Gino D’Acampo’s wife Jessica is reportedly ‘100 per cent standing by’ him after he was hit by allegations of s3xually inappropriate and intimidating behaviour.

The Italian chef, 48, is now at the centre of claims from dozens of people who describe his alleged conduct over the past 12 years as ‘distressing,’ ‘unacceptable,’ and even ‘horrendous.’

According to an ITV News investigation, at least one production company was aware of repeated complaints from staff members about D’Acampo’s behaviour – yet continued to work with him on further TV projects.

But standing by him throughout is his wife of 23 years, Jessica, who he married in 2002, and the star is reportedly ‘determined to clear his name’.

A source told MailOnline: ‘Gino’s wife, like many of his family and friends, are furious at how he’s being hung out to dry. Jessica is standing by him 100 per cent.

‘If anything, all of this has just brought them even closer together than they were before. They’ve always been best pals as well as husband and wife so this has hit them both hard. But Jessica knows the truth.’

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Gino D’Acampo’s wife Jessica is reportedly ‘100 per cent standing by’ him after he was hit by allegations of s3xually inappropriate and intimidating behaviour (Seen in 2015)

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The Italian chef, 48, is now at the centre of claims from dozens of people who describe his alleged conduct over the past 12 years as ‘distressing,’ ‘unacceptable,’ and even ‘horrendous’ (Seen in 2023)

The source added: ‘Gino’s always been a cheeky guy. It’s what she loves about him and what ITV encouraged him to be like from day one. That’s the part of his character that she fell for and what she adores about him most.

‘Jess has been an absolute rock for Gino in the last couple of weeks. His whole world has collapsed around him but the people that matter most are totally at his side and are encouraging him to keep going, which he’s doing.

‘Gino has assured those around him – friends, family and the people he works with that he is determined to clear his name and come through all of this.’

MailOnline has approached representatives for D’Acampo for comment.

It comes just two days after it was revealed that D’Acampo performatively kissed a footballer’s wife on the lips at a charity event – and then bragged that he did it ‘because I f**king can’.

The once-popular presenter kissed the astonished famous WAG without warning in front of dozens of guests.

The incident happened in 2012 when both were attending a black-tie charity event held at Stoke City Football Club.

MailOnline has chosen to protect the identity of the woman D’Acampo seized on out of respect for her privacy.

But we can reveal that she is married to a very well known former international footballer – and apparently had no warning that she was to be physically grasped by the chef.

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But standing by him throughout is his wife-of-23-years Jessica, who he married in 2002, and the star is reportedly ‘determined to clear his name’ (Seen in 2009)

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According to an ITV News investigation, at least one production company was aware of repeated complaints from staff members about D’Acampo’s behaviour – yet continued to work with him on further TV projects (Seen in October)

And witnesses who were present have told MailOnline that afterwards both the woman and her husband appeared shocked and distressed by what had happened – while the wider audience reacted with a mixture of gasps and laughter filled the air at what had just taken place.

One eye-witness recalled: ‘As Gino was introduced to the stage, he walked through the audience directly to the table where the footballer and his wife were seated

‘He then very suddenly grabbed her by the face, and kissed her on the lips.’

The witness added that D’Acampo then walked onto the stage and told the audience: ‘You know why I did that, ladies and gentlemen? Because I f**king can.’

He then allegedly turned to former footballer and jokingly goaded: ‘You want to f**king kill me right now, don’t you?

‘She appeared visibly shocked, and her husband looked really stunned too and not exactly pleased. But it was so public I think they both felt they had no choice but to let it go.’

A second witness confirmed that account and recalled: ‘At the time it was really uncomfortable but the audience seemed to mostly laugh as they didn’t know how else to react. But looking back from the perspective of 2025 it’s hard to believe he really did that.’

The event took place in 2012 as D’Acampo was rising in popularity as a celebrity chef, becoming known for his outrageous behaviour on shows like Celebrity Juice.

Earlier this month it was reported that ‘s3xually inappropriate’ and ‘aggressive’ D’Acampo ‘said and did whatever he wanted’ while working for ITV – as his alleged victims today insisted they were ‘too afraid’ to make complaints at the time.

Sources told MailOnline that ITV began to ease out Gino in the wake of the scandal that engulfed the BBC over MasterChef’s Gregg Wallace, especially after Phillip Schofield’s bitter exit from This Morning.

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D’Acampo, pictured with Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield, honoured his promise to cook naked on This Morning if they won at the 2011 NTA Awards

But amid questions about why they didn’t raise incidents spanning 12 years, most of the women told ITV News they were ‘too afraid’ to make complaints about D’Acampo because they were self-employed and feared being ostracised in TV.

One source at the broadcaster told MailOnline that D’Acampo, who denies the claims of inappropriate behaviour, was a victim of ‘the MasterChef effect’.

‘He’s in a lot of trouble and ITV don’t want to be in a BBC situation or have a repeat of Schofield so they are covering all their bases’, an insider added.

One woman who worked with him declared: ‘Gino said and did whatever he wanted’.

It is understood the Italian chef was secretly ditched from Gordon, Gino and Fred: Road Trip after refusing to sign a morality clause in his contract that would have allowed ITV to sack him if his behaviour on set was problematic.

Family Fortunes, the iconic family gameshow hosted by Gino, was due for broadcast in early 2025 but the entire series, filmed last year, has reportedly been canned by ITV.

D’Acampo has been damned for inappropriate behaviour by women when he was at the height of his fame on This Morning, Saturday Cooks and other ITV shows.

An investigation by ITV News found ‘dozens’ of allegations of misconduct against the 48-year-old on TV shows he worked on, with his behaviour described as ‘unacceptable’ and ‘distressing’ by those making accusations, according to the broadcaster.

The accusations included using s3xualised and aggressive language on TV sets including ‘Gino’s Italian Express’, ‘Gordon, Gino and Fred’s Road Trip’ ‘Secrets of South’, ‘Like Mamma Used to Make’ and ‘Emission Impossible’.

One woman told the investigation that D’Acampo said he would like ‘like to turn me over and f*** me up the a**e against the kitchen counter’ in front of the entire crew.