9 months ago 03rd Jan 13:00
Gordon Ramsay's biggest 'Kitchen Nightmares' success has gone bust.
The foul-mouthed TV chef - whose Channel 4 show 'Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares' aims to save troubled eateries from bankruptcy - claimed to have saved Brighton diner Momma Cherri's and turned it into a thriving business. But three years after her restaurant was given a Ramsay make-over, restaurateur Charita Jones has been forced to close down, with debts of over £200,000.
After appearing on the show, and being helped to turn her flagging business around by Gordon, the 52-year-old mother-of-two bought bigger premises and hired 30 staff, to expand Momma Cherri's Soul Shack into Momma Cherri's Big House. She was named Sussex Entrepreneur of the Year at the Sussex Business Awards in 2006 and last year published her own recipe book 'Momma Cherri's Soul In A Bowl'.
Charita said: "We were plagued with bad luck. With the book deal, television, and all the promotion I was doing, I took my eye off the ball.
"I'm just sorry for the disappointment this has caused, but I am doing my best. My only regret is expanding too fast and trying to please everyone.
"I don't regret going on the show at all. I just wish they would do a follow-up programme where they teach you how to attract the right backers.
"This is my problem, it's not Gordon's. I don't blame the show in any way. I've never been a quitter. I'm not going to let this push me into the ground. I shall rise."
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