Channel 4 keeps Ramsay until 2011

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Channel 4 has signed a new contract with Gordan Ramsay, keeping him at the broadcaster until July 2011.

The news comes after reports suggesting that the foul-mouthed chef was in talks for a return to ITV when his existing C4 deal expires next summer.

The new multi-million pound, four-year contract keeps him exclusively on Channel 4 in the UK but leaves him free to work on other projects in the States. His US work includes a second season of Hell's Kitchen, which begins on Fox next Monday (June 12).