Many people would think Gordon Ramsay isn't scared of anyone, but the Michelin star chef revealed Vladimir Putin is the most intimidating person he has ever cooked for.
The Hell's Kitchen star is famed for his fiery outbursts and foul mouthed rants revealed that the experience of cooking for the Russian president gave him serious anxiety.
The celebrity chef cooked for Putin alongside then Prime Minister Tony Blair at a lunch in Downing Street in 2000 and was so scared he'd give the duo food poisoning when preparing their meal.
He said: "I remember being invited to Downing Street to cook for Tony Blair and President Putin.
"I genuinely did s*** myself. I was thinking 'Could you imagine if you food poisoned these two. Could you imagine the kind of s*** I would get if I took these two down.'
"It was quite an extraordinary experience. I was standing in between them to say hello and they were asking me about the English asparagus and I'm thinking 'Get me the f*** out of here, I'm done.'"
During an appearance on the Kelly Clarkson show, Ramsay said he was surprised by the lack of space and kitchen utensils at Downing Street.
He added: "After I had finished with them I had to go upstairs and cook for the two first ladies in this tiny little flat.
"You had to take your own pots and pans. In Downing Street you would expect a proper kitchen but we were loading in pots and pans."
Ramsay took sous chefs Angela Hartnell from Petrus and Mark Sargeant from Gordon Ramsay Restaurant along with him to help prepare the lunch.
The Russian leader was served a menu that included tomato consomme with golden caviare from albino sturgeon, mosaic of chicken and ham knuckle, roasted slice of sea bass on crushed new potatoes with white asparagus in a red wine sauce, and treacle tart.
Ramsay donated his fee for the lunch to charity after the nerve wracking experience.
On the show, the Scots-born chef said the most famous person he had cooked for was Princess Diana who came to his restaurant in Chelsea.
He said: "It was an amazing moment meeting such a wonderful lady. She was asking me about the specials and it was an incredible six minutes at the table that you never forget.
"She was so gracious and as a 27-year-old cook you just think 'This lady's amazing'."
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