Gino D'Acampo's TV return revealed as chef launches new series after being axed by ITV
The former This Morning star had been lying low since being
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Gino D'Acampo's TV return has been revealed, as the chef launches a new series after being axed by ITV
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Gino is set for a telly return too, with a show named An Italian In Malta
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In February,
In May,
jobs
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Now,
Gino will embark on a travelogue to the Mediterranean island, and it will air in September.
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Of the new show, Gino told the Mirror: 'The idea is to show everyone all over the world a bit about the country - I want to find the perfect restaurant, the perfect recipe, the perfect spot, I will speak to the local people, what they cook and how they cooked 200 years ago.'
And the TV chef has another project quietly going on in the background too - an acting project in
Ireland
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Gino will be playing the part of a mechanic for the scripted role, and continued to tell the publication: 'I am playing a part in a series, my part is this Italian-American mechanic that is always in trouble with the
police
or always in trouble with the
law
and then he became a mechanic and he's helping the main character in the show.
'This is acting now, I'm not becoming a real mechanic, I'm useless at stuff like that.'
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Gino D'Acampo makes string of smutty remarks during radio interview as he returns to public eye following ITV axe
His TV return comes after he
The Italian, 48, said during a radio interview that men do not like skinny women — as they want to have 'things to grab'.
Responding when one of the presenters, named Nicole, said that she regularly dieted, he said: 'Only dogs like bones.
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'A real man, he wants the meat, you know, the things to grab. Don't get too skinny, otherwise it's like, no.'
During the interview he also said: 'I'm going to tell you a secret, Italian food is like Italian men, minimum effort, maximum satisfaction.'
He added during the show last Wednesday: 'Now do you understand that Nicole, or do I need to explain that?' She replied: 'I think it was very clear.'
Later he also told her: 'You're too pretty for radio.'
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Earlier, asked if he recognised a male guest in the studio, he said: 'Do I know your mum?
'Did I take your mama out for dinner or something? I meet a lot of people and usually the ones I remember are blonde, they're tall — we do an activity together.'
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The TV chef has another project quietly going on in the background too - an acting project in Ireland
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