Gordon Ramsay's 'ex mistress' says she put spice back in his marriage

London, Mar 1 (ANI): Sarah Symonds is taking credit for the survival of Gordon Ramsay's marriage to Tana.

The celebrity chef has been spotted lavishing affection on Tana in Los Angeles during breaks from filming the US version of 'Hell's Kitchen'.

The couple was spotted hand-in-hand at a restaurant on the night before Valentine's Day and have been enjoying blissful cycle rides.

Ramsay's 12-year marriage to Tana was put under strain last year when 38-year-old author Symonds claimed that she'd had a seven-year relationship with the chef.

A newspaper had film of them meeting in a hotel room but Ramsay, 41, has told Tana, 34, there was no affair.

Symonds is making a name for herself in Los Angeles by giving sex advice on a radio show and says she is happy that the couple's marriage has survived.

"Friends of mine saw Gordon and Tana riding bikes on Venice Beach in California last weekend and they looked as though they didn't have a care in the world. I've never seen them look so -happy. I think I have helped put that big smile on Tana's face," the Daily Express quoted her, as saying.

"I am not saying this to shock but just to document that an affair can actually help a marriage not only survive but also exist on a day-to-day basis.

"Wives and mistresses have more in common with each other than they can ever imagine and ever want to accept.

"Gordon looks so happy these days and I am happy to take some credit for that. I was beyond furious that he chose to deny our affair, calling me a liar and some -other pretty low names. What a silly boy."A mistress and a wife are each sharing one half of the same man, a man who is the object of their desire, while that man is the one getting the best out of his two women and basically using each of them to selfishly enrich his life in the -areas required to meet his day-to-day requirements and thus making sure everything in his world runs smoothly.

"Sadly though, in spite of all our good work, the mistress is the one to be cast aside and hounded and pounded. Most wives know their husbands are cheating on them and have their own reasons for staying," she added. (ANI)