Gino D’Acampo’s statement in full as TV chef ‘firmly denies’ sexually inappropriate behaviour claims

GINO D'Acampo has issued a connection successful effect to dozens who person travel guardant with claims of sexually inappropriate behaviour.

The TV chef, 48, has been accused of "unacceptable," "distressing" and "horrendous" actions spanning crossed a play of much than 12 years, an ITV probe found.

He told ITV News helium "firmly denied" each the allegations, which helium called "deeply upsetting".

In a afloat connection the dad-of-three 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."

It comes arsenic 1 woman, who has been called Hannah to support her identity, told ITV News Correspondent Sejal Karia the TV cook made inappropriate intersexual comments to her connected a occupation successful 2011.

She alleged helium told her helium would "like to crook maine implicit and f*** maine up the a*** against the room counter".

Hannah said she felt "shock" and "horror", portion seeing his "aggressive" behaviour arsenic a "kind of powerfulness play".

Another woman, who has been fixed the sanction Natalie, besides claimed she felt Gino's behaviour was "aggressive".

She alleged: "He opened the doorway successful his boxer shorts, thing else. And jumped connected the furniture and was benignant of - limb up.

"We had to benignant of beryllium determination facing him and helium made, you know, notation to his d***, fundamentally saying, ‘Oh, don't worry, it's lone small’, and benignant of flicking it."

The pistillate told ITV she felt "disgusted" and the alleged acquisition made her deliberation astir resigning.

Meanwhile a 3rd pistillate told ITV she saw Gino behaving successful a threatening mode to endanger a young workfellow successful 2019.

She claimed: "I was contiguous erstwhile Gino said to the runner, ‘If you don’t get maine a Cornetto I volition f*** your girlfriend.’"

A chap shocked unit subordinate described the cook arsenic utilizing his presumption to "bully and intimidate us".

The 48-year-old has further accused of saying helium felt "like f******" to a pistillate unit subordinate 1 greeting portion filming Gordon, Gino and Fred’s Road Trip.

In 2018 helium allegedly told different young pistillate colleague: "Shouldn’t we beryllium talking astir her t***, they’re perfect, they’re similar a mouthful."

Another pistillate told ITV the dad-of-three said: "When are we each going to get drunk and person enactment together."

Sources connected the question amusement previously claimed Gino quizzed a shaper astir her enactment life.

He also allegedly thrusted his crotch astatine different pistillate staffer on the show, which was produced by Gordon Ramsay's steadfast Studio Ramsay.

This comes aft Gino was edged retired of the show in December past twelvemonth aft refusing to motion a morality declaration clause.

Gino was enactment connected a connection and behavioural people by acrophobic executives.

He was accused of jokingly flashing— with unit members connected Emission Impossible, his amusement with Fred Sirieix, offered counselling afterwards.

The ITV News probe revealed concerns were raised with the production institution Objective Media Group.

An email seen by ITV described Gino's behaviour arsenic "unacceptable and distressing".

The cook allegedly said 1 pistillate was a "bitter mediate aged pistillate who needed to get laid", arsenic good arsenic different highly sexualized comments.

Objective Media Group's effect was that Gino was "spoken to astir the differences betwixt connected surface quality worldly and behaviour disconnected surface with members of the team".

The accumulation institution besides said a "thorough process" was carried retired erstwhile further "issues arose" connected Emission Impossible successful 2023.

Meanwhile ITV responded by saying they were unaware of allegations made successful 2018 and "this benignant of behaviour is not tolerated" by the broadcaster.

ITV's probe besides recovered concerns were raised successful 2022 regarding behaviour connected acceptable of Gino’s Italy – Like Mamma Used to Make.

An interior probe was launched by different accumulation institution called Betty TV - which is besides owned by Objective Media Group.

Gino and his lawyers person vehemently denied each allegations.