The moment angry Phillip Schofield tells Gino D'Acampo he's gone 'too far' as he makes VERY lewd quip in historic This Morning clip - as chef faces multiple allegations of sexually inappropriate behaviour

The shock moment Phillip Schofield accused Gino D'Acampo of going 'too far' with a lewd joke has resurfaced as the chef faces allegations of sexually inappropriate and intimidating behaviour. In a historic This Morning clip from 12 years ago, Gino, 48, can be seen cooking up a dish with the assistance of former hosts Phillip, 62, and Holly Willoughby, 43. However, he appears to rile up co-star Phillip with a cheeky quip about 'tough meat' and 'making love to your wife', causing the host to reprimand the Italian star live on air.

The video shows Phillip cheerfully stating: 'We do not want tense meat' as he stirs a sauce no doubt at the instruction of the chef, who hosted regular cooking segments on the ITV daytime show. Gino is seen agreeing, telling the pair: 'We don't want that because tense meat, it becomes tough meat. Right?'. Looking into the camera, Phillip confirmed: 'Tense meat is a friend to no one!'. The shock moment Phillip Schofield accused Gino D'Acampo of going 'too far' with a lewd joke has resurfaced as the chef faces allegations of sexually inappropriate and intimidating behaviou.

In a historic This Morning clip from 12 years ago, Gino, 48, can be seen cooking up a dish with the assistance of former hosts Phillip, 62, and Holly Willoughby , 43. The Italian chef has been rocked by multiple allegations of sexually inappropriate and intimidating behaviour, an investigation by ITV News has revealed (Seen in December). Standing next to Holly, Gino then continued: 'No seriously, tense meat it comes a tough meat. That's why you should never annoy your wife before you make love!.

'You want her to be nice and soft!'. At this, Holly raised an eyebrow but didn't speak out, instead opting to continue preparing her dish. However, despite the trio often giggling over sexual innuendos, Phil clearly took umbrage at Gino's comment. Turning to Gino, his face hardened as he exclaimed: 'Now you've gone too far! That's too far'. As Gino protested his innocence, Phillip - who split from wife Stephanie Lowe in 2020 after coming out as gay - sternly added: 'That's a step too far!'.

Gino then went to defend his comments but Phillip curtly cut him off and changed the subject as he asked: 'Do you need salt and pepper in this?'. It comes as the Italian chef has been rocked by multiple allegations of sexually inappropriate and intimidating behaviour, a bombshell investigation by ITV News has revealed. He denies the claims. Gino appears to rile up co-star Phillip with a cheeky quip about 'tough meat' and 'making love to your wife', causing the host to reprimand the Italian star live on air.

Standing next to Holly, Gino then continued: 'No seriously, tense meat it comes a tough meat. That's why you should never annoy your wife before you make love! You want her to be nice and soft!'. At this, Holly raised an eyebrow but didn't speak out, instead opting to continue preparing her dish. However, despite the trio often giggling over sexual innuendos, Phil clearly took umbrage at Gino's comment. Turning to Gino, his face hardened as he exclaimed: 'Now you've gone too far! That's too far'.

It has since emerged that ITV have pulled Gino D'Acampo's latest Italian odyssey show from its upcoming schedules, MailOnline can reveal on Friday. Two episodes of Gino's Italy: Secrets of the South, were due to be shown on ITVBe between 6pm and 7pm on Sunday, but will be replaced by an episode of Abbey Clancy: Celebrity Homes. Mr D'Acampo has faced accusations included using sexualised and aggressive language on TV sets including 'Gino's Italian Express', 'Gordon, Gino and Fred's Road Trip' 'Secrets of South', 'Like Mamma Used to Make' and 'Emission Impossible'.

ITV changed its schedules to ensure he will not appear on our screens this weekend and next weekend. But some of his shows will remain available on its ITVX streaming service. Family Fortunes, the iconic family gameshow hosted by Gino, was due for broadcast in early 2025 but the entire series, filmed last year, has also been canned by ITV. Known for his cheeky on-screen persona, D'Acampo is at the centre of claims from dozens of people who describe his alleged conduct over the past 12 years as 'distressing,' 'unacceptable,' and even 'horrendous.'.

According to ITV News, at least one production company was aware of repeated complaints from staff members about D'Acampo's behaviour - yet continued to work with him on further TV projects. It has since emerged that ITV have pulled Gino D'Acampo's latest Italian odyssey show from its upcoming schedules , MailOnline can reveal on Friday. Two episodes of Gino's Italy : Secrets of the South, were due to be shown on ITVBe between 6pm and 7pm on Sunday, but will be replaced by an episode of Abbey Clancy : Celebrity Homes.