What happens when two reality TV icons do a show together?
There’s drama, of course!
Lisa Vanderpump joined Gordon Ramsay for Season 2 of his FOX reality competition show “Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars,” where they each assemble a team of culinary entrepreneurs who go through “Business Bootcamp.”
In the finale, the winning contestant from either Vanderpump or Ramsay’s team takes home the $250,000 grand prize.Vanderpump, 63, told Us Weekly Wednesday that she had moments of tension with Ramsay, 57, on the show.“There was a little bit of butting heads,” she said, “but it was all faced with respect. I think I can’t minimize what he accomplished in his life. It is extraordinary. But it was also handling him as well and getting him to settle down and shut the f–k up sometimes.”The “Vanderpump Rules” star explained that her main goal on the show was to beat her fellow famous restauranteur.
“I saw how important it was to him for him to win, the more important it was for me to beat him,” she shared.Vanderpump also teased that the “Hell’s Kitchen” star shows his “sensitive side” on “Food Stars.”
“When I saw that, I was like, ‘Whoa,’ because normally it’s like, ‘Hey, come on.’ … and I saw him moved a couple of times where I thought, ‘Oh my God, you big softie,’ ” she said.
In an interview with Variety, Vanderpump admitted that she got “kind of obnoxious” when the competition between her and Ramsay heated up.
“It’s because he wants to win so badly that makes me want to,” she said. “If he ever intimated that he has potentially the stronger contestant and he’s going to win, then that raises the game even more.”She continued: “It was good natured — I can’t ruin how the dynamic changes through the series — but I was in danger of becoming kind of obnoxious if I won anything, because I was gloating. So it was back and forth.”
The former “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star also said that she’d gladly welcome Ramsay onto one of her hit reality shows.“Maybe we’d like to see him have his input in the kitchen on ‘Vanderpump Rules.’ I think people would appreciate that,” she said. “Any time that I can get Ramsay onto my territory where I can boss him about a bit, there’s a feel-good factor for that.”
Season 2 of “Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars” premiered May 22. New episodes air Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET on FOX.
