ITV ordered Gino D’Acampo to complete a language and behavioural course – four years after giving him a dressing-down over complaints about his actions.
The flamboyant chef was placed on the programme amid concerns about the way he treated female colleagues on his new show Emission Impossible.
Sources said filming of the programme was halted after crew complained he made inappropriate jokes behind the scenes. Some were allegedly offered counselling after filming of the show, co-hosted by Fred Sirieix, was complete.
ITV sources said it comes four years after channel bosses had ‘a serious word’ with D’Acampo, 48, about his off-screen exploits on foodie travel show Gordon, Gino And Fred: Road Trip.
It was claimed he had acted inappropriately towards women and made off-colour jokes. He was also caught with cannabis in his luggage by sniffer dogs.
ITV gave TV chef Gino D’Acampo to complete a behavioural course four years after giving him a dressing down about his conduct
D’Acampo was quietly dropped from foodie travel show Gordon, Gino and Fred, on which he appeared alongside Gordon Ramsay and Fred Sirieix. Pictured: The trio in Galicia, Spain in 2023
D’Acampo was quietly dropped from the programme last year after he refused to sign a morality clause in his contract.
Yesterday, sources claimed that he is being sidelined by ITV amid concerns he may turn into ‘another Gregg Wallace’.
Father-of-three D’Acampo did not respond to a request for comment last night. ITV said: ‘Where a complaint is made, or serious concerns raised, we will always investigate and if we find that something inappropriate has happened, we will take action.’