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Zara Woodcock

Gordon Ramsay sets his sights on Strictly Come Dancing after daughter Tilly's stint

Gordon Ramsay confessed he wouldn't mind switching from the kitchen to the steamy ballroom of Strictly Come Dancing.

The TV chef's daughter Tilly, 21, took part in the 19th series of the show and it looks like he might want a taste of it.

Tilly and her professional dance partner Nikita Kuzmin got to the tenth week of the BBC series before they were eliminated.

Although Tilly did well, Gordon fears his giant feet might get in the way of performing the perfect salsa.

Speaking on The Jonathan Ross show, he said: "I would love to dance but I’ve got a huge problem – I’ve got size 15 feet.

"Tilly did it last year and she was amazing. I don’t know. Those dancers are amazing. I’d love to learn how to dance properly."

His daughter Tilly was on Strictly last year (BBC)

Fans could possibly see the talented chef replace his Beef Wellington with a Waltz or his famous Lamb Chop Rack for a Rumba.

Gordon and his daughter Tilly have worked together before, with the two appearing on their sofas for Gogglebox.

The father-daughter duo joined the Stand Up To Cancer edition of the Channel 4 show, which aired in October.

He even appears in many of her TikTok videos, delighting fans.

He was a proud dad and supported her throughout (BBC)

After his daughter's stint on Strictly, he was overwhelmed with pride over her performance.

On Instagram, he paid tribute to his "polite and humble" daughter as he thanked her and her professional partner Nikita Kuzmin for making him "happy".

Gordon was there to cheer Tilly on as she competed in the dance-off, and whilst she didn't make it through and narrowly missed out on a quarter final place, it didn't stop Gordon from being incredibly proud of her.

He is considering swapping the kitchen for the dancefloor (FOX Image Collection via Getty Images)

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"Words can’t describe I proud I am of these 2, hard working polite humble and incredibly down to earth," he wrote on social media.

"Most of all well done and what a celebration of youth and how happy it makes me feel the future is bright and you 2 will continue to shine lots of love dad @tillyramsay @nikita__kuzmin @bbcstrictly ."

Tilly also thanked everyone after her elimination said: "I’d just like to say a massive thank you to everyone who has made this an amazing, positive journey for me.

"From everyone here to backstage, wardrobe, make up and camera crew. It’s just been the most extraordinary time. I found out something about myself that I didn’t know I could do, I didn’t know I could dance and have fun like this.

"So a massive thank you and, obviously, a huge thank you to Nikita who has guided me out of my shell and has just made this the most amazing experience."

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