Ramsay to defect from C4 to ITV?

ITV is holding talks with Gordon Ramsay to persuade him to jump ship, according to reports.

The celeb chef is currently halfway through an exclusive, three-year deal with Channel 4, signed in July 2004. Prior to signing that deal he had worked on one series of Hell's Kitchen for ITV.

Now ITV is attempting to woo him back when the contract expires next summer as part of its ongoing drive to secure key talent.

Ramsay is still committed to another series of The F Word and more series of Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares for C4. He is also working on a new season of Hell's Kitchen for Fox in the US.