Gordon Ramsay performs terrifying stunt as he jumps out of a helicopter into the sea for new show
GORDON Ramsay has gone from Hell's Kitchen to an equally hellish nightmare in the skies as he was forced to jump from a helicopter for a nail-biting scene in his new TV series.
The F-Word chef, who is currently hunkering down in Cornwall during lockdown, switched splashing in the sea for the chopper ride over the beach - yet things took a turn when it was unable to land on the South African sands.
Gordon, dressed in a black T-Shirt and green trousers, was hardly in the ideal attire to make an emergency exit yet, as the cameras rolled for new show Unchartered, that's just what he did.
Scenes for the programme, aired on National Geographic, show the moving helicopter hovering over the waves as the fearless 53-year-old jumps straight out.
He was then forced to swim the long, shark-infested stretch to shore.
Soaking wet on the beach, he told the camera: "Jumping out of a helicopter into a ferocious sea, laced with sharks, to get to the beach.
'Trust me, after that jump, I hope those mussels are worth it, because I'm here to learn."
Viewers had previously seen the helicopter pilot outlining the grim situation during which he said: "We can't land on the beach, it's impossible."
Later in replying to a question from Gordon, he added: "Gordon, that's not going to happen."
Yet all was well as Gordon was able to meet the two chefs as planned on the beach for their cooking session.
Meanwhile, the dad of five will hopefully have a less stressful time on-set of Hells Kitchen, a show he is bringing back to UK TV for the first time in 16 years.
The Sun exclusively revealed how the chef is in talks with ITV to bring back the reality telly format, which saw ten celebrities compete to produce top nosh at lightning speed.
The show has not been on British screens for 11 years and Gordon has not fronted it since the debut series in 2004.
A source close to Gordon said: “He’s always wanted to bring Hell’s Kitchen back to British TV and he wouldn’t want anyone else to be fronting its revival.
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“Despite only hosting one series in the UK, it’s one of the shows with which he is most closely associated, mainly because his notorious temper produced some of its best moments.
“Despite Gordon making life a misery for many of the celebrities, famous faces are likely to be clamouring to sign up.”
The first series featured former Conservative MP Edwina Currie, pop star Matt Goss and the winner, soap star Jennifer Ellison.