Ainsley Harriott shows off some dodgy dance moves as celebrity chef helps raise money for music therapy charity at the Legends of Football gala
He knows his way around a kitchen, but Ainsley Harriott suggested he’s less familiar with a dance-floor as he attended the Legends of Football event in London on Monday evening.
The professional chef showed off some questionable dance moves while mingling with guests at the Grosvenor House gala – an annual event that celebrates some of the beautiful game’s biggest names while raising money for music therapy charity Nordoff and Robbins.
Harriett, 66, was on his feet and cutting some dubious shapes as the auction got underway – much to the amusement of those in attendance.
Other guests on the night included Football Focus host Alex Scott, DJ Pete Tong, Arsenal legend Ian Wright and Chelsea women’s team manager Emma Hayes.
Hayes – who was attending the event following the death of her father – and Wright were honoured for their contributions to football prior to the fundraising auction.
Murder on the dancefloor: He knows his way around a kitchen, but Ainsley Harriott suggested he’s less familiar with a dance-floor as he attended the Legends of Football event on Monday
Here we go: The professional chef showed off some questionable dance moves while mingling with guests at the Grosvenor House gala
Last year Harriott said his family were considering legal action after he saved his sister from drowning when she fell into a water feature at the Chelsea Flower Show.
The chef insisted the area ‘should have been roped off’ and noted Health and Safety at the event ‘wasn’t particularly great.’
Onlookers previously described how Harriott rushed to rescue his sibling Jacqueline when she tripped and fell into the feature at the show in May 2022, with paramedics taking her to hospital after she ‘coughed up a lot of water.’
Speaking to The Daily Mail’s Richard Eden at the TRIC Awards, he said: ‘The Health and Safety was not particularly great.
‘They should have roped it [the show pond] off. It was about 6ft deep — quite a drop once you hit the water.’
Harriott, who later confirmed his sister was ‘doing fine,’ was seen checking on her with other passers-by as she lay on the ground next to the garden pond feature in the grounds of Chelsea Hospital.
His sister, a retired teacher and the chef’s guest at the VIP launch, ingested a large amount of water and had to be pulled out of the narrow water feature at the Our Green Planet and RHS Bee Garden exhibit.
Paramedics arrived shortly after Jacqueline was pulled from the water, with Harriott later tweeting that she was ‘doing fine’.
Steady on: Harriott was on his feet and cutting some dubious shapes as the auction got underway – much to the amusement of those in attendance
Scary: Last year Harriott said his family were considering legal action after he saved his sister from drowning when she fell into a water feature at the Chelsea Flower Show
Speaking out: Harriott (pictured with his sister Jacqueline in 2019) said: ”They should have roped it [the show pond] off. It was about 6ft deep — quite a drop once you hit the water’
‘Just a big thank you to everyone who helped my sister when she had a fall at the Chelsea Flower Show this morning. She’s doing fine and all is well,’ the TV star tweeted.
A Chelsea Flower Show spokesman told MailOnline: ‘We are investigating an incident that occurred on a garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show today.
‘The guest was quickly attended to by on site medical professionals and we are pleased to say is now home and well.’
Top honour: Arsenal legend Ian Wright and Chelsea women’s team manager Emma Hayes were honoured for their contributions to football prior to the fundraising auction on Monday night
In attendance: Football Focus host Alex Scott (left) and actress Vicky McClure (right) joined guests at the London event
She pleased: Vicky flashed a beaming smile as she took her seat at the gala on Monday evening
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