Is this actually substantiated by people who've worked with him? Or is it put out by his PR team? Because I've also heard this several times, but only through comments like this on the internet.
He has been on shows where he’s an ass and shows where he is not. Watching both, it seems like the former is purposely done for the drama and latter is closer to what he’s actually like. Who knows what he’s like with no cameras in an actual kitchen, and maybe it’s just because he’s older now, but it seems to me that the majority of content he’s in he seems really nice.
Iirc his UK shows are turned down alot. Though I guess either the US or the UK personality could be the fake one lol