Moment Gino D'Acampo seen joking with wife night before ITV axing on Instagram: 'When the wife chooses the wrong foreigner' on Instagram. the video features him, his, wife, and Fred Sirieix jovially walk past.
'Sexually inappropriate' and 'aggressive' Gino D'Acampo 'said and did whatever he wanted' while working for ITV - as his alleged victims today insisted they were 'too afraid' to make complaints at the time.
'He’s in a lot of trouble and ITV don’t want to be in a BBC situation or have a repeat of Schofield so they are covering all their bases', an insider added.It is understood the Italian chef was secretly ditched from Gordon, Gino and Fred: Road Trip after refusing to sign a morality clause in his contract that would have allowed ITV to sack him if his behaviour on set was problematic.
The accusations included using sexualised and aggressive language on TV sets including 'Gino's Italian Express', 'Gordon, Gino and Fred's Road Trip' 'Secrets of South', 'Like Mamma Used to Make' and 'Emission Impossible'. Woman have spoken out about their experiences of working with D'Acampo, claiming he was sexually aggressive and inappropriate
Another woman said while away filming: 'He opened the door in his boxer shorts, nothing else. Then he jumped on the bed, put his leg up and made a crude reference to his private parts, joking about their size.' An insider said when the scandal broke that Gino sees himself as a 'cheeky Italian chappy' and there is no malice in his jokes or playful behaviour.
'Gino has a reputation for his on-set antics, and while many viewers really love him and his presenting style, he has also clearly upset people he has worked with along the way. Gino has a sporran, which he calls Justin Beaver, and regularly flashes on location and wears on social media Another woman interviewed by ITV News claimed she had witnessed him threaten a young colleague in 2019, with another two women accusing D'Acampo of making sexual remarks while working on Gordon, Gino And Fred's Road Trip in 2018.
In a statement to ITV News, Studio Ramsay, which produced the show Gino's Italian Family Adventure and co-produced Gordon, Gino And Fred's Road Trip in 2018, said it takes 'all allegations of inappropriate behaviour and workplace misconduct seriously, promptly investigate, and take appropriate remedial action when warranted'.
'I am a father, husband and have worked with well over 1,500 people on around 80 productions in my career, which I have been so proud of. I take such matters extremely seriously and the suggestion that I have acted in an improper way against is deeply upsetting.' The spokesperson added: 'Most of them were not reported to ITV at the time. Where issues have been raised with ITV action has been taken.'D'Acampo began his TV career in the early 2000s as a judge on ITV cookery competition Too Many Cooks, before achieving fame after winning series nine of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! in 2009, going on to become a regular chef on This Morning.
The woman said there were laughs from other employees when he made the comment and she was left feeling humiliated. 'Then he jumped on the bed, put his leg up and made a crude reference to his private parts, joking about their size.' 'This is the first time - six years later - that he has been informed of these alleged incidents, which he categorically denies.'Gino D'Acampo honoured his promise to cook naked on This Morning after the show won at the 2011 NTA Awards
Another crew member who witnessed the incident said, the remark, which is alleged to have happened during filming for Gino's Italian Express, had 'stuck in my head for years.'D'Acampo's representatives responded, saying he was 'mortified' by the accusation and 'does not recall this incident at all.' She claimed: 'Without saying hello, good morning - he just announced loudly that he felt like f***ing that morning.'Let's have sex together'D'Acampo is also accused of saying: 'When are we all going to get drunk and have sex together,' to members of a production team.
D'Acampo, who has built a multi-million-pound career on his larger-than-life personality, has denied all allegations against him
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