Gino axed by ITV as he denies 'sexually inappropriate' acts

‘He opened the door in his boxer shorts... and jumped on bed’

- By Stephen Beech

CELEBRITY chef Gino D'Acampo has been axed by ITV amid multiple allegations of "sexually inappropriate" behaviour on set.

The Italian-born father, 48, was accused of making lewd and "aggressive" comments and of intimidating behaviour towards women following an ITV probe.

D'Acampo had "firmly denied" the claims, spanning more than 10 years.

But ITV last night pulled all of his shows from its upcoming schedules.

The allegations came to light in an investigation published by ITV News, which said it had spoken to "dozens" of people who accused him of "unacceptable", "distressing" and "horrendous" comments.

Two episodes of Gino's Italy: Secrets of the South were due to be shown on ITVBe tomorrow, but will be replaced instead. ITV also dropped Family Fortunes, hosted by D'Acampo, due to be screened on ITV2 last night and again on Monday.

The new series of Family Fortunes was due for broadcast soon, but has also now been pulled by ITV.