which I doubt I'd have even heard about if there hadn't been the allegation about Ramsey).

Looking for some free publicity, home-wrecker?

Not saying it's not possible, but I won't judge based on what is provided in this article...or in her book.

just......meh. I hate doublecrossers.

Actually, the book is excellent. It's more a guide to not go insane if you find yourself enmeshed with a married man. It's not a guide on snaring a married man at all. I spent lots of time on Match.com and other dating sites over the last few years. You will not BELIEVE how many predatory married men are out there. Many of these guys put in lots of time and effort, i.e. second apartments resembling bachelor pads, friends and family members who are privy to their extracirricular activites and will go on social outings, wives who really don't care as long as they aren't impacted financially. Lots of people are in open marriages too - so don't be so judgemental about calling anyone a professional slut. The onus is on the married man/woman to step up and keep their vows. I became entrenched with a married man and I didn't find out that he was still with his wife until 8 months in. We both travel for work and used to meet up all over the place, he called faithfully twice a day, I met his sons, etc. I was devestated when I found out and the book really helped set me straight on married men who cheat and why they do it.

well i don't understand how can he cheat on his wife for 7yrs and she didn't notice all that time?!i can't believe it there is something wrong

snarkyorchid, I refuse to believe the homewrecker lady is the victim here.

It would not surprise me at all if he had been unfaithful. There is just too much opportunity out there and he seems to have way too much of a "fun and games" mentality.

What! How is Gordon Ramsay a bad boy? Oh, because he swears too much? That's the most ridiculaous thing I've ever heard. And yes, a potential affair would surprise me because as some people have already mentioned, he seems like a doting family man (it might be for the camera, who knows?) But his wife seems lovely, so he would be a ginormous idiot if he has cheated on her.

Why should I care?

I'm shocked if it's true, but I really don't believe it. The woman in question has claimed affairs with several other high profile wealthy MARRIED men. That doesn't mean it's not true, but it doesn't mean it IS true either. I'm withholding judgment.

I've always thought he's a d-bag.

Gordon has been a BAD boy...I don't know if I am really shocked...Look at the way he acts on his show... Anyway, here is a clip of the mistress speaking out...

Forgot to put the link!

http://www.momlogic.com/2008/11/gordon_ramseys_alleged_mistres.php

Where I come from, we don't call women like that "professional mistresses." We have far spicier terms for such a "profession."

I'm with princess_eab - I just don't feel bad for a woman who makes a career out of sleeping with married men. Fine, maybe some women begin a relationship not knowing that someone is married, but for god's sake, when you figure it out you have a responsibility to end it, just as much as he had a responsibility to keep his vows. Seriously, how would you feel if you had to be in his wife's shoes? I'm sorry, but if you continue with a married man, no matter how you became "enmeshed," I don't feel bad for you at all.

Also, when one is in an open relationship, the wife generally knows and if she doesn't, that's no excuse for carrying on a secret affair.

i didn't even know he had a family. i thought he's been alone all these years.

Apparently we don't know all the facts.

No, not really. However, I'm going to refrain from judging. Besides, I don't know what his marriage his like.

Funnily enough the thing that gets me most is he is having an affair and professes his wife is the only one who turns him on. When I hear things like that, I instinctively know the man is lying. Of course there are people who do love only their spouses, but they don't need to shout it from the rooftops.

At least if you know you're having an affair and that you are so high profile (so eventually you'll be found out), isn't it better to just keep your mouth shut? It's almost like these people are tempting fate to be found out.

Having said that, I had an affair with a married man - he pursued me and I knew he was married and it was wrong but we fell in love anyway. He spent a lot of time with me (money wise, not really - just bought me gifts now and then), cooked for me, and spent a lot of time together. We spoke on the phone an hour each day (he loved talking to me - I'm not one to chat on the phone). I know it wasn't just for the sex because we had it infrequently (we saw each other 3 times a week for 6 years and probably had sex 11 times total in that 6 years). He called me his best friend. It was hard to reconcile the caring man, loving man I grew to know as a "cheater" and I certainly don't see myself as a homewrecker.

I also knew that he loved his wife, and they have just renewed their wedding vows. They do have a great family together. During the six years we were together, I had met his children, all his close friends and even his mother, but not his wife. I couldn't bring myself to do that. Of course I was never introduced as his mistress but I suspect some of his friends knew - even though he had such a wide circle of friends and contacts and I could easily have been one of them. Do I regret those six years we spent together? No. However, because I was in love, I closed myself off to other opportunities with men during that time who could have been better for me in the long run, although I don't think the intense emotional connection would have been there.

I think it's great that people find their soulmate and get married, and live happily ever after...but seriously, you can't tell me that EVERY married couple is like that and all the time. People get married for different reasons and yes, some stay married for what WE think are the wrong reasons...but you can't tell someone else how to live their life.

Not surprised. He's always been kind of whiny to me, and didn't seem like the "wholesome family man" they paint him out to be.

What I AM surprised about is that anybody else would want to sleep with him. and it *would* be a professional mistress.