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Gordon Ramsay's wife Tana accuses her own father of forging chef's signature for 25-year pub deal worth thousands | |
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The wife of celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has told a judge of her “extremely distressing” discovery that her father and brother were “systematically defrauding” her husband. | The wife of celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has told a judge of her “extremely distressing” discovery that her father and brother were “systematically defrauding” her husband. |
Tana Ramsay gave evidence in a legal action in which her husband is accusing her father, Christopher Hutcheson, of using a ghost writer machine to “forge” his signature. | Tana Ramsay gave evidence in a legal action in which her husband is accusing her father, Christopher Hutcheson, of using a ghost writer machine to “forge” his signature. |
Mr Ramsay claims the machine was used without his knowledge to make him personally liable for the £640,000-a-year annual rental on the historic York & Albany pub near Regent’s Park in London. | Mr Ramsay claims the machine was used without his knowledge to make him personally liable for the £640,000-a-year annual rental on the historic York & Albany pub near Regent’s Park in London. |
Ms Ramsay said: “The knowledge that my father and brother had been systematically defrauding my husband was extremely distressing.” | Ms Ramsay said: “The knowledge that my father and brother had been systematically defrauding my husband was extremely distressing.” |
She said she was aware of the use of the machine but thought it was for signing merchandising when her husband was unavailable. Ms Ramsay said: “It did not even occur to me that the machine might be used to sign Gordon’s signature on anything else.” | She said she was aware of the use of the machine but thought it was for signing merchandising when her husband was unavailable. Ms Ramsay said: “It did not even occur to me that the machine might be used to sign Gordon’s signature on anything else.” |
Ms Ramsay recalled “the shock on Gordon’s face” when the couple’s solicitor told him the lease for the York & Albany included a personal guarantee from him for 25 years. | Ms Ramsay recalled “the shock on Gordon’s face” when the couple’s solicitor told him the lease for the York & Albany included a personal guarantee from him for 25 years. |
Describing the current rift with her “dominating, very clever” father, she said: “I don’t really speak to my father... unless it is concerning his grandchildren.” | Describing the current rift with her “dominating, very clever” father, she said: “I don’t really speak to my father... unless it is concerning his grandchildren.” |
The case continues. | The case continues. |
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