TV chef Gino DâAcampo accused of sexually inappropriate comments over 12 years
ITV News investigated allegations of misconduct against the 48-year-old on TV shows he worked on.
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TV chef Gino DâAcampo has been accused of inappropriate behaviour spanning 12 years.
An investigation by ITV News found âdozensâ of allegations of misconduct against the 48-year-old on TV shows he worked on, with his behaviour described as âunacceptableâ and âdistressingâ by those making accusations, according to the broadcaster.
The accusations included using sexualised and aggressive language on TV sets.
Mr DâAcampo categorically denies these allegations of inappropriate sexual behaviour
Statement from Gino DâAcampo's legal team
DâAcampo âfirmly deniedâ the allegations in a statement to ITV News, saying they were âsimply not in my natureâ and describing them as âdeeply upsettingâ.
One woman alleged DâAcampo made sexualised comments towards her while they were working on a magazine shoot in 2011.
Another woman interviewed by ITV News claimed she had witnessed him threaten a young colleague in 2019, with another two women accusing DâAcampo of making sexual remarks while working on Gordon, Gino And Fredâs Road Trip in 2018.
The ITV News report said executives at Objective Media Group, which co-produced Gordon, Gino And Fredâs Road Trip in 2018, were aware of the concerns, with an email seen by the broadcaster, sent last year, detailing âunacceptable and distressingâ behaviour by DâAcampo.
Objective Media Group said it âtakes the welfare and wellbeing of all its production staff and teams incredibly seriouslyâ and includes âbehavioural clauses in talent contractsâ and provides âbehavioural training for on-screen talentâ.
MultiStory Media, which produced Ginoâs Italian Express, said it would be âinappropriate to go into the detail of individual concernsâ but that it was âreviewing the concerns which have been raised, what was known at the time and what action was takenâ.
It added: âWe will also look at any new concerns that have come to light.â
Multistory Media told the PA news agency it has not worked with DâAcampo for six years.
In a statement to ITV News, Studio Ramsay, which produced the show Ginoâs Italian Family Adventure and co-produced Gordon, Gino And Fredâs Road Trip in 2018, said it takes âall allegations of inappropriate behaviour and workplace misconduct seriously, promptly investigate, and take appropriate remedial action when warrantedâ.
In response to the claims, DâAcampoâs legal team said in a comment issued to ITV News: âI have been told by ITN news that allegations have been made about me acting inappropriately, some dating back over ten years ago.
âI have never been made aware of these matters previously and the allegations are firmly denied. I would not do anything that I thought would upset or distress anyone. This is simply not in my nature. I do not recognise the version of events being put to me.
âNot only have these allegations never been raised with me before, I have been repeatedly supported by executives at the highest level and was commissioned on prime-time programmes during the period in which it is now suggested I was acting inappropriately.
âI am a father, husband and have worked with well over 1,500 people on around 80 productions in my career, which I have been so proud of. I take such matters extremely seriously and the suggestion that I have acted in an improper way against is deeply upsetting.â
His legal team said: âMr DâAcampo categorically denies these allegations of inappropriate sexual behaviour.
âTo his knowledge no such allegations have been made against him in relation to his time on Ginoâs Italian Express and this is the first time, six years later, he has been informed of these alleged incidents, and he does not accept them, not least because some of this is considered by Mr DâAcampo to be a fabricated work of fiction.â
An ITV spokesperson said it is âproduction companies who have the primary responsibility for the duty of care of everyone they work with, both on and off screen, when making showsâ, describing the behaviour as âinappropriate and unacceptableâ.
The spokesperson added: âMost of them (the allegations) were not reported to ITV at the time. Where issues have been raised with ITV action has been taken.â
Studio Ramsay and DâAcampoâs representatives have been contacted for further comment.
DâAcampo began his TV career in the early 2000s as a judge on ITV cookery competition Too Many Cooks, before achieving fame after winning series nine of Iâm A Celebrity⦠Get Me Out Of Here! in 2009, going on to become a regular chef on This Morning.
The chef has also presented ITV gameshow Family Fortunes, and has hosted a number of his own cooking programmes.
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