Gino D’Acampo, according to a woman, opened the door to his boxers and said he had a “small penis.”
The TV chef, who would regularly appear on This Morning, has been accused of “distressing” and “sexually inappropriate” behaviour in an ITV News probe. Dozens of people have detailed experiences described variously as “unacceptable, distressing and horrendous” while working with him over a period spanning more than 12 years.
He has “firmly denied” the allegations made by “dozens of people”, adding that they were “deeply upsetting”. One of the claims was made by a woman who was given the name Natalie. She claimed she found Gino “aggressive” while filming on location, claiming she met him while producing a TV show.
Natalie claimed to ITV News: “He opened the door in his boxer shorts, nothing else. and jumped on the bed, sort of leg-up. We had to sort of sit there facing him and he made, you know, reference to his d***, basically saying, ‘ Oh, don’t worry, it’s only small’, and sort of flicking it”.
She said the alleged incident made her feel “disgusted”. He feels empowered, as he claims to be, and he has the authority to say and do whatever he desires. I see it all as quite aggressive, really”, she added. Natalie considered leaving her job and explained: “I didn’t want to do it anymore. Didn’t want to do the production, didn’t want to be anywhere near him”.
In response to the claims, Gino D’Acampo’s legal team said: “Mr D’Acampo categorically denies these allegations of inappropriate sexual behaviour. No such allegations have been made against him in connection with his time on “Gino’s Italian Express,” and he has not been informed of them for the first time in six years, not least because some of it is thought by Mr. D’Acampo to be a fabricated work of fiction.
Another woman allegedly made a highly sexualized statement directed at her that was Hannah, not her real name. When the alleged incident occurred, they reportedly were working on a magazine photo shoot in 2011. Gino claimed that Hannah threatened to “turn me over and f*** me up the a*** against the kitchen counter.”
She claimed that the entire crew was present when she made the comment. “There was a ripple of laughs.” The woman added that those seated next to her “looked nervously into their cups of tea.” In response to all allegations, Gino told ITV News: “I have been told by ITN news that allegations have been made about me acting inappropriately, some dating back over ten years ago. These allegations are firmly refuted, and I have never been informed of them. I made no effort to upset or irritate anyone by doing anything. This is simply not in my nature. The version of events being presented to me is not what I can identify.
“I have been repeatedly supported by executives at the highest level, and I was commissioned on prime-time programs during the period when it is now believed I was acting inappropriately,” I claim. I 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. The suggestion that I have acted improperly against is deeply upsetting because I take these matters very seriously.
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