Ramsay promises more Hell

Gordon Ramsay vowed to make a second series of his phenomenally-successful Hell's Kitchen reality show after seeing his star pupil Jennifer Ellison walk away triumphant.

"Of course I f***ing will", he said when asked about a followup as the former Brookside actress emerged the winner on ITV1 last night. Ellison jumped up and down with delight as host Angus Deayton announced her victory.

Runner-up, Gimme Gimme Gimme actor James Dreyfus, 35, shared her excitement, as Ellison hid her face behind a dishcloth. She had been favourite to win, with Ramsay saying of her: "I have never seen a girl of 21 be so obsessed with food."

Ellison was congratulated with a flurry of party poppers as she walked through the Brick Lane restaurant.

More than eight million viewers are estimated to have watched the final show. Ellison said: "I can't believe it, I didn't know how to boil an egg." Ramsay, who ruled the restaurant with a rod of iron, said: "She is going to go on and become phenomenally successful. She has been a complete surprise, the best cook in the house."