This Morning fans fume as Rochelle Humes and Dermot O'Leary 'avoid' Gino D'Acampo allegations

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Dermot O'Leary and Rochelle Humes remained tight-lipped amidst the storm surrounding their This Morning colleague Gino D'Acampo, who faces allegations of sexual misconduct by "dozens" of individuals.The claims against the celebrity chef, which span over a 12-year period, have sparked an ITV investigation due to their serious nature, with descriptions of his behaviour as "unacceptable", "distressing", and "horrendous".

Alleged victims claimed they feared retaliation if they had spoken out at the time. While Gino has "firmly denied" the allegations, both Rochelle and Dermot refrained from commenting on the claims during their appearance on This Morning today.

Social media users, flocking to X, previously known as Twitter, voiced their observations about the presenters' silence. One user wrote: "They aren't gonna talk about Gino..", while another asked, "Are you lot really surprised they didn't talk about Gino? " Comments continued with a third stating, "It's funny how they are avoiding to talk about Gino," and yet another asking, "So no talking about Gino then?" Gino himself has publicly addressed the claims made against them, releasing a statement refuting the “deeply upsetting” allegations.The Italian star said: "I have been told by ITN news that allegations have been made about me acting inappropriately, some dating back over ten years ago. "I have never been made aware of these matters previously and the allegations are firmly denied.

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." Gino added: "Not only have these allegations never been raised with me before, I have been repeatedly supported by executives.