Gordon Ramsay fans slam show ‘robbed’ from Netflix – amid Lord Sugar accusation
Gordon Ramsay fans have labelled the celebrity chef’s new show Next Level Chef a ‘rip off’ of another programme, just days after Lord Sugar made a similar accusation.
The new ITV cooking competition saw Gordon Ramsay joined by Paul Ainsworth and Nyesha Arrington to front the show on Wednesday evening.
The show invited a mixture of home cooks and professional chefs to compete in a culinary challenge across a three-storey kitchen.
The set-up ranged from the gloomy basement, which provided only basic ingredients, to the start-of-the-art top level.
Next Level Chef promises that the ultimate winner will walk away with £100,000 as well as an unrivalled one-year mentorship from Gordon, Nyesha and Paul to help make their culinary dreams a reality.
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The new ITV cooking competition saw Gordon Ramsay joined by Paul Ainsworth and Nyesha Arrington (ITV)Yet as ITV viewers tuned in for the first episode of the programme, many were left drawing comparisons to Netflix's The Platform, a Spanish science fiction horror film.
Taking to Twitter as the show aired, one viewer wrote: “NextLevelChef so Gordon Ramsey or some TV producers watched El Hoyo / The Platform, missed the point of the film and thought let’s change the concept and turn it into a cooking contest…”
Another said: “NextLevelChef brings back memories of the film ‘The Platform’ but with chefs!”
A third added: “They’ve 100% robbed this concept from The Platform but I’m here for it.”
And a fourth commented: “So someone saw The Platform and turned it into a cooking competition?”
The show invited a mixture of home cooks and professional chefs to compete (ITV)This comes after Lord Alan Sugar sensationally accused the TV chef of 'ripping off' The Apprentice with his TV show Future Food Stars.
The 75-year-old tycoon said that Gordon should ‘stick to his day job’ after he launched the new series last year, which saw 12 entrepreneurs compete for a £150,000 investment of the restaurateur's own money to start a food business.
Lord Sugar insisted that the format of Gordon's show was a ‘virtual rip-off’ of The Apprentice, ahead of the launch of its 17th series.
Lord Sugar insisted that the format of Gordon's show was a ‘virtual rip-off’ (NurPhoto via Getty Images)Lord Sugar said: “I think broadcasters, Channel 4, Channel 5, and ITV have tried for many years at least for 17 years to try and replicate the elimination process of The Apprentice. I say this with great respect to them but they've failed.
“Last year, Gordon Ramsay had some cockamamie idea… I like Gordon and I think he's very good and should stick to what he should do, cooking and all that stuff.
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“He had some thing, which was like, I don't know how the lawyers allowed it because it was a virtual rip-off of The Apprentice. No disrespect to Gordon but stick to your day job mate that's all I would say.”
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