It’s simply smashing as Gordon Ramsay eggs on Celebrity MasterChef contestants, including daughter Tilly

It’s the first elimination in Celebrity MasterChef and it’s inspired by TikTok, but who will end up with egg on their face?

He’s the acerbic British celebrity chef more renowned for his foul mouth and exacting standards, than his good humour.

But videos with his fourth child, TikTok star Tilly have shown Gordon Ramsay’s softer side. And gone viral.

The video where the 19-year-old smashed a raw egg on her famous father’s head, before quickly exiting the kitchen attracted close to 70 million views.

Now it’s the inspiration for Sunday night’s first Celebrity MasterChef elimination challenge, where Tilly will face off against her fellow contestants – including Ian Thorpe, Rebecca Gibney, Nick Riewoldt and Chrissie Swan – to keep cooking in the kitchen.

Gordon Ramsay and his daughter Tilly who is competing on Celebrity MasterChef, share a close bond. Picture: Instagram

It’s the first time TikTok has inspired an episode of Ten’s popular cooking show and there are nerves galore as Gordon appears on the screen from London to set the task – round one is cooking sweet or savoury with eggs.

He certainly relished the opportunity to exact revenge for the viral prank.

“I’m sure you found that clip very funny, and Tilly you’re still dining out on that one, but let me tell you a little embarrassing story about Tilly … every time she used to come out for dinner with me in my own restaurants, by the time the main course arrived she was fast asleep, next minute she wakes up, she’s in the car and she’s missed dinner,” Gordon tells the other contestants.

UK Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay and daughter Tilly who is competing on Celebrity MasterChef. Picture: Supplied

Tilly Ramsay shows she certainly knows her way around the kitchen on Celebrity MasterChef. Picture: Ten

He also cautioned Tilly, who has already shown she has inherited the Ramsay flair for food, to not exit the competition too soon.

“I promise you now, I hope not to see you for another three or four weeks, otherwise I am changing your surname,” Gordon joked.

“I can’t believe my egg video is being played in the MasterChef kitchen, that’s really making me laugh,” Tilly replied.

“It’s so much fun, pranking dad is always great, but getting it on camera like that is even better.”

UK Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay and his daughter Tilly at the age when she used to fall asleep at her famous father’s world-renowned restaurants. Picture: Instagram

However, the British TV presenter shared she didn’t enter “the biggest cooking show on television” just for fun.

“You want to learn from the experts, from the judges and from each other,” Tilly said.

“I love cooking, I’ve been cooking for as long as I could walk and talk. Let’s be honest, I’ve learnt a lot from one of the greatest chefs in the world … he made me say that … so there is definitely an expectation on me.”

Tilly Ramsay has become firm friends with her fellow Celebrity MasterChef contestants including Nick Riewoldt and Chrissie Swan. Picture: Jayden Ostwald

Tilly’s loved coming to Australia and becoming firm friends with the other celebs. She’d missed out on travelling in 2020 for her gap year thanks to the pandemic, so she was beyond excited to finally get to Australia.

“The pandemic has been hard for everyone, everywhere,” Tilly said.

“For me I was luckier than most. I was on my gap year and I couldn’t go travelling, so I was home with the family – my amazing baby brother Oscar was a great distraction for the whole family.

“Dad was home, grounded from his usual hectic schedule so we had a chef on hand to cook every day (just joking!).

“We are a very close family and to spend time together talking, dog walks, cooking was a very special time that I’m grateful for.”

Celebrity MasterChef, Sunday-Monday, 7.30pm, Ten

Originally published as It’s simply smashing as Gordon Ramsay eggs on Celebrity MasterChef contestants, including daughter Tilly