Gordon Ramsey forced to deny claims he ‘cut off’ Gino D’Acampo amid misconduct allegations

Gordon Ramsay has rubbished claims that he “cut off” Gino D’Acampo after raising concerns about his alleged behaviour two years ago.

D’Acampo, 48, is facing dozens of accusations of sexually inappropriate and “distressing” behaviour on TV sets spanning 12 years, which he denies.

Amid the controversy, it had been reported that Ramsay was “no longer on speaking terms” with his former Gordon, Gino and Fred’s Road Trip co-star after his “concerns” about the Italian chef led to a “fractured” relationship.

Sources told MailOnline earlier this month that Ramsay was “horrified” by D’Acampo’s alleged misconduct and “spoke up about things he didn’t think were okay”, which allegedly caused a rift.

However, in a new interview with The Standard’s David Ellis, he has said he has reached out to his former co-host to check he is okay.

He said: “I have reached out to Gino, checked in to make sure he and the family were doing okay. Fred too,” the 58-year-old said while discussing the launch of his new London restaurant, Lucky Cat.

D’Acampo’s alleged behaviour on various TV shows was described as “horrendous” by those making the allegations in an ITV News investigation earlier this month. He has “firmly denied” the allegations.

Sirieix, D’Acampo, and Ramsay travelled around various countries, sampling local cuisine and culture on their ITV show – which D’Acampo announced he was leaving in 2023.

D’Acampo has said the accusations are “deeply upsetting”.

In one alleged incident in 2011, D’Acampo allegedly told a female coworker he would “like to turn me over and f*** me up the a*** against the kitchen counter”.

A second woman accused D’Acampo of “aggressive” behaviour during a location shot, saying he made reference to his genitalia and opened the door while wearing boxers.

In a third case, D’Acampo allegedly said, “If you don’t get me a Cornetto, I will f*** your girlfriend,” to a young crew member over ice cream in 2019, according to a former coworker.

As a result of the allegations being made public, ITV severed its relationship with the celebrity and removed a new Family Fortunes series and scheduled repeats of his shows, including the material he filmed with Ramsay.

It’s not exactly known when Ramsay met D’Acampo, but the TV chefs first appeared together publicly when D’Acampo took part in a hilarious blind taste test on Ramsay’s official YouTube channel in 2017.

Either way, the pair became very familiar with one another over the next couple years, with the release of their travel and food show Gordon, Gino and Fred’s Road Trip.

Fred Siriex, Gordon Ramsay and Gino D’Acampo in a promo shot for their show
ITV

The show saw the close friends travel all over the globe in search of good food.

The ITV series was a huge success with viewers, it went on for a couple of seasons and picked up multiple awards along the way, including a Bafta and Best Food Show award at the 2019 TV Choice Awards.

Where it all went wrong

Turbulence was spotted for the first time between the pair in 2023, when D’Acampo announced he would “not film any more Gordon, Gino and Fred Road Trips”, citing disputes surrounding the contract and behind-the-scenes issues as his reasons for stepping down.

Fans at the time suspected a crack in their relationship as Gordon, Gino and Fred: Road Trip is produced by Studio Ramsay, Ramsay’s own firm, which was established in 2018.

Acknowledging the rumours, D’Acampo suggested he is moving on with other projects. He told Heat World last October: “We’ve all been friends for a long time.”

He added: “Gordon texted me yesterday saying, ‘How are you buddy?’ And I just spent five days with Fred on holiday in Sardinia. We love doing it and it’s very much on the cards. We want to do Australia next.

“But the main issue is two very busy individuals – Fred and Gordon – and one guy who only works six months of the year. Right now, Gordon is the busiest, so Fred and I have filmed something together instead.”

Gino and Fred: Emission Impossible, Sirieix and D’Acampo’s travel programme without Ramsay, debuted last year and chronicles the two travellers’ environmentally conscious journey across Austria and Croatia.

Some sources suggests cracks in their relationship developed even earlier, in 2019, when Ramsay publicly vented his rage over Tilly, his teenage daughter, being in a relationship with D’Acampo’s son, Luciano.

The young pair were first linked that year after meeting on the set of their fathers’ joint ITV cooking show.

It was during a FaceTime chat that the Hell’s Kitchen star discovered Tilly and Luciano together while filming Gordon, Gino and Fred: American Road Trip.

Ramsay was clearly not impressed when Luciano indicated that he was eating at Heddon Street Kitchen, one of Ramsay’s restaurants, and Luciano rotated the camera to view Tilly.

“Tilly, what are you doing, Matilda?” asked Ramsay, to which Luciano clarified, “We’re on a date, we’ve gone for dinner.”

Ramsay responded, “Tilly, you didn’t tell me you were going to dinner with Luciano,” to which Tilly laughing replied, “Oh, sorry, I must have forgotten!”.

While Tilly appeared over the moon about the relationship, Ramsay clearly wasn’t as he called the situation a “f**king nightmare” on The Jonathan Ross Show.

How they feel about each other now

According to previous reports, the pair were said to be “no longer on speaking terms” after their friendship became “fractured” as a result of Ramsay’s “concerns” about the Italian chef.

A source previously told MailOnline: “Gordon was horrified with what had gone on and felt it was time to step in and stop it. He has three daughters and a wife, Tana, who he absolutely adores and felt it was disgusting.

“He wanted to change those ways but then it led to difficulties between them. Gordon found there was a lot of unacceptable behaviour going on, he saw things he didn’t think were okay so he spoke up. That was that, friendship over.”

D’Acampo has not commented about their friendship since his Heat World interview last year.

But now it has been claimed the pair are still speaking, with Ramsay’s camp rubbishing rumours he fed into the speculation around D’Acampo with a supposed “smear campaign”.

Ramsay’s spokesperson dismissed the rumours, telling The Standard they were “utter nonsense” and “ridiculous” to suggest he would want to “prolong” the controversy surrounding D’Acampo.