Tana Ramsay Receives Celebrity Mum of the Year Award

February 28, 2010 by tiffanyb
Filed under: Celebrity Baby News

Tana Ramsay, who is the wife of Gordon Ramsey and mother of 4 kids, received the Tesco Magazine Celebrity Mum of the Year Award at a ceremony in London this weekend.

Tana describes herself as a traditional mother who is constantly learning new lessons in parenting. Tana has written three best-selling cookbooks and has raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for charity says that parenthood is still a “learning curve” and a “journey.”

She also says that one needs, “patience of a saint. You talk to them and listen to them. As they get older that’s the thing I’m learning all the time is just listening. Some problems you might not think are a big deal are massive for them.”

Tana also says “as they get older it’s more important for them to spend more time with Gordon, more time with me, and with us together.” Currently Tana and Gordon’s children are 11 years old (Megan), 10 years old (twins Jack and Holly), and 8 years old (Matilda).

Ramsey says that it was her mum that has set the example for how she raises her children. “I follow my mum’s lead in how she was as a mum,” she noted. “Computers and telephones make it quite hard being a parent. Where do you draw the line? You don’t want them to stick out and be a different child to their friends but you want to be traditional, you want to see them do research in the library and go to a phone box to call you but that’s not real any more.”

Tana’s husband Gordon, who is most known for being a foul-mouthed chef on his show Hell’s Kitchen, is apparently quite different at home and it’s actually Tana who is the “control freak.” Gordon revealed that Tana weighs him once a week to ensure that he is not gaining too much weight. Apparently she wants to make sure he is alive for the kids and her and says that too many chefs are known for being overweight. Gordon and Tana have been married for 14 years.

Other celebrity mums who were up for the award included, Natasha Kaplinsky, Linda Lusardi, Patsy Palmer, Jo Joyner, Jessie Wallace and Lucy Benjamin.

The overall mum of the year award was given to Jane Gates from Binfield in Berkshire. Gates set up a foundation after her 9 year old son Sebastian died from a rare form of kidney cancer back in 2003. It is called Sebastian Action’s Trust and she has already raised over £1.2 million for the charity. Jane revealed, “It was Sebastian’s last wish to raise the money to build the holiday home. He had already established the charity and 12 days before he died he launched a campaign to raise the money to build this unique holiday facility for sick children.”