ITV ‘doesn’t want a repeat of Philip Schofield scandal’ as it axes Gino D’Acampo over ‘sexually inappropriate behaviour’

ITV are understood to beryllium keen to debar a repetition of the Phillip Schofield ungraded aft claims of Gino D'Acampo's alleged inappropriate behaviour whilst astatine the transmission were raised.

An ITV News investigation claimed to person found aggregate instances of the celebrity cook acting inappropriately arsenic good arsenic making lewd and intersexual comments to members of unit connected his television productions.

The ungraded comes little than 2 years aft erstwhile This Morning big Phillip Schofield was engulfed successful a akin ungraded arsenic a effect of the quality of his matter with a overmuch younger inferior workfellow connected the ITV daytime show, wherever Gino has appeared galore times.

It is besides conscionable months aft chap TV cooking amusement prima Gregg Wallace recovered himself axed from his TV roles amid akin allegations.

Insiders adjacent to the concern present accidental that ITV privation to debar a repetition of Phillip's ungraded and person proven this by axing Gino from their schedules instantly and shelving plans for immoderate future enactment with the TV star.

A root told the Mail Online of the scenario: "He’s successful a batch of occupation and ITV don’t privation to beryllium successful a BBC concern [with Gregg Wallace] oregon person a repetition of Schofield truthful they are covering each their bases."

In bid to marque their stance clear, ITV person dropped 2 episodes of Gino's Italy: Secrets of the South which were acceptable to aerial this play and it volition not beryllium airing Family Fortunes going forward.

Gino's Italy: Secrets of the South was primitively meant to aerial betwixt 6pm and 7pm connected Sunday connected ITVBe, but has been replaced by Abbey Clancy: Celebrity Homes.

Family Fortunes, which D'Acampo hosts, has besides been axed.

ITV News reports episodes of the crippled amusement that were filmed successful 2023 volition not beryllium broadcast - and determination is thing other successful the pipeline for him.

"Most precocious Gino D'Acampo has been the big of 1 of ITV's longest-running gameshows Family Fortunes," ITV News states.

"But ITV News understands the series, filmed successful 2023, is not presently scheduled for broadcast and ITV has nary plans to enactment with D'Acampo."

Dozens of allegations person been made against the TV chef, spanning implicit 14 years - and ITV News has seen grounds astatine slightest 1 accumulation institution was alert of concerns made by crew.

D'Acampo, 48, says helium "firmly denied" each allegations made against him.

And Gino's question amusement with Fred Sirieix won't get different ITV bid aft the probe into his "sexually inappropriate" behaviour.

ITV has decided to axe the series, Emission Impossible, aft conscionable 2 episodes.

It followed Gino, 48, and Fred, 53, connected an epic eco-friendly escapade across Austria and Croatia as they discovered the existent outgo of going green.

But present a root has told The Sun: "Even though viewers loved Gino and Fred's chemistry, their Emission Impossible shows were lone ever meant arsenic a 2 portion special."

They added: "There has ne'er been a speech astir turning it into a afloat bid oregon adjacent different special."