Chris Hutcheson was pictured strolling to a restaurant with widow Sara Stewart
It is a picture that will make Gordon Ramsay’s blood boil.
The TV chef’s father-in-law is seen heading out for lunch hand-in-hand with a glamorous companion.
Married Chris Hutcheson, 62, father of Ramsay’s wife Tana, was caught with widow Sara Stewart as they strolled to a restaurant.
There is no suggestion that Mr Hutcheson is having an inappropriate relationship with 49-year-old accountant Miss Stewart.
But their lunch date is bound to add fuel to the fiery family dispute between him and Ramsay as the woman he is with also happens to be a director of one of Ramsay’s companies.
The meeting could also leave Mr Hutcheson facing difficult questions from Greta, his wife of 42 years. Only two days after his lunch with Miss Stewart, Mr Hutcheson was photographed hand-in-hand with his wife as they went for lunch at Scott’s restaurant in Mayfair.
An onlooker told a newspaper: ‘Chris looked very relaxed and happy as did Greta despite all the chaos and fights in her family.’
Mr Hutcheson had been pivotal to Ramsay’s success.
Out for lunch: Mr Hutcheson with his wife Greta in Mayfair
But the Kitchen Nightmares star sacked him as his chief executive last month after claims he had borrowed £1.5million in personal loans from the company, although he denies any wrongdoing.
Mr Hutcheson, who has since started legal proceedings for wrongful dismissal then accused Ramsay, 44, of being capable of ‘manic’ mood swings. Ramsay hit back in an explosive open letter condemning Mr Hutcheson for his ‘very complex life’.
The photo of Mr Hutcheson and Miss Stewart was taken on Wednesday as they walked to Amaro Italiano restaurant in Sunningdale, Berkshire.
An onlooker said: ‘They made no attempt to hide their closeness.
‘They seemed oblivious that it was a busy street.’
Last night a spokesman for Ramsay said: ‘We have no comment to make.’
Mr Hutcheson and Miss Stewart were unavailable to comment.
Gordon Ramsay (pictured here with wife Tana) is embroiled in a fiery family dispute with his father-in-law
Source:Dailymail