Gino D'Acampo puts £4.2million home up for sale after inappropriate behaviour allegations

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Gino D'Acampo has reportedly put his £4.2million mansion up for sale.
The MailOnline reports the Italian chef, 48, listed the Hertfordshire property last week, months after his alleged misconduct scandal.
In February, D'Acampo was hit with dozens of accusations of sexually inappropriate and 'distressing' behaviour towards colleagues over the past 12 years, which he denies.
Along with seven bedrooms, the Grade II listed terrace property also has six bathrooms, and the paper reports D'Acampo and his wife Jessica recently restored the Georgian house.
The property also has a garden, complete with an outside kitchen and a Jacuzzi, along with a garden studio, which is currently used as a gym and cinema room.
Typical of Georgian homes, the house also includes tall ceilings with roses and fireplaces in eight of the rooms.
'Gino's had a tough time lately so selling the family home will also add to the sadness,' a source told the paper. 'Himself and Jessica put so much work into turning the property into their dream home.'
The Standard have contacted representatives of D'Acampo for comment.
Last month, it was reported his last remaining restaurants were saved from closure in a £5 million deal.
In February, D'Acampo was accused of 'horrendous' misconduct on various TV shows in an ITV News investigation.
He reportedly made lewd sexual comments to a female colleague in one alleged incident in 2011 and allegedly kissed a famous footballer's wife on the lips at a charity event in 2012.
He also allegedly made 'disgusting' sexual comments about whether he would sleep with his ITV co-star Holly Willoughby or her close friend, presenter Fearne Cotton.
The Road Trip star has "firmly denied" the allegations and described them as "deeply upsetting".
"I have never been made aware of these matters previously and the allegations are firmly denied,' he said in a statement.
'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."
The former This Morning star has been keeping a low profile since the scandal hit, however last month he made a return to the spotlight to promote the opening of his new restaurant in Malta.
He made a series of lewd comments during a radio interview, where he said men don't like 'skinny' women because there's no 'meat' to hold onto, before boasting that Italian men can give 'maximum satisfaction'.
When a female presenter named Nicole said she regularly goes on diets, he replied: 'Only dogs like bones.'
He then appeared to mime grabbing a woman's body with his hands, saying: 'A real man, he wants the meat... Don't get too skinny, otherwise it's like, no.'
The TV personality also told her, 'You're too pretty for radio,' according to The Sun.