Gordon Ramsay reveals the 'scary' moment he passed out while cradling son Oscar just moments after his birth and admits 'my wife didn't want me in there'
The celebrity chef, 58, wasn't present for the births of his first four children - Megan, 26, twins Jack and Holly, 25, and Tilly, 23 - as his wife Tana, 50, insisted he stayed out of the delivery room.
She didn't want him to see her in labour or experience the raw reality of childbirth firsthand.
However, in 2019, Gordon was by her side for the arrival of their son Oscar, now six, delivered via C-section.
Yet what was meant to be a joyful moment - with Ed Sheeran 's music playing in the background - took a chaotic turn when the chef fainted while cradling his newborn son.
Appearing on the Smartless podcast, Gordon said: 'Let's make one thing absolutely clear, my wife didn't want me in there.
'First of all, she said, "I want my mum and your mum in there, you're not going to see me in that state, that side of the curtain, get out of there." That was her decision and I had to respect that decision.
'When I did final arrive in the theatre for our fifth baby I f****** collapsed like a wimp! I blacked out holding Oscar in the air.
'He was coming through the sun roof so there was a lot of commotion going on.
'They said, "What do you want to listen to?" So I said, "Can you play Ed Sheeran?" So they started playing Ed, they turned up the volume, I can hear all these noises, all of a sudden I see two more doctors dive in, I look to the floor and there was blood everywhere.
'They popped him out and then they came straight over to me and I went, "Woah, woah, s***." I sat back and I collapsed like a f****** idiot.'
Gordon and his wife Tana went on to welcome their sixth child in November 2023.
At the time, he posted a heartwarming photo of himself kissing his newborn on the head as Tana cradled him in her arms.
Sharing the announcement on Instagram, Gordon said the birth was an 'amazing birthday present', as his birthday is on November 8.
He wrote: 'What an amazing birthday present please welcome Jesse James Ramsay, 7lbs 10oz whopper!! One more bundle of love to the Ramsay brigade!! 3 boys, 3 girls…. Done.'
Tana also shared her own post, saying the Ramsay family had been 'blessed' with their new arrival.
She wrote: 'It's been a nerve wracking 9 months but we've made it and we have been blessed with this little bundle. Ramsay family definitely complete. Jesse James Ramsay we love you so much ❤️'.
The couple, who married in 1996, kept Tana's latest pregnancy a secret.
However, back in September, Gordon admitted he was under pressure from Tana to have a sixth child but said he was against the idea.
Speaking to Nick Grimshaw and Angela Hartnett on the Dish podcast, Gordon confessed: 'I've got a little secret… Tana wants another one.'
But he admitted that he is reluctant to have another baby, saying the family would need 'two buses' and that he would be older than the other parents at school.
He said: 'It's like going to school, going out for dinner in two buses. And secondly, I'm going to be the oldest f***er at school. "Who's your grandad?"
'And what about sports day? The egg and spoon race. What am I going to do? So, I'd love another one, but no.'
Gordon also spoke about how his youngest child, Oscar, is quickly following in his father's footsteps after complaining about the food at his school during his first week.
He said: 'He didn't want to wear his blazer. He said, "Dad, it's too f***ing itchy." And he said, "the food's s***".
'I said, son, BYO. He said, "what does that mean?" I said, "bring your f***ing own." So he's got his own lunchbox, it's all prepped, he's got his finger sandwiches.'
Despite being unwilling to grow his brood, Gordon admitted that his fathering skills have improved with each kid.
He explained: 'Everything you did wrong first time round, you do so much better. He's growing up at such a rate of knots. He's like a little adult at four because he's got four big siblings that he answers to.'
Gordon admitted during the coronavirus pandemic that Tana was keen to expand their family, wanting to use the opportunity of lockdown to start trying.
Speaking to Jimmy Fallon, he said: 'Literally two hours ago our prime minister has announced we are in lockdown now until the frigging 15th of February.
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