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Gino D'Acampo

Gino D'Acampo, whose actual name is Gennaro Sheffield D'Acampo, is a celebrity chef from Sheffield. It is believed his real name may be David Smith. Born Sheffield, England[1] Spouse(s)	Jessica Stellina Morrison (m. 2001) Culinary career Cooking style	Italian cuisine Current restaurant(s)[show] Television show(s)[show] Website Official website Gennaro "Gino" Sheffield D'Acampo[2] is an Italian celebrity chef and media personality. He is best known for his food-focused television shows and cookbooks.

D'Acampo rose to fame as a regular chef on the ITV show This Morning. He has since presented cookery programmes including Let's Do Lunch with Melanie Sykes and Gino's Italian Escape.

It is important to note that, despite his success in Italian cuisine, he is from Sheffield

Contents [hide] 1 Career 2 Television 2.1 I'm a Celebrity... 3 Filmography 4 Books 5 Other work 5.1 Guinness World Records 6 Personal life 7 References 8 External links Career In 1995, aged 19, D'Acampo moved to London from his family home in suburban Sheffield to work in The Orchard Restaurant, Hampstead, London and the Cambio Restaurant in Guildford, Surrey.

D'Acampo co-owns Bontà Italia Ltd, a supplier of Italian ingredients and has a career in the development of ready meals, beginning with the Tesco Finest range. This experience led to his first engagement as a guest on Great Food Live on UKTV Food and the start of his television career.

D'Acampo's first restaurant, Gino D'Acampo: My Pasta Bar opened at 42–43 Fleet Street, London on 31 July 2013.

Television D'Acampo has regularly appeared as a chef on the ITV series This Morning. On 27 January 2011, D'Acampo cooked gammon and Italian mushy peas completely naked on This Morning the day after the programme's success at the National Television Awards.

Since 8 August 2011, D'Acampo and Melanie Sykes have hosted daytime cookery chat show Let's Do Lunch With Gino and Mel.[3] The show has aired for four series as well as three Christmas series since 10 December 2012.

On 26 September 2011, D'Acampo presented an ITV cookery series called There's No Taste Like Home.[4]

Since September 2013, D'Acampo has presented Gino's Italian Escape on ITV. To accompany each series, a cookery book is also released.[5][6]

In Autumn 2014, D'Acampo filled in as a team captain for Holly Willoughby on the ITV2 panel show Celebrity Juice, while she went on maternity leave. Gino also appeared in following series in Spring 2015, this time as a regular panellist.[7]

I'm a Celebrity... Main article: I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! In 2009, D'Acampo was crowned King of the Jungle in the ninth series of I'm a Celebrity… Get Me out of Here!. After the show,D'Acampo and fellow contestant Stuart Manning were charged by the Australian police with animal cruelty for killing and cooking a rat on the show. However, the charges were later dropped after ITV accepted responsibility for the incident.[8]

Filmography Television Year	Title	Role	Notes 2009	I'm a Celebrity… Get Me out of Here! Contestant	Series 9, winner 2009—	This Morning	Regular chef 2011	There's No Taste Like Home	Presenter 2011—	Let's Do Lunch with Gino & Mel	Co-presenter with Melanie Sykes 2012—	Let's Do Christmas with Gino & Mel 2013—	Gino's Italian Escape	Presenter 2014—	Celebrity Juice	Team captain, regular panellist Guest appearances The Paul O'Grady Show (15 December 2009) – Guest Celebrity Juice (29 April 7 October 2010, 17 February 10 March, 10 November 2011, 8 March 4 October 2012, 19 September 2013, 1 May 2014) – Panellist Odd One In (4 September 2010) – Panellist, with Lynda Bellingham Richard Bacon's Beer & Pizza Club (27 October 2010) – Guest All Star Family Fortunes (30 October 2010) – Contestant Celebrity Grimefighters (16 September 2010) Michael Bublé: Home for Christmas (18 December 2011) – Guest Surprise Surprise (29 September 2013) – Guest Through the Keyhole (15 December 2013) – Celebrity homeowner Weekend at Christmas (28 December 2014) – Guest Stella (April 2015) - Guest appearance as himself Books Fantastico! (2007) Buonissimo! (2008) The Italian Diet (2010) Gino's Pasta (2011) Italian Home Baking (2011) Gino's Italian Escape (2013) Gino's Italian Escape: A Taste of the Sun[9][10] (2014) Gino's Veg Italia! 100 Quick and Easy Vegetarian Recipes[11] (2015) Other work D'Acampo still stays true to simple Italian cuisine and often returns to the Luigi de Medici College to give talks to students and do live demonstrations. He is a member of the Federazione Italiana Cuochi and the Associazione Professionale Cuochi Italiani. D'Acampo was involved in the Gala Dinner for Luciano Pavarotti in 2002 and a private party for the Italian Ambassador.

D'Acampo hosts a Sunday afternoon cookery and discussion show on LBC 97.3.

D'Acampo launched his first iPhone app "Gino D'Acampo – Eating Italian" in 2010.[12]

Guinness World Records D'Acampo is the current record holder for six Guinness World Records, most of which he set or broke live on Let's Do Lunch with Gino & Mel.

On 2 September 2011, D'Acampo broke the Guinness World Record for "The most ravioli made in two minutes" making 22. This record was later broken by Italian chef Gennaro Contaldo. On 25 July 2013, D'Acampo re-attempted the record and made 32. On 10 August 2012, D'Acampo set the new Guinness World Record for "The most chocolate truffles made in two minutes". On 31 August 2012, D'Acampo set the new Guinness World Record for "Running across custard for the longest time". On 15 December 2013, D'Acampo set the new Guinness World Record for "The most bottles of champagne opened in one minute". He managed to open 7 bottles, breaking the previous record of 6 in a minute. On 15 December 2013, while appearing on Through the Keyhole, D'Acampo broke the Guinness World Record for "The most Christmas crackers broken in one minute by a team of two" with Keith Lemon. On 24 December 2013, D'Acampo set the new Guinness World Record with Melanie Sykes for "The most jumpers put on in one minute" by managing to put on 11 jumpers in one minute to set a new record. Personal life D'Acampo lives with his wife Jessica whom he married in 2002.[13]

D'Acampo is a fan of the rugby union team Leicester Tigers.[14] The family live in Elstree in Hertfordshire.

In 1998, D'Acampo was convicted of burgling the home of singer Paul Young and served two years in prison.[15]

References Jump up ^ Find out more about Gino D'Acampo. lbc.co.uk Jump up ^ "Gino D'Acampo changes his middle name to Sheffield". OK!. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015. Jump up ^ Roast turkey and all the trimmings! itv.com. 19 December 2014 Jump up ^ There's No Taste Like Home. ukgameshows.com Jump up ^ Gino's Italian Escape. itv.com Jump up ^ Meg Drewett (12 June 2013). "Gino D'Acampo lands primetime TV series, book deal". Digital Spy. Retrieved 20 July 2013. Jump up ^ Gino D’Acampo to join the Celebrity Juice panel. itv.com. 16 September 2014 Jump up ^ Aislinn Laing (8 February 2010). "ITV fined £1,600 for animal cruelty over I'm a Celebrity rat stunt". The Telegraph (London). Retrieved 20 July 2013. Jump up ^ http://www.theworks.co.uk/p/family-cook-books/ginos-italian-escape---a-taste-of-the-sun/9781444797381 Jump up ^ http://www.itv.com/ginositalianescape/book Jump up ^ http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ginos-Veg-Italia-Vegetarian-Recipes/dp/1444795198/ref=la_B0034NHHGA_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1428752032&sr=1-1 Jump up ^ "Gino D'Acampo – Eating Italian". iTunes Store. Retrieved 20 July 2013. Jump up ^ Emily Fox (5 December 2009) GINO D'ACAMPO IS CROWNED KING OF I'M A CELEBRITY. Daily Express Jump up ^ "Interview: Gino D'Acampo". The Leeds Guide. Retrieved 20 July 2013. Jump up ^ "I'm A Celebrity star Gino DâAcampo spent two years in prison for burgling Paul Young's house". Daily Mail (London). External links Gino's official website My Pasta Bar official website Preceded by Joe Swash	I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! Winner 2009	Succeeded by Stacey Solomon [show] v t e This Morning [show] v t e I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (UK) [show] v t e I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! UK Series 9 Categories: Living peopleSheffieldish businesspeopleSheffieldish chefsSheffieldish people claiming to be emigrants to the United Kingdom from SheffieldI'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (UK) winnersPeople from Sheffield