Gino D'Acampo makes defiant return to social media as ITV drop him from schedule

Celebrity cook and TV prima Gino D'Acampo has been accused of intersexual misconduct arsenic implicit 40 radical person travel guardant amid his alleged wrongdoing

A defiant Gino D'Acampo has breached his societal media soundlessness and returned to Instagram to beforehand his brand-new look publication for Valentine's Day amid allegations of intersexual misconduct.

The personage chef, 48, defiantly promoted his caller look publication successful the video station arsenic helium told his followers that helium was going to marque honey-glazed cod with citrus and garlic. Gino past took his followers connected a step-by-step travel of however to marque the delicious repast earlier showing disconnected a glimpse of his location beingness with his adorable dog.

The This Morning regular captioned his post: "Perfect look for Valentine's Day… Super Easy and Super Tasty." It comes aft insiders person claimed that ITV bosses were aware of complaints made against the personage cook arsenic precocious arsenic 2023, with Gino present nether probe aft being accused of inappropriate behaviour dating backmost implicit 12 years, and ITV News revealing that over 40 radical had been spoken to regarding his alleged wrongdoing.

Gino besides appears to person been erased from the broadcaster’s scheduling. This weekend, the ITV dropped 2 rerun episodes of Gino's Italy: Secrets of the South from its schedule. They were expected to aerial betwixt 6pm and 7pm connected Sunday connected ITVBe, but Abbey Clancy: Celebrity Homes was shown instead.

The personage chef has "firmly denied" the allegations against him, which picture his behaviour arsenic "unacceptable", "distressing" and "horrendous" - and seems unwilling to instrumentality to the ITV whether they’d person him oregon not.

A root has claimed the prima “instructed his ineligible squad to combat against the allegations with ‘whatever it takes’ truthful that helium tin 'clear his name.” He besides reportedly insisted to his pals that “he is innocent” and thinks helium tin “continue to person a career” successful the future. The root added to MailOnline that Gino has vowed to “never enactment with ITV again."

Gino told ITV News that the accusations made against him weren't existent and that 'it is simply not successful his nature'. He 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."

The TV cook is known for his appearances connected This Morning, Family Fortunes and Gordon, Gino and Fred: Road Trip, the bid helium presented with Gordon Ramsay and Fred Sirieix. Most recently, helium appeared alongside Fred successful the 2024 bid Gino & Fred: Emission Impossible.

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