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Ramsay faked scenes for TV show

Channel 4 has admitted that an episode of celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay's show 'The F Word' was faked.
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Ramsay - Channel 4 has admitted that he faked scenes

The episode appears to show the chef spearing sea bass off the English coast. It later shows him heading home with several fish, which he appears to have caught during the outing.

However, Channel 4 has now admitted that although Ramsay did take part in the fishing expedition he didn't catch anything.

Spearfishing expert Dave O'Callaghan told the Sunday Times that he had caught the fish which Ramsay cooked in the episode.

"I went in 20 minutes before everyone else to make sure we had fish to put on the barbecue," he said.

"I caught about four and then Gordon got in and we spent about an hour in the water. When we came back in we threaded the fish onto a stringer and he carried them."

A Channel 4 spokesperson said: "The production company Optomen has informed us that, after investigation, regrettably it appears that one part of the sea bass VT gave viewers an inaccurate impression about Gordon's involvement."

"We are working with Optomen to ensure this does not happen again. Channel 4 does take such errors of judgment seriously and we regret that viewers may feel they were let down on this occasion."

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