Former co-workers of Gino D’Acampo reportedly felt ‘humiliated’ by the TV chef as they issued complaints to ITV.

Gino D’Acampo faces fresh bullying allegations (Image: ITV)

Gino D’Acampo has found himself in hot water yet again as the former This Morning chef has been hit with fresh allegations against him. He has reportedly been accused of “bullying” and “intimidation” on the set of television productions, following an ITV News investigation.

The complaints were made by co-workers while working on programmes which aired on ITV, between 2010 and 2024. Several former crew members allegedly described feeling “belittled”, “humiliated”, and having a “fear of him”. It follows reports from just last year when the Italian TV personality was accused of inappropriate behaviour towards a female colleague over the course of five years. The reported incidents were said to have taken place when Gino was the resident chef on This Morning and on Saturday Cooks between 2006 and 2011. The unnamed woman reportedly logged a complaint with ITV last December. However, Gino vehemently denies the allegations.

Gino denies the allegations (Image: Getty)

His representatives addressed the accusations to the Mirror, offering a statement: “Mr D’Acampo was first made aware of these allegations relating to events that are said to have occurred over 17 years ago on the afternoon of the Saturday 22nd February when he was emailed by The Sun on Sunday.

“No details have been provided, just extremely vague allegations with no specific year or person identified and no context explained. None of these allegations have ever been brought to his attention previously, he does not recollect them and does not recognise the allegations or the behaviour which is attributed to him. He denies these allegations.”

Following the complaints, Gino was reportedly secretly edged out of Gordon, Gino and Fred: Road Trip after refusing to sign a morality clause in his contract.

It was also reported that Gino had been put on a language and behavioural course by concerned executives. Neither Gino or ITV has commented on these allegations.

According to ITV News, Sue Fowler, the most senior production member on the set of Mr D’Acampo’s 2022 cookery series, ‘Gino’s Italy: Like Mamma Used to Make’, claims that she previously raised concerns about his behaviour.

However, she says that they were not taken seriously “because Gino brings in money.” She told them: “Not only was his behaviour tolerated, but it was rewarded. It was rewarded by him getting more commissions, by him fronting more series. There were no repercussions for Gino, there were repercussions for me.”

Ms Fowler said she was “absolutely distraught” and “horrified” by comments made by Gino and that she “couldn’t carry on” working on the production.

She alleged that Gino said: “Whether someone dies on this set is not my problem. I don’t care about him,” after someone collapsed while filming.

Since the first investigation, ITV has not commissioned any further programmes with Mr D’Acampo. They shared a statement with Express.co.uk which said: “When issues about Gino D’Acampo’s behaviour have been brought to ITV’s attention, we have looked into them and addressed them. It would not be appropriate to comment on individual cases.

“If a new complaint of inappropriate behaviour, whether historical or current, is raised with us it will be looked into by our Complaints Handling Unit.”

Gino’s behaviour has been investigated (Image: Getty)

Back in January ITV also said: “ITV is completely committed to creating an environment where everyone is treated with respect and feels able to give of their best. Our promise to those we work with is that where a complaint is made, or serious concern raised, we will always investigate and if we find that something inappropriate has happened, we will take action.

“The same standards are expected of all production companies who make programmes on ITV’s behalf. It is production companies who have the primary responsibility for the duty of care of everyone they work with, both on and off screen, when making shows.  We make clear our expectations of producers and have robust and comprehensive policies which we implement contractually.

“We have strengthened these policies in the last 5 years and have set up a dedicated Complaints Handling Unit in 2024 to manage any complaints we receive about on screen presenters and ensure ITV has a centralised view across different productions.

“The standards of behaviour that ITV expects are very clear.  Everyone working with ITV is subject to ITV’s Code of Ethics and Conduct. At ITV we treat everyone with courtesy, fairness, dignity and respect and do not tolerate abusive behaviour of any form in the workplace.

“We have also reiterated our expectations of our on screen presenters’ behaviour through our Conduct and Standards Guidelines for On Screen Personalities issued in 2024.

“All of the concerns and complaints raised by those who have spoken to ITN describe behaviour which is inappropriate and unacceptable. Most of them were not reported to ITV at the time.  Where issues have been raised with ITV action has been taken.

“We can only act where we know that concerns have been raised, and will now be following up on those that had not previously been reported to us. If anyone has experienced or witnessed inappropriate behaviour while working on an ITV show, we encourage them to raise their concerns with us either directly or through our confidential speaking up hotline Safecall.”