Marco Pierre White reveals real reason behind Gordon Ramsay feud

Once White's protégé working at the chef's London restaurant Harveys, Ramsay fell out with his mentor after White made him cry during his final shift at the dining establishment.

The pair have been critical of each other in the press since, with Ramsay, 59, saying that original celebrity chef White, 64, was "a little bit sad" in a 2012 interview.

In a new interview, White opened up about the rivalry between the pair, explaining that the origin of the feud was his wedding to third wife Mati Conejero, who he shares three children with and permanently separated from in 2012.

Marco Pierre White explained why he ‘didn’t speak to [Gordon Ramsay] for years’

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"Gordon bringing TV cameras to my wedding – that’s why I didn’t speak to him for years," he told The Times.

"Would you be happy if I brought a camera crew to your wedding? Why bring it up? Let sleeping dogs lie. Not clever.”

White also addressed other rumours surrounding the pair's fall out, explaining that it wasn't down to him trying to "destroy" Ramsay for moving to Michel Roux's Le Gavroche.

"I got Gordon his job at Le Gavroche," he said. "It was me who arranged it. Why would I f*** up his job if he was leaving? Tell the truth.”

The pair have reunited alongside with Heston Blumenthal for a new documentary

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White also denied there had been a confrontation between the pair over some overcooked fish, or that he had compared the future Kitchen Nightmares star to "dog s***" for getting in his way.

The Standard has contacted Ramsay's representatives for comment.

Despite their years apart, the duo are coming together with fellow chef Heston Blumenthal for a three-part series titled The Rise of the Rockstar Chef, which will see the trio reunite for the first time in 10 years.

With Ramsay's production company making the series, White, who also shares a daughter with first wife Alex McArthur, revealed that the other chef has been the one to reach out and ask him to take part.

“Gordon called and asked me to be involved. I listened, then said, ‘No,’" he recalled, claiming that he had only agreed to take part if Jamie Oliver was not involved, as he did not have Michelin stars like White, Ramsay and Blumenthal.