Gordon Ramsay reveals hundreds of lucky cat statues stolen from new restaurant

He recently launched Lucky Cat 22 Bishopsgate by Gordon Ramsay - which features the beckoning Japanese cat models called maneki-neko.

01 Mar 2025 03:00pm
Gordon Ramsay looks on in the Paddock prior to the Sprint ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of United States at Circuit of The Americas on Oct 19, 2024 in Austin, Texas. - (Photo by Mark Sutton / AFP)
Gordon Ramsay looks on in the Paddock prior to the Sprint ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of United States at Circuit of The Americas on Oct 19, 2024 in Austin, Texas. - (Photo by Mark Sutton / AFP)

LONDON - Gordon Ramsay has revealed that hundreds of lucky cat figurines have been stolen from his new London restaurant.

The TV chef and restaurateur, 58, known for his Hell's Kitchen and Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares reality TV programmes, recently launched Lucky Cat 22 Bishopsgate by Gordon Ramsay - which features the beckoning Japanese cat models called maneki-neko.

He told ITV's The Jonathan Ross Show he had issues with couples entering the toilets together, and also revealed he had a lot of thefts.

He said: "The cats are getting stolen. There were 477 stolen last week - they cost £4.50 each."

This amount would mean a total of £2,146.50 ($2,719) in one week.

The City of London Police has confirmed it has not received any reports of theft from the restaurant.

Last year, Ramsay's pub in the York & Albany near Regent's Park, north London, was taken over by squatters, before they later left.

The Jonathan Ross Show airs on Saturday at 9.30pm (2130 GMT) on ITV1 and ITVX. - BERNAMA

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