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Gordon Ramsay Dragged Over Unrelatable Story About Selling His Porsche To Buy An Apartment
Try to think of the most unrelatable thing you can possibly conceive of and it probably won't compare to a recent anecdote shared by celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay.
The chef and television host recently told Jake Humphrey of "High Performance Podcast" a tale of woe involving his Porsche and the purchase of an apartment that has practically the entire internet jeering.
It seems, you see, that Ramsay was forced to sell his beloved Porsche when his mean father-in-law Chris Hutcheson wouldn't give him £20,000 for a down payment on his first home. Can you imagine?! The heart bleeds.
Out on Monday…on the High Performance Podcast… pic.twitter.com/mjHkmAZGMq
— Jake Humphrey (@mrjakehumphrey) October 22, 2023
Describing the early days of supposed struggle he and wife Tana endured in their younger years, Ramsay told podcast host Jake Humphrey of the trouble they had affording their first apartment. So he took his father-in-law to lunch to ask for a loan.
Ramsay told Humphrey his father-in-law said:
"He said ‘Okay, here’s what I’ll do. I’ll have another lunch with you when you sell your Porsche.'"
Ramsay was initially taken aback, but conceded it was sound advice.
“I thought, you f***er. But, you clever f***er. Here I am driving around in a flash 911, and we didn’t even have a house, a flat, a roof over our heads. It was the best advice he ever gave me: Sell your f***ing Porsche.”
Wow. What catharsis. Yes, that really is a great life lesson, assuming you own a friggin' Porsche 911—which starts at $114,000 nowadays, by the way—in the first place.
But most of us don't and never will! Nor will most of us ever own a home, at least not in the current real estate market and housing crisis. A lot of us can't even afford to rent right now.
So, needless to say, the internet didn't have very much sympathy for Ramsay's little anecdote about Porsches and mortgages.
Got to feel for Gordon Ramsay here
Who among us can truly say they’ve never struggled like this
Puts it all into perspective really https://t.co/BVIv1KSh0C
— 𝘿𝙄𝙂𝘽 (@_DIGB) October 22, 2023
This is an incredibly powerful message. If you need money, don’t just sponge off someone else. No. Sell your Porsche.
Really hit home, this one 😢🙏🏽 https://t.co/voqXC1CfQs
— Jamie Weir (@jamiecweir) October 22, 2023
Just off to sell my Porsche, thanks gents
— Lazy (@LazyJam) October 22, 2023
What is this absolute nonsense?
“Man who drives expensive car asks father in law for 20k, he says no.. sell your car.. so I sold the car”
There’s nothing romantic about this 😂
— Rob (@JuceeRob) October 22, 2023
Gordon Ramsay buying his first house https://t.co/UCg4CQG77n pic.twitter.com/f3yxCf9JzP
— lp (@laplfc) October 22, 2023
This is why I can’t stand this sort of stupid podcast, Jake Humphrey and the unbearable LinkedIn mentality.
They’re all deluded.pic.twitter.com/OCGJhyMgBU
— ED (@_fantasyED) October 22, 2023
You could tell me Gordon is reading a script from Linkedin and i’d believe you😭 pic.twitter.com/zgPk0KyxAu
— The State of LinkedIn (@StateOfLinkedIn) October 23, 2023
ohhhh THIS is why i’m living paycheck to paycheck. i never even CONSIDERED selling my porsche or asking one of the many people in my life with $20,000 just lying around if i could have it! https://t.co/f36wH8gJ3e
— old tom (@YuckyTom) October 22, 2023
Anyway, Ramsay's full episode of "High Performance Podcast" is out now if you want any other helpful money-saving tips that likely have absolutely no relevance to your life. Enjoy!