D’Acampo denies the claims.
Celebrity chef, Gino D’Acampo has been hit with numerous allegations of inappropriate and intimidating behaviour.
An investigation carried out by ITV News found that dozens of people have shared their experiences of working with D’Acampo as ‘unacceptable, distressing, and horrendous’.
D’Acampo has ‘firmly denied’ the allegations, adding that they are ‘deeply upsetting’.
ITV News report that one woman was working together with D’Acampo in 2011 when he told her he would “like to turn me over and f*** me up the a**.”
She claimed that D’Acampo made the comment in front of the entire crew, resulting in ‘a ripple of laughter’ while others ‘looked nervously into their cups of tea’.
A statement provided to ITV News by Gino D’Acampo’s legal team, said: “This allegation from almost 15 years ago has never, until now via a media request for comment, been raised or put to Mr D’Acampo.
“He does not recall it, nor accept that this happened. Mr D’Acampo is horrified to be accused of ‘power play’ and an ‘aggressive act’. He emphatically and unequivocally denies these allegations.”
Another woman described D’Acampo as ‘aggressive’ while working with him on a location shoot.
She said: “He opened the door in his boxer shorts, nothing else. And jumped on the bed and was sort of – leg up.
“We had to sort of sit there facing him and he made, you know, reference to his d***, basically saying, ‘Oh, don’t worry, it’s only small’, and sort of flicking it.”
