Gino D'Acampo declared 'I haven't been cancelled yet' weeks before misconduct allegations

Gino D'Acampo has since been dropped by ITV pursuing complaints astir his alleged behaviour aft much than 40 radical came forward

TV cook Gino D'Acampo declared "I haven't been cancelled yet" conscionable months earlier helium was dropped by ITV pursuing allegations astir his behaviour.

The 48-year-old Italian cook has been accused of alleged "distressing" and "sexually inappropriate" behaviour spanning much than 12 years. The claims came to airy successful an probe published by ITV News connected Thursday, which said it had spoken to "dozens" of radical who accused him of "unacceptable", "distressing" and "horrendous" comments. He powerfully denies each the claims.

Gino's TV shows person present been removed from the ITV docket arsenic a result. The Italian cook has firmly denied each allegations against him, saying helium finds them profoundly upsetting. In effect to each allegations, Gino said: "I person been told by ITN quality that allegations person been made astir maine acting inappropriately, immoderate dating backmost implicit 10 years ago.

I person ne'er been made alert of these matters antecedently and the allegations are firmly denied. I would not bash thing that I thought would upset oregon distress anyone. This is simply not successful my nature. I bash not recognise the mentation of events being enactment to me.

"Not lone person these allegations ne'er been raised with maine before, I person been repeatedly supported by executives astatine the highest level and was commissioned connected prime-time programmes during the play successful which it is present suggested I was acting inappropriately. I americium a father, hubby and person worked with good implicit 1,500 radical connected astir 80 productions successful my career, which I person been truthful arrogant of. I instrumentality specified matters highly earnestly and the proposition that I person acted successful an improper mode against is profoundly upsetting."

But successful an interrogation successful October 2024 - little than 4 months earlier the ITV News probe became nationalist - Gino joked astir being "the astir censored antheral connected TV" and said TV bigwigs often "freak out" erstwhile they springiness him a amusement due to the fact that the joined dad-of-three "doesn't cognize wherever to gully the line".

The cook - who shares children Luciano, 21, Rocco, 19, and 12-year-old Mia with his woman of 22 years, Jessica - said successful a caller chat with Heatworld that helium had "no interest" successful drafting a enactment nether immoderate of his shocking behaviour. He protested: "ITV freak retired erstwhile they springiness maine a show, but they cognize that I mean good and immoderate I say, it comes from a bully place. I don’t bash thing I wouldn't bash successful mundane life."

Asked if helium had ever said oregon done thing helium regretted successful his 15-year TV career, Gino declared: "No. If I said it, I meant it, and if I meant it, past it’s cool. Without sounding similar an asshole, I don’t attraction what radical person to accidental astir me. On societal media, for example, wherefore would I adjacent fuss speechmaking comments and replying? Of course, determination are immoderate radical who are going to emotion what you bash and immoderate radical who are going to hatred it."

Though helium acknowledges helium isn't everyone's cupful of tea, helium claimed that for him "it's not astir awards, it's not astir money, it's not astir fame", but alternatively "being capable to bash thing that you similar for truthful galore years". He added: "I americium super-thankful for it. I deliberation determination are precise fewer radical who person a vocation successful the spotlight the mode I person it, due to the fact that I don’t truly attraction astir it. I conscionable spell connected with my life.

"And if the infinitesimal comes that idiosyncratic doesn’t similar maine connected tv immoderate more, truthful beryllium it. Thinking astir however galore radical person been cancelled nowadays, who travel retired of the spotlight for 1 crushed oregon another, close oregon wrong... Well, I’m inactive here, and I person nary volition of going anywhere."

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