Gordon Ramsay voted caravan owners best celebrity friend
November 2008
Top chef Gordon Ramsay has been voted the celebrity that Brits
would most like to take on a caravan holiday with them – and many
caravan enthusiasts are keen to take revenge on caravan-hater
Jeremy Clarkson by taking him along too.
With new figures suggesting that UK seaside and caravan holidays
will boom in the next year, as Brits reel from the economic crunch,
leading caravan insurer Towergate Bakers asked more than 2,000
Brits which celebrity they would most like to take on a caravan
holiday with them to undertake the essential chores – cooking,
cleaning, clearing up and emptying the septic tank.
- Chef Heaven: Gordon Ramsay tops the poll 18%,
followed by Ainsley Harriott 11%. Ramsay was a dominant choice for
the under 25's, whilst Harriott won hands down with the over
50's.
- Clarkson Come Back: Jeremy Clarkson was joint
second choice (11%), but was a top choice in the South East – 14%.
Following his uncomfortable Top Gear caravan holiday, many caravan
owners seem to want to persuade him to give it another go.
- Cleaner Caravans: Whilst men top the poll,
celebrity cleaner Aggie McKenzie was the top female choice, more
than twice as popular with women than men – 14% vs 5%. Other
popular female choices included Davina McCall and Fern Britten
(both 10%).
- Golden Oldies: With younger people more likely
to go on caravan holidays, the appeal of elderly celebrity helpers
was low - Cliff Richard and Jimmy Savill both came bottom of the
celebrity wish list.
Top 10 celebrity caravan chums:
1. Gordon Ramsay
2. Jeremy Clarkson
3. Ainsley Harriott
4. Aggie McKenzie
5. Davina McCall
6. Fern Britten
7. Helen Mirren
8. Sharon Osbourne
9. Steve Jones
10. Kim Woodburn
Paul Havenhand, spokesperson for Towergate Bakers commented,
"With our research showing a boom in caravan and camping holidays
for the year ahead, we thought it would be a bit of fun to see
which celebrities Brits would like to take away with them on
holiday to do the chores."
"Young families are the people driving the caravan boom and many
remember the holidays they had as children on the British coast.
Caravans have changed a lot however in the last 20 years and many
people new to caravanning will be surprised how few chores there
are to do, although the people we surveyed clearly want a break
from cooking!"
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