Saturday Night Takeaway was criticised this evening for airing a prank involving Gordon Ramsay amid recent controversy over his treatment of staff during the coronavirus pandemic.
Earlier this week it was revealed that the chef, who is worth an estimated £185million, has laid off 500 members of staff after temporarily closing his restaurants following government advice about covid-19.
So some viewers were furious to see that the ITV show had chosen to show a prank involving the chef during their highlights show this evening.
Fans called for ITV to air "coronaheroes not coronavillains" and branded it a "poor choice". One tweeted: "Ahhh yes because picking the Gordon Ramsay prank to cheer people up during this pandemic when he's just made
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