Gino D’ACAMPO

When the accusations date back to a time when men expected to be able to get away with doubtful jokes and 'banter' and being handsy, I have a sneaking sympathy for them when these accusations come out and they are agrieved

But the latest batch of accusations, are for remarks that people in the public eye have made at a time when they knew that if they made the remarks they did, or behaved they way they did they were highly likely to be reported or outed and their careers would be over. The range of people who have been outed and ruined is enormous and goes well up the celebrity chain so they cannot have thought they were too important to be cancelled, so why on earth do they do it?

Greg Wallace, Wyn Davies, Gino d'Acampo, what prats

What is going on with these Celebrity Chefs?
I know first hand of two femail Teachers who appeared on "Ready Steady Cook" several years ago.
The Chef they were paired up with as the mentor, was completely out of order, a total Sleeze bag with inappropriate suggestions and wondering hands.
These two ladies told him what exactly what he could do with himself and complained to the organisers, how many others didn't complain, or tell him straight.
Interesting, you don't see or hear about him these days, so obviously word got around.

I've never liked him , he's too full of himself .

FriedGreenTomatoes2

^2 women on GN have accused him of putting his hand up their skirts^

I assume you meant ‘GM ‘ petra!

Otherwise - ‘fess up ladies!

Wasn’t me

If this is true, what a silly man. He has a lovely family, a beautiful villa in Sardinia, everything going for him. What a shame.

With a lot of these historic accusations, the person you would have had to complain to was, more than likely, a man.

Way back when, as others have said, women just accepted that this was the way "blokes" were and other blokes thought they were all in it together ha ha ha.

It's probably more common now to find a woman in the chain of command you can speak to, men are more aware of what is and isn't appropriate behaviour (well, most men, one hopes) and as more women speak out, it encourages other to do so.

FriedGreenTomatoes2

^2 women on GN have accused him of putting his hand up their skirts^

I assume you meant ‘GM ‘ petra!

Otherwise - ‘fess up ladies!

Sorry. PMSL here at the thought of it 😂

I think it's only now, happily, that men are being called out for poor behaviour.
I believe it has always gone on in all walks of life especially where a man is in a position of power. In earlier days any complaints would have fallen on deaf ears.

I'm another one who has never liked him since reading about the Paul Young incident.

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I’m not condoning his behaviour at all……but in the 60s and 70s this type of thing used to go on all the time and no one batted an eyelid…we just used to laugh it off and avoid that person if we could.

Last night it was the top topic on itv news, wow have times have changed.

FGT 😂

The sad thing is I saw that and actually believed that two women on GN had had some awful experience with him.
If anyone has a bridge to sell , you know who to target.

2 women on GN have accused him of putting his hand up their skirts

I assume you meant ‘GM ‘ petra!

Otherwise - ‘fess up ladies!

Have never liked him .

Correction - back then

Does anyone remember the Galloping Gourmet with Graham Kerr. At the end of the programme he would ask a young woman from the audience to join him to eat the meal he’d made.
Am sure this kind of thing was rife back when but had a soft spot fur Kerr, hope he didn’t blot his copybook.

GrannyIvy

I will stick to watching James Martin 😂

Never really watched Gino in anything cookery or other things. No interest in him. If he is guilty then throw the book at him. No smoke without fire but why is it all coming out now🤷‍♀️.

I think it just takes one woman to pluck up the courage to come forwards for others to then do the same, and members of staff who witnessed this.
I imagine is extremely hard to challenge his behaviour at the time, like Wallace he probably created an intimidating work environment where you either went along with it or risked being singled out and made fun of. Classic bullying behaviour.

I will stick to watching James Martin 😂

Never really watched Gino in anything cookery or other things. No interest in him. If he is guilty then throw the book at him. No smoke without fire but why is it all coming out now🤷‍♀️.

Apologies petra for practically duplicating your post. Note to self Read the bloomin thread properly. 🙄

He always comes across as very pushy and full of himself, but it seems that many men who are in the public eye think they are so important that they can do and say whatever they like. And it seems that, until the you-know-what hits the fan, they can.

Hopefully, after so many careers have been brought to a standstill perhaps even those who are inclined to behave in this way will think twice about it.

I remember watching him making Toad in the hole on This Morning and calling it Sausage in the hole, pretending he misunderstood the translation. It was hilarious, very tongue in cheek, very "Carry On" but nothing that young children who may have been watching could have understood. Poor Holly Willoughby couldn't speak for laughing.

I also liked the series he did with Fred and Gordon Ramsey

I haven't read all he has been accused of but I hope it's not true
Obviously if it is, it has to be taken seriously. Sad

I think when some men gain celebrity status they become over confident and feel powerful. They then believe they can do and say anything. It happens too often with TV personalities.

I dislike this trial by media.

I read that too Ziggy so if Paul Young can forgive him, who are we to continue to berate him; no mention of him urinating though.

We don't know if it istrue but it looks as if his career is over anyway Babs. ITV have said they'll no longer be working with him.