SHOCKING: Gordon Ramsay’s infidelity exposed, Tana Ramsay files for divorce immediately! md20

Gordon Ramsay has found his sous chef for life in wife Tana Ramsay.

After first meeting in the early ’90s, the pair reconnected later on and married in 1996. They have since welcomed six children: Megan, twins Jack and Holly, Matilda, Oscar and Jesse.

Netflix’s six-part docuseries Being Gordon Ramsay, which premiered Feb. 18, pulls back the curtain on the Ramsay household — offering viewers an intimate look at Gordon’s “incredible dynamic” with his wife and children, who know him better than anyone else.

“Gordon just loves winding people up. Absolutely loves it,” Tana told The Telegraph in April 2016 of her husband. “You have to understand him to know what he’s like, and I understand him absolutely.”

So, who is Gordon Ramsay’s wife? Here’s everything to know about Tana Ramsay and her relationship with the celebrity chef.

She was engaged to someone else when she first met Gordon

According to a November 2008 profile story in The Guardian, Tana was in her early 20s when she first met Gordon at a New Year’s Eve party. At the time, she was engaged to someone else and not interested in the budding chef, whom she described as “a complete arrogant arse.”

But some time later, the two ran into each other again at a flat Tana shared with a mutual friend, as Gordon was storing his motorbike there and stopped by to pick it up. Then, they hit it off and started dating.

She married Gordon in 1996

The couple tied the knot on Dec. 21, 1996.

In August 2021, nearly 25 years later, Tana slipped into her wedding gown again and shared a video on Instagram of her twirling around. She received several positive comments — including one from her husband, who commented “Omfg” and a fire emoji.

After being married for nearly three decades, Gordon told PEOPLE in May 2024 that making sure they have quality time together is what keeps the spark alive.

“Date nights are crucial, whether it’s the cinema, whether it’s going out for a drive. We have a little time, but it’s quality, and so that is really important,” he said.

The pair celebrated 28 years of marriage in 2024. The famous chef marked the day by paying tribute to his wife on Instagram, calling Tana an “amazing woman.”

She and Gordon share six kids

Tana and Gordon have six children together.

Their first daughter, Megan, was born in 1998. She was followed by twins Holly and Jack in 2000, daughter Matilda “Tilly” in 2001, son Oscar in 2019 and son Jesse in 2023. Jesse’s surprise arrival was announced on Instagram in November 2023.

“One more bundle of love to the Ramsay brigade!! 3 boys, 3 girls…. Done,” the celebrity chef wrote alongside photos of the newborn.

In a separate post, Tana added, “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.”

She’s a cookbook author and former teacher

Both Tana and Gordon share an interest in food. She published her first cookbook, Tana Ramsay’s Family Kitchen, in 2006, followed by several additional titles, including Tana’s Kitchen Secrets in 2010 and I Love to Bake in 2011.

While Tana’s cooking is preferred in the Ramsay household, she told Toronto CityNews in November 2008 that she’s not as speedy in the kitchen as her chef husband.

“I’ve never been trained as a chef. I take forever to chop an onion or a carrot compared to [Gordon], but it’s my way of real family food,” she told the outlet. “Our dishes are completely different, and it’s the home cooking he wants when he’s at home.”

On cooking for her family, she added, “I remember going home and having a home-cooked meal on the table — just the comfort that gave me as a child and the security it makes you feel. That’s what I want to do for my family.”

Tana is a former Montessori teacher and former food editor for Grazia magazine, per her author’s bio for HarperCollins Publishers.

She owned a salon in London

Tana opened the salon All About the Girl in London’s Wandsworth district in 2011, which offered various beauty treatments like tanning, massages, manicures and eyelash extensions.

Following its launch, Tana spoke to StyleNest in May 2012 about what inspired her new venture.

“I felt that there was a gap in the local market for somewhere that offered ‘everything under one roof,’ ” she said. “Customers can have anything from a relaxing hour-and-a-half massage or a quick eyebrow tint or blow-dry. I wanted to offer a full range of treatments that fit into busy lives — from the gorgeous indulgent massage to the speedy wax, it’s all about the girl!”

After 12 years of owning and operating All About the Girl, Tana passed ownership over to Townhouse and its founder Juanita Huber-Millet.

She’s opened up about her fertility struggles

Gordan and Tana suffered a pregnancy loss in 2016.

Over the years, Tana has opened up about what she experienced in hopes of helping others through “incredibly hard” situations, telling Metro in November 2020 that she “found it really hard when people would talk to me and not mention it because it was like it never happened.”

“All I wanted to do was talk about it with friends, with family, with anyone who asked me about it because it was incredibly hard,” she said. “You go from having a baby kicking inside of you to suddenly it’s not there, and it was a really hard experience.”

In June 2023, Tana opened up about her miscarriage again, sharing an emotional post on Instagram and revealing that their child’s name was Rocky.

“A happy picture taken of us celebrating Meghan’s 18th, I was just under 20 weeks pregnant,” she captioned a family photo. “Little did we know, a few days later I would be holding our little boy Rocky — born with a strong heartbeat, but too little to survive.”

She added, “We all miss you everyday. We love you Rocky, forever in our hearts.”

She still gets “butterflies” when she sees Gordon

Gordon and Tana are still very much in love. The mom of six told PEOPLE in September 2023 that she still gets “butterflies” when she hasn’t seen her husband in a few weeks.

“I never want to take that for granted — even with all these kids to worry about. We have a lot of fun,” she said, adding that Gordon “likes to phone about 25 times a day” when he’s away filming.