At least six freeloaders broke into Ramsays York and Albany hotel and gastropub, which is for sale for $16.1 million, boarded up the windows, locked the door with kitchen utensils and glued the locks.
The chef is trying to sign over the building in a multi-million-dollar deal, The Sun reports. Ramsay stars in the "Hell's Kitchen, The American Dream" reality show and Next Level Chef on Fox.
Shocking photographs show the squatters holed up in the trendy pub, one of whom can be seen barefoot and sprawled across on a black leather sofa.
A group of "professional squatters" have taken over a U.K. pub owned by celebrity chef Gordan Ramsay, left, and are threatening legal action against being evicted.
Another slipper-wearing occupier was scrolling his smartphone with tobacco, empty water bottles and wine glasses on the floor around him. A blue sleeping bag was dumped on another sofa while a pair of crutches were also visible.
The squatters also slapped up a "legal warning" sign on the front door defending their takeover and cautioned against any eviction attempts, The Sun reports.
The invaders say they have a right to be there, since it is not a residential building.
The occupation of a persons non-residential property without their permission is not itself a crime in the U.K., though police can take action if crimes are subsequently committed, including damaging the property or stealing from it, according to Wales Online.
So... the police going to put down the donuts and get on this, or what? Pretty sure gluing the fucking locks counts as damaging the property and drinking the wine is stealing.