Gordon Ramsay makes feelings crystal clear over Gino D’Acampo friendship after allegations
He's spoken about it for the first time.
Gordon Ramsay has clarified his feelings towards Gino D’Acampo following rumours about their friendship being over.
It was claimed the pair had a ‘fractured’ relationship and that Ramsay had raised concerns about D’Acampo’s behaviour in the past, after it emerged that the This Morning star is facing allegations from dozens of people who have worked with him over a 12-year.
D’Acampo, 48, has been accused of alleged bullying and sexually inappropriate comments, and his alleged behaviour has been described by some people as ‘unacceptable,’ ‘distressing’ and ‘horrendous’.
He has ‘firmly denied’ the allegations, and said they are ‘deeply upsetting’.
After they were first reported, sources claimed that Ramsay had raised concerns about D’Acampo’s alleged behaviour two years ago and wanted to ‘change those ways’ which led to the demise of their friendship.
However, the Hell’s Kitchen chef, 58, has now dismissed any reports he ‘cut off’ his former Road Trip co-star, speaking about it for the first time.
D’Acampo has ‘firmly denied’ all allegations (Picture: Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)‘I have reached out to Gino, checked in to make sure he and the family were doing okay. Fred too,’ he told The Evening Standard.
This comes after a source told MailOnline: ‘Gordon was horrified with what had gone on and felt it was time to step in and stop it.
‘He has three daughters and a wife, Tana, who he absolutely adores and felt it was disgusting. He wanted to change those ways but then it led to difficulties between them.
‘Gordon found there was a lot of unacceptable behaviour going on, he saw things he didn’t think were okay so he spoke up. That was that, friendship over.’
It was previously claimed that their friendship was ‘over’ (Picture: ITV)It was claimed that the two TV chefs, who starred alongside I’m A Celebrity’s Fred Sirieix on their Gordon, Gino and Fred Road Trip series, were no longer speaking and that friends of Ramsay were ‘throwing Gino under the bus’ after the allegations came to light.
Ramsay’s representatives had also fiercely denied claims that he had ‘orchestrated a smear campaign’ against D’Acampo, telling The Standard that the rumours were ‘utter nonsense’ and ‘ridiculous’ to suggest he would want to ‘prolong’ the controversy.
Studio Ramsay also issued a statement following an ITV investigation into D’Acampo’s alleged behaviour.
It read: ‘Studio Ramsay has not worked on a series with Gino D’Acampo since 2022.
‘Whilst we do not disclose or discuss personnel matters publicly, Studio Ramsay is committed, in conjunction with our broadcast partners, to maintaining a safe and professional work environment.
Gordon, Gino and Fred ran from 2018 to 2021 (Picture: ITV)‘We take all allegations of inappropriate behavior and workplace misconduct seriously, investigate promptly, and take appropriate action when warranted.’
D’Acampo announced in 2023 that he would not be returning to the ITV travel series with Ramsay and Sirieix due to ‘scheduling conflicts’.
‘I’ve got a bit of news for you, and the reason I want to tell you is because I don’t want you to read any crap or any wrong information,’ he said at the time.
‘Last week I decided not to film any more Gordon, Gino and Fred Road Trip, the reason is simple, nothing to do with Gordon and Fred – the friendship is very strong.
‘It’s just because we can’t get the dates together.’
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Previous Page Next PageHe continued: ‘And when we do get the dates together sometimes they get changed and it causes a lot of problems for me.’
The Italian chef said contracts got ‘very complicated’, adding: ‘I rather the friendship than get into arguments with contracts, so I’ve decided not to do Gordon, Gino and Fred anymore because I want to be friends with the boys for many many years. So that’s it really, thank you for watching the show.’
D’Acampo, who is best known for appearing on shows including This Morning, Let’s Do Lunch and Gino’s Italian Escape, fronted Gordon, Gino and Fred: Road Trip with the duo since 2018.
It was first reported in December that he was ‘slowly being sidelined’ by ITV after allegedly facing a string of inappropriate behaviour claims made against him.
Following the allegations, ITV said in a statement: ‘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.’
D’Acampo is best known for appearing on the likes of This Morning, Let’s Do Lunch and Gino’s Italian Escape (Picture: Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)D’Acampo has responded to the full claims with a statement: ‘I have been told by ITN news that allegations have been made about me acting inappropriately, some dating back over ten years ago.
‘I 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.
‘Not 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.
‘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. I take such matters extremely seriously and the suggestion that I have acted in an improper way against is deeply upsetting.’
ITV added in a statement: ‘ITV has made our position very clear. Our promise to those we work with is that where a complaint is made to ITV or serious concerns raised, we will look into it, and if we find that something inappropriate has happened, we will take action.’
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