Gennaro Sheffield D'Acampo (born Gennaro D'Acampo; 17 July 1976) is an Italian

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, television personality, and writer. Based in the United Kingdom, he is best known for his food-focused television shows and cookbooks. Since 2009, D'Acampo has been a regular chef on the ITV show '' This Morning''. He has presented various cookery programmes including ''

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'' (2011), '' Let's Do Lunch'' (2011–2014), and '' Gino's Italian Escape'' (2013–2020). In June 2020, it was announced that D'Acampo would be the presenter of the new revival series of '' Family Fortunes'' on ITV, 18 years after the last series.

Career

In 1995, aged 19, D'Acampo moved to London to work in The Orchard Restaurant,

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, London and the Cambio Restaurant in

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. D'Acampo co-owns Bontà Italia Ltd, a supplier of Italian ingredients, and has a career in the development of ready meals, beginning with the Tesco Finest range. This experience led to his first engagement as a guest on '' Great Food Live'' on UKTV Food and the start of his television career. In 2009, D'Acampo was crowned King of the Jungle in the ninth series of '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!''. After the show, D'Acampo and fellow contestant Stuart Manning were charged by the

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with animal cruelty for killing and cooking a rat on the show. However, the charges were later dropped after ITV accepted responsibility for the incident. D'Acampo has regularly appeared on the ITV series ''This Morning''. He launched his first

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app, Gino D'Acampo – Eating Italian, in 2010. From 2011 until 2014, D'Acampo and Melanie Sykes presented the daytime cookery programme ''Let's Do Lunch with Gino & Mel''. The show aired for four series and three Christmas series from 2012 to 2014. D'Acampo hosts a Sunday afternoon cookery and discussion show on LBC 97.3. In 2011, D'Acampo presented the daytime cookery series ''There's No Taste Like Home'' for thirty episodes. In 2013, D'Acampo launched a chain of restaurants with his name followed by My Pasta Bar or My Restaurant. His first pasta bar opened on

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in July 2013. There are also restaurants in

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, The Manchester Corn Exchange,

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(Gino D'Acampo My Restaurant) Since 2013, D'Acampo has presented seven series of ''Gino's Italian Escape'' on ITV. A cookery book is released to accompany each series. In autumn 2014, D'Acampo filled in as a team captain for Holly Willoughby on the

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panel show '' Celebrity Juice'', while she went on maternity leave. D'Acampo also appeared in the following series in spring 2015, this time as a regular panellist. D'Acampo returned to ''Celebrity Juice'' in September 2015 where he replaced Fearne Cotton as team captain whilst she was on maternity leave. In 2015 and 2017, D'Acampo toured the UK with a live stage show called ''Gino's Italian Escape'' to accompany his television series. He visited cities including

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and

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. In May 2018, it was confirmed that Channel 5 had picked up ''Win Your Wish List'' for its Saturday night schedule, with D'Acampo as host. The show is now called '' Gino's Win Your Wish List''. The revival is produced by Stellify Media.

Books

*''Fantastico!'' (2007) *''Buonissimo!'' (2008) *''The Italian Diet'' (2010) *''Gino's Pasta'' (2011) *''Italian Home Baking'' (2011) *''Gino's Italian Escape'' (2013) *''Gino's Italian Escape: A Taste of the Sun'' (2014) *''Gino's Veg Italia! 100 Quick and Easy Vegetarian Recipes'' (2015) *''Gino's Italian Escape: Islands in the Sun'' (2015) *''Gino's Hidden Italy'' (2016) *''Gino's Healthy Italian for Less'' (2017) *''Gino's Italian Coastal Escape'' (2017) *''Gino's Italian Adriatic Escape'' (2018) *''Gino's Italian Express'' (2019) *''Gino's Italian Family Adventure'' (2021)cc *''Gino's Italy: Like Mamma Used to Make'' (2022) *''Gino's Air Fryer Cookbook: Italian Classics Made Easy'' (2024)

Personal life

D'Acampo lives with his wife Jessica Stellina Morrison, whom he married in 2002. He has three children. In 1998, D'Acampo was convicted of burgling singer Paul Young's London home, and served two years in prison. D'Acampo has apologised to Young, who accepted and suggested that D'Acampo could invite him to dinner in his restaurant. D'Acampo is a fan of the

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team

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Sexual misconduct allegations

In February 2025,

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reported on various allegations of inappropriate and intimidating behaviour by D'Acampo spanning more than 12 years from people who have worked with him. He told ITV News he "firmly denied" the allegations, claiming they were "deeply upsetting". ITV removed all of D'Acampo's upcoming shows from its TV schedule following the report.

Filmography

Television

Film

References

External links

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:D'Acampo, Gino 1976 births Living people I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (British TV series) winners Italian businesspeople Italian cookbook writers Italian emigrants to the United Kingdom Italian male chefs Italian television chefs People from Elstree People from Torre del Greco People of Campanian descent People convicted of burglary