Gordon Ramsay surprises daughter Tilly during her kitchen shift in his Michelin-star restaurant after insisting 'I'm not a big fan of that nepo-baby stuff'

Gordon Ramsay surprised his daughter Tilly during her kitchen shift at his restaurant days after revealing his stance on the nepo-baby tag.

Appearing on The Graham Norton Show on Friday, the TV chef said he 'doesn't go for that nepo baby stuff' as he promoted his latest documentary. 

And in an Instagram clip shared on Sunday, Gordon, 59, was seen arriving at Restaurant Gordon Ramsay unannounced.

He was checking in on his aspiring chef daughter, 24, as he admitted he hoped she had been learning the tricks of the trade while working alongside Michelin-starred chef Kim Ratcharoen.

Tilly looked surprised when she saw her father walk into the kitchen, as she immediately started laughing and gave him a hug.

She appeared elated to see Gordon, who looked every inch the proud dad, as he planted a big kiss on her head before he checked in on her day with Kim.

Alongside his sweet clip, he penned: 'Nothing like surprising Tilly Ramsay during service at Restaurant Gordon Ramsay! Great job Kim Ratcharoen and I hope you learned so much Dad x'

During the Netflix release, Being Gordon Ramsay, the star got emotional while helping his daughter, Tilly, buy her first set of chef whites.

And watching the clip back on Graham Norton, Gordon shared his opinions on the 'nepo baby' tag as he was joined on the sofa by Charli XCX, actors Benicio del Toro and Jennifer Garner, and Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters. 

Gushing over Tilly's chef skills, Gordon appeared to get choked up as he recalled how she went off to cookery school in Cork before returning to London to work with him.

Reflecting on his daughter's skills and hard work, he quipped: 'I always say, I'm not a big fan of that Nepo stuff.'

Ahead of showing the clip, Graham said: 'There are some very sweet moments with you as a dad. And we've got a clip. This is you with Tilly, and Tilly is off to presumably... She's in catering school now.'

Gordon replied: 'Just finished. Yeah, she didn't want to work in any of my restaurants, sadly. So she went off to Ballymaloe [in County Cork]. 

'Yeah, she spent an amazing time there training to come back to the fold.'

Graham then showed the clip of Tilly getting her first chef whites in the documentary after completing her cookery course.

Gordon was seen getting emotional as Tilly tried on the chef's whites and he showed her how to button them up.

'Let me take a picture,' proud dad Gordon says, before he got emotional and added: 'I cannot believe you like that. I'll send it to mum.

'My little girl's got all cheffy. Ahhh. I'll send it to my family. Incredible.'

Speaking of his pride on the red couch, Gordon said: 'I always say, I'm not a big fan of that Nepo stuff.

'I always said from day one, find your passion, understand your worth, and don't follow. Create your own individuality.

'So, from a police officer to a Royal Marine Commando to a chef and to Holly in fashion, they have found their true passion.

'And so I never wanted to put the pressure on the team with Ramsey's kids in the restaurant and tread on eggshells and so I said "tills don't take this wrong way, but go off and learn from somebody else at an incredible cookery school, and then come back to the fold established and try and show the old man something".

'Yeah, and she's done just that.'

Gordon is also father to Megan, 27, Holly, 26, Jack, 26, Oscar, six, and Jesse, two, who he shares with wife Tana.