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IT'S BEEN SUCH HELL WE ALMOST LEFT THE COUNTRY; Love cheat, liar, sexist bully - GORDON RAMSAY's been getting a lot of stick. In this barnstorming confession, he takes the criticism right on his newly Botoxed chin. Interview by Jenny Johnston.

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Byline: by Jenny Johnston

gordon Ramsay has had his face rearranged. His wife, Tana, is beside him in their kitchen, her arm in a sling. Is there a connection? Sadly not. It transpires Tana's broken arm was the result of overzealous rollerblading with the kids, rather than a well-aimed blow to her husband's chin. Quite what has happened to his face, though, remains a mystery until the end of our interview. It puzzles me throughout.

Ramsay's face has always been the most expressive part of him. And given that this interview involves him talking about supposedly the worst six months of his life -- 'It's been a rollercoaster, a nightmare, a s***storm, and every other f ****** thing you want to call it,' is his own inimitable summing-up -- his face really should look lived in. It doesn't. Weird.

The brow still looks like a furrowed field, but the chin is relaxed, less crumpled, even when he lifts it out of his hands and gazes heavenwards (which he does a lot). Only later does he admit why: Botox. As unlikely as it sounds, Ramsay has had a rendezvous with Simon Cowell's face doctor. 'Yeah, it's Simon's fault. We had lunch and he leaned over and started prodding my chin saying, "Mate, you've got to do something about this." I was like, "F*** off!"

'I know I've always had a face like Freddy Krueger, but more and more people were commenting on my chin. A make-up artist actually said to me, "God, what happened to you? Did you have an accident when you were little? Did you fly through the windscreen with no seatbelt on?" I mean, f ***! Anyway, I was getting a complex for the first time in my life, so I did it. Botox. A jab here and one here. And no one...

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