Gordon Ramsay ‘lands new Apprentice-style series Future Food Stars where contestants compete for restaurant investment’… after latest game show flopped in ratings
Gordon Ramsay has reportedly landed a new show called Future Food Stars on the BBC.
The chef, 54, will star in the upcoming programme which will have an ‘Apprentice-style’ format, reports claim.
The new series will involve 12 entrepreneurs hoping to receive a life-changing restaurant investment, according to The Sun.
Project: Gordon Ramsay has reportedly landed a new show called Future Food Stars on the BBC
The show would have the acronym FFS which is reportedly a play on words after his iconic series The F Word which helped his rise to fame.
A TV source told the publication: ‘The Beeb will start filming in the summer. It was meant to get under way last year but was cancelled due to the pandemic.
‘Now the hospitality industry is getting back on its feet after taking such a battering, there’s a real sense of hope and opportunity out there, which is what this prime-time show is all about.’
MailOnline has contacted BBC and Gordon’s representatives for a comment.
Adapting: It comes after Gordon turned his hand to game show presenting earlier this year with his show Bank Balance after his restaurants shut due to the pandemic
It comes after Gordon turned his hand to game show presenting earlier this year with his show Bank Balance after his restaurants shut due to the pandemic.
However last month the primetime show was reportedly facing the axe after just two weeks on air amid poor ratings.
The chef’s show kicked off on 24 February with over two million viewers, but that number is said to have rapidly dropped to just 1.6 million within two days.
BBC bosses were reportedly said to be considering ‘pulling the plug’ on the game show with its ‘future hanging in the balance’.
In jeopardy: However last month the primetime show was reportedly facing the axe after just two weeks on air amid poor ratings
A source told The Daily Star: ‘The top brass at the BBC are already saying they don’t know if they want to commit to a second series. Its future is hanging in the balance.’
The new show was said to have been a ‘big gamble’ for the channel amid its big budget and primetime slot three nights per week.
At the time a BBC spokesperson stated to the publication: ‘It’s still on air with another week to go, so there is obviously no decision yet.’
MailOnline contacted a representative of the BBC, who declined to comment anything further.
Risk: The new show was said to have been a ‘big gamble’ for the channel amid its big budget and primetime slot three nights per week
It comes after Bank Balance left viewers decidedly unimpressed when it launched, with many fans questioning the show’s ‘slow moving’ format and ‘cheap set.’
Others were quick to compare the eye-catching gold set to the TARDIS, a famous time machine that featured on BBC’s sci-fi staple Doctor Who.
TV critics were similarly damning, with the Daily Mail’s Christopher Stevens giving the show a two-star rating.
Struggle: The series was lambasted on social media for its ‘annoying’ contestants, ‘confusing’ rules and ‘cringe-worthy’ banter