Ramsay eats humble pie after mum scolds him

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SYDNEY (AFP) — Potty-mouthed celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay offered an unreserved public apology Wednesday to a popular Australian TV presenter whom he suggested was an ugly pig.

The sharp-tongued cook was forced to swallow humble pie over his attack on Tracy Grimshaw, the presenter of "A Current Affair" on the Nine Network, after his mother called him to tell him she was disgusted with his behaviour.

Ramsay's rant last weekend prompted outrage in Australia and led Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to call him a "low life."

"I'd just like to take this opportunity to apologise for my stupid comments," Ramsay told the Nine Network.

"I'm mortified that the whole thing has gone this far, my apologies."

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