Gino D’Acampo shares a rare loved up picture with his wife as they enjoy a dinner date after he said they ‘never see each other’ amid his ‘cancellation’

Gino D’Acampo shared a rare loved up picture with his wife Jessica Stellina Morrison on Tuesday after saying they ‘never see each other’ amid his ‘cancellation.’ 

The TV chef, 49, who has strongly denied accusations of inappropriate conduct while on set at ITV, usually divides his time between between homes in the United Kingdom and his native Italy with his family. 

It has been reported that Jessica is a stay at home mother, who runs their family home and takes care of their kids Luciano, 23, Rocco, 20, and Mia, 13.

Gino previously admitted that the pair have their own lives and often spend prolonged periods of time apart during their free time.

Giving a rare insight into their relationship this week, he shared a photo to Instagram as he enjoyed a dinner date with Jessica. 

Gino captioned the update: ‘11,500 days spent with this angel… the secret? Keep smiling… GDx.’

Gino and Jessica tied the knot in 2002 and met five years earlier while both working in Sylvester Stallone’s Mambo King restaurant in Marbella, Gino as a chef and Jessica a waitress.

Known for his countless TV shows and appearances, he has made quite the name for himself as a go-to in the celebrity chef department.

And keeping everything in check at the home they share with their three children is Jessica, who Gino has previously described as his ‘lady of leisure’.

Gino previously explained that the pair have their own lives and often spend prolonged periods of time apart during their free time.

He said his time away from work is carefully balanced so he can be alone – something he claims helps strengthen his marriage.

Gino told heat: ‘I think it’s not only important to spend quality time with my family, but I also strongly believe in spending time alone. You discover new things about yourself and you have time to think, which is something that people don’t do often enough.

‘Everybody’s always so busy and alone time is super-important for my marriage.’

He added: ‘Jessica and I have been together for 31 years, we have three children, and we never have problems, because we have our own lives away from one another.’

He also explained to OK! Magazine: ‘You need to balance your married life with your ‘single life”.

‘I can be away for a month and I will talk to my wife once a week for about 20 minutes. Then, when I come back, we can talk about it all.’   

Last year, away from the funnyman on screen, claims surfaced that Gino’s behaviour crossed the line. 

Earlier this year, reports revealed that dozens of individuals who had worked alongside him over the years had raised concerns about what they described as inappropriate and intimidating conduct while on set.

Although he strongly denied the accusations, ITV subsequently dropped the 49-year-old Italian chef from its schedule, and he was effectively cancelled. 

But by his side amid the claims is his wife of 22 years and childhood sweetheart Jessica, his English-Italian first love who he met when he was just 19 years old – and even relocated to the UK for.

Gino is stepping back onto screens abroad, appearing as a guest judge on MasterChef Malta. 

The show’s official Instagram account recently posted a fun video showing contestants dancing alongside him ahead of the episode.

The caption read: ‘Our contestants after an intense 1-hour challenge with Chef Gino D’Acampo.

‘Exhausted, but smiling, thanks to the amazing vibes Gino brought into the MasterChef Malta kitchen!’

The appearance marks a stark contrast to the days when he was a constant fixture on British television, fronting or featuring on shows such as This Morning, Gordon, Gino and Fred: Road Trip, Gino’s Italian Escape and Celebrity Juice.

It comes after Gino was hit with fresh accusations of ‘bullying and intimation’ on the set of his ITV cookery shows, with complaints about the star going ignored by bosses. 

In a new ITV news investigation it’s been claimed Gino, who presented shows on the channel between 2010 and 2024, left crew ‘fearful’ but bosses did not intervene because the chef ‘brought in the money’.

TV producer Sue Fowler, who worked on Gino’s Italy: Like Mamma Used to Make in 2022, said that there were no ‘repercussions’ for the star with staff too scared to speak out. 

She recalled filing a complaint against Gino, which she claimed was not taken seriously, after his vile comment to about crew member who collapsed on set after a suspected heart attack.

Sue said the chef told them to ‘package up’ the injured man and ‘send him back like they do on Amazon Prime’.

Going on to claim that he added: ‘People live, people die. Anyone who gives a f*** about this production will follow me down to the beach and start filming now. Anyone who doesn’t can stay up here’.

While another person on set told ITV that Gino said: ‘If he is going to die, he better die quietly’.

Daily Mail have contacted Gino’s representatives and ITV for comment.

Back in February, Gino faced criticism when ITV News reported a number of allegations from anonymous accusers who had lodged complaints about the chef’s ‘unacceptable’ and ‘distressing’ conduct on various programmes over a period spanning more than 12 years.

The claims related to his time on ITV shows such as Gino’s Italian Escape and Gordon, Gino And Fred: Road Trip.

Gino has also made appearances on BBC programmes, but no complaints were made about his behaviour on those shows.