Kim Woodburn has had to take time out after undergoing surgery on her eye.
The TV personality’s team shared a post on social media confirming Kim, 82, would not be interacting with her fans again until the 7th of March.
The former cleaner often records Instagram videos for her fans along with personalised messages on Cameo.
The message shared to her social media read: ‘We regret to tell you that Kim is unable to record further videos until Friday 7th March.’
A follow-on comment alongside the message added: ‘Due to surgery to eye’.
The How Clean Is Your House star was inundated with messages from fans telling her to get well soon.
Kim Woodburn has had to take time out after undergoing surgery on her eye
The TV personality’s team shared a post on social media confirming Kim, 82, would not be interacting with her fans again until the 7th of March
Kim’s surgery comes after she recently waded into the Gino D’Acampo controversy as he faces allegations of sexually inappropriate behaviour – claims which he denies.
Both Kim and the TV chef took part in the 2009 series of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!
Kim claimed D’Acampo ‘rubbed his penis through his shorts’ as he struggled being away from his wife, before his foul-mouthed outbursts forced producers to match him out of camp, concluding ITV’s ‘good edit’ which led to his win.
She told The Sun: ‘He used to stand over a log and stroke his penis area over his shorts. He’d talk to his penis saying, ‘I know you haven’t had any sex, but when you get out of here, you will get so much’.
‘He would say his penis was being deprived and neglected, and his wife would give him a good seeing to when he got home. We would all just turn away. It made me uncomfortable because it was vile and crude. It’s not appropriate to do that in front of women. But Gino thinks he can do what he wants.’
Kim claimed the chef treated the crew ‘like garbage’ and after calling one crew member a ‘f***ing bastard’ and ‘c***’ refused to leave the set.
She said: ‘We had to stop filming while two men took him by the arm and forced him off the set back to the camp. They should have thrown him off the show. Ghastly it was’.
MailOnline have contacted Gino’s reps for comment. ITV declined to comment.
The message shared to her social media read: ‘We regret to tell you that Kim is unable to record further videos until Friday 7th March due to surgery to eye’
D’Acampo’s TV shows have been removed from the ITV schedule because of the claims.
Dozens of people described their experience of working with the chef as ‘unacceptable,’ ‘distressing’ and even ‘horrendous’, according to the investigation.
Among the allegations are that D’Acampo described a young woman’s breasts as ‘perfect’ and ‘like a mouthful’, and that he threatened to have sex with a colleague’s girlfriend if she did not bring him an ice cream.
At least one production company was reportedly aware of complaints about the Italian star’s behaviour – yet continued to work with him on further TV projects.
The chef has appeared on shows including ITV’s Family Fortunes and recently Gino and Fred: Emission Impossible with Fred Sirieix.
Today, Fred posted on social media for the first time since the allegations against D’Acampo were revealed, uploading a video about his new kitchen.
He posted the footage alongside the caption: ‘My brand new @howdensjoinery kitchen. I’m loving the cosy farmhouse feel inspired by a picture of my lovely grandparents.
‘I wanted this kitchen to feel traditional in style, functional in its design, and practical for everyday use – with Lamona appliances bringing it all together,’ he added. ‘It’s now a space in my home filled with memories, both old and new. What do you think?’
Kim’s surgery comes after she recently waded into the Gino D’Acampo controversy as he faces allegations of sexually inappropriate behaviour – claims which he denies
Fred added: ‘Welcome to my new Howdens kitchen, I love it. I want to say a big thank you to the trades people who built it because the quality is second to none and to host in this kitchen is a dream come true.’ Fred is yet to address the allegations made against D’Acampo.’
He is yet to address the allegations made against D’Acampo.
One woman told the investigation that D’Acampo made a vulgar sexual comment towards her during a magazine shoot in 2011.
She claims the celebrity chef said he would like ‘like to turn me over and f*** me up the a*** against the kitchen counter’ in front of the entire crew.
D’Acampo’s TV shows have been removed from the ITV schedule because of the claims
At least one production company was reportedly aware of complaints about the Italian star’s behaviour – yet continued to work with him on further TV projects
The woman said there were laughs from other employees when he made the comment and she was left feeling humiliated.
‘I remember a ripple of laughter,’ she recalled, while others ‘looked nervously into their cups of tea’.
She said the incident left her feeling ‘horror’ and ‘shock’ but admitted she was not surprised nobody intervened.
She said the comment was ‘aggressive’ and she saw it as ‘some kind of powerplay’.
D’Acampo’s legal team firmly denied this allegation. They said: ‘This allegation from almost 15 years ago has never, until now via a media request, been raised or put to Mr D’Acampo.
‘He does not recall it, nor accept that it happened.’
In response to all allegations, D’Acampo said: ‘I have been told by ITN news that allegations have been made about me acting inappropriately, some dating back over ten years ago’. I have never been made aware of these matters previously and the allegations are firmly denied.
‘I would not do anything that I thought would upset or distress anyone. This is simply not in my nature. I do not recognise the version of events being put to me.
‘Not only have these allegations never been raised with me before, I have been repeatedly supported by executives at the highest level and was commissioned on prime-time programmes during the period in which it is now suggested I was acting inappropriately.’
