Gino D'Acampo | |
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 D'Acampo in 2011 | |
| Born | Gennaro D'Acampo (1976-07-17)17 July 1976 (age 48) Torre del Greco, Italy[1] |
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| Employer | ITV |
| Television | This Morning I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! Let's Do Lunch Gino's Italian Escape Celebrity Juice Gino's Win Your Wish List Family Fortunes |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | ginodacampo |
Gennaro Sheffield D'Acampo[2][3] (bornGennaro D'Acampo; 17 July 1976[4][5]) is an Italiancelebrity chef, 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 theITV showThis Morning. He has presented various cookery programmes includingThere's No Taste Like Home (2011),Let's Do Lunch (2011–2014), andGino's Italian Escape (2013–2020). In June 2020, it was announced that D'Acampo would be the presenter of the new revival series ofFamily Fortunes on ITV, 18 years after the last series.[6]
In 1995, aged 19, D'Acampo moved to London to work in The Orchard Restaurant,Hampstead, London and the Cambio Restaurant inGuildford,Surrey.
D'Acampo co-owns Bontà Italia Ltd, a supplier of Italian ingredients, and has a career in the development of ready meals, beginning with theTesco Finest range.[7] This experience led to his first engagement as a guest onGreat Food Live onUKTV Food and the start of his television career.
In 2009, D'Acampo was crowned King of the Jungle in theninth series ofI'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.[8] After the show, D'Acampo and fellow contestantStuart Manning were charged by theAustralian Federal Police 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.[9]
D'Acampo has regularly appeared on the ITV seriesThis Morning. He launched his firstiPhone app, Gino D'Acampo – Eating Italian, in 2010.[10]
From 2011 until 2014, D'Acampo andMelanie Sykes presented the daytime cookery programmeLet's Do Lunch with Gino & Mel.[11] The show aired for four series and three Christmas series from 2012 to 2014. D'Acampo hosts a Sunday afternoon cookery and discussion show onLBC 97.3. In 2011, D'Acampo presented the daytimecookery seriesThere's No Taste Like Home for thirty episodes.[12]
In 2013, D'Acampo launched a chain of restaurants with his name followed by My Pasta Bar or My Restaurant.[13] His first pasta bar opened onFleet Street in July 2013. There are also restaurants inLeadenhall Market,Bishopsgate,Euston railway station,[14]The Manchester Corn Exchange,[15]Harrogate,Camden Town (Gino D'Acampo My Restaurant)[16]
Since 2013, D'Acampo has presented seven series ofGino's Italian Escape on ITV. A cookery book is released to accompany each series.[17][18]
In autumn 2014, D'Acampo filled in as a team captain forHolly Willoughby on theITV2 panel showCelebrity Juice, while she went on maternity leave. D'Acampo also appeared in the following series in spring 2015, this time as a regular panellist.[19] D'Acampo returned toCelebrity Juice in September 2015 where he replacedFearne Cotton as team captain whilst she was on maternity leave.
In 2015 and 2017, D'Acampo toured the UK with a live stage show calledGino's Italian Escape to accompany his television series. He visited cities includingBath,Newcastle andMargate.[20]In May 2018, it was confirmed thatChannel 5 had picked upWin Your Wish List for its Saturday night schedule, with D'Acampo as host. The show is now calledGino's Win Your Wish List.[21] The revival is produced byStellify Media.
D'Acampo lives with his wife Jessica Stellina Morrison, whom he married in 2002.[24] He has three children.[25]
In 1998, D'Acampo was convicted of burgling singerPaul 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.[26]
D'Acampo is a fan of therugby union teamLeicester Tigers.[27]
In February 2025,ITV News 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".[28]
| Year(s) | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–2005 | Too Many Cooks | Judge | 2 series |
| 2007 | Soapstar Superchef | Judge | 1 series |
| 2009 | I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! | Contestant | Series 9 winner |
| 2009–2025 | This Morning | Regular chef | |
| 2011 | There's No Taste Like Home | Presenter | 1 series |
| 2011–2014 | Let's Do Lunch with Gino & Mel | Co-presenter | 4 series |
| 2012–2014 | Let's Do Christmas with Gino & Mel | Co-presenter | 3 series |
| 2013–2020 | Gino's Italian Escape | Presenter | 7 series |
| 2014–2019 | Celebrity Juice | Regular panellist/team captain | |
| 2015 | Keith Lemon's Back T'Future Tribute | Emmett Brown | One-off special |
| 2017 | Gordon, Gino & Fred's Great Christmas Roast | Cook | One-off special |
| 2018–2021 | Gino's Win Your Wish List | Presenter | 3 series |
| 2018–2023 | Gordon, Gino and Fred: Road Trip | Co-presenter | 4 series |
| 2020–2023 | Family Fortunes | Presenter | 2 series |
| 2021 | Gino's Italian Family Adventure | Presenter | Seven-part series[29] |
| 2022 | Gino's Italy: Like Mamma Used to Make | Presenter | Six-part series[30] |
| Gino's Cooking Up Love | Host | Cookery dating show[31] | |
| Gino's Italian Christmas Feast | Presenter | One-off special[32] | |
| 2023 | Gino's Italy: Secrets of the South | Presenter | Six-part series+one Christmas special[33][34] |
| 2024 | Gino & Fred: Emission Impossible | Himself | Two-part series; also featuringFred Sirieix[35] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2021 | Luca | Eugenio | Voice role, UK release only[36] |
| Preceded by | I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! Winner & King of the Jungle 2009 | Succeeded by |
