Unless you’ve recently been living under a rock, you must have heard about the recent feud between celebrity chef, Gordon Ramsay, and A Current Affair’s, Tracy Grimshaw. In case you have been on hiatus, here’s a quick update.

During the Good Food and Wine Show, Ramsay made a few remarks to a 500-strong crowd, insinuating that Grimshaw was not only a lesbian, but an ugly one too. Gasp.

Anyone familiar with the Ramsay persona may not be quick to yell, ‘shock shock, horror horror’, upon learning that he has, once again, let his cannon loose. The celebrity chef is as famous for his foul-mouthed demeanour as he is for cooking delectable food – though arguably, he may be more renowned for the former than the latter as I’m sure not many of us have actually tasted his food.

Given his well-known notoriety, it doesn’t mean we should let slide his sometimes less impressive manners. But at the same time, as a member of that Saturday Good Food and Wine crowd, Ramsay’s short stand-up did bring out some laughs, and perhaps some “oh no, he didn’t!” silences. I strongly doubt anyone walked out of the show shocked from learning intimate details of Grimshaw’s sexual orientation, nor suddenly struck with the revelation that she isn’t so aesthetically pleasing. It was merely a case of Ramsay not thinking before he speaks – a trait he should consider paying more attention to given his popularity.

From a joke gone sour, Ramsay is now Chef Sexist, accusations that are a little hard to believe when you see one-Michelin star chef, Angela Hartnett’s career. Under the direction and help from Ramsay, Hartnett’s blossoming career spans many extraordinary feats, including the Head position at London’s famed Connaught Hotel, a new restaurant in Florida, the York and Albany in Regent’s Park, and a start up of one of Ramsay’s restaurants in Dubai. Surely a sexist would stop at nothing to restrict the flourishing career of a woman – let alone help fuel it.

The media attention circling this row has really blown it out of proportion. The 5-minute or so fierce monologue of Grimshaw’s on ‘A Current Affair’ could have been used to elucidate more pressing issues like, let’s see, racism? The bush fire controversy? Using her privilege to reach thousands and her evidently powerful and emotive speech skills, Grimshaw could have addressed more substantial ‘current affairs’; matters that have a more detrimental effect on the nation as opposed to her own personal feud. The superfluous attention on her issues against Ramsay has also gotten the support of the Prime Minister and his Deputy, yet it is alright by Mr. Rudd that he gets a weekly dose of stick on Rove. Not to mention, doesn’t he have a country to run as opposed to dipping his fingers in petty celebrity feuds?

Grimshaw, you are certainly not unattractive and being called a ‘lesbian’ isn’t an insult either – it simply just isn’t the truth of the matter, and now that you’ve cleared that up with the public, who cares about what Ramsay has to say. His short-tempered, rude meltdowns occur so frequently, they’re starting to lose its shock factor. Your heart-felt speech artistry is better served addressing ‘current affairs’, rather than drawing a nation and beyond into a sung unison against the thoughtless rants of Gordon Ramsay.