Gino D’Acampo allegedly made vile comments astir his penis to his I'm A Celeb co-stars.
His erstwhile co-star, Kim Woodburn has publically criticised TV cook Gino D'Acampo, describing him arsenic "a full-of-himself small pig" and accusing him of inappropriate behaviour during their clip connected the show. Kim alleges that D'Acampo's actions, including inappropriate gestures and language, made her uncomfortable. She besides claims that helium cheated during a Bushtucker proceedings and was verbally abusive towards the crew. Kim accuses ITV of covering up his behaviour and giving him a favourable edit, starring to his triumph successful the 2009 series.
The TV cook has been accused of "distressing" and "sexually inappropriate" behaviour aft dozens of radical elaborate experiences described variously arsenic "unacceptable, distressing and horrendous". The claims to ITV News person been made implicit a play spanning much than 12 years. Gino has "firmly denied" the allegations made by "dozens of people", adding that they were "deeply upsetting".
Now, successful a caller interview, Kim has made claims astir his alleged behaviour portion they filmed the amusement unneurotic successful Australia. The 82-year-old claimed: "He utilized to basal implicit a log and changeable his penis country implicit his shorts. He’d speech to his penis saying, 'I cognize you haven’t had immoderate sex, but erstwhile you get retired of here, you volition get truthful much'."
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Brian Cassey/Shutterstock)She went connected to archer The Sun: "He would accidental his penis was being deprived and neglected, and his woman would springiness him a bully seeing to erstwhile helium got home. We would each conscionable crook away. It made maine uncomfortable due to the fact that it was vile and crude. It’s not due to bash that successful beforehand of women. But Gino thinks helium tin bash what helium wants."
Since ITV News' investigation, they person present spoken to "over 40 people" who person either witnessed oregon experienced alleged inappropriate and intimidating behaviour by Gino. His TV shows person been removed from the ITV docket arsenic a result. The TV cook has appeared connected shows including ITV's Family Fortunes and Gino and Fred: Emission Impossible.
In effect to each allegations, Gino told ITV News: "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."
The Mirror has approached Gino and I'm A Celebrity for comment.
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