Gino D’Acampo caused an awkward moment on This Morning this week (June 20) as he made a Phillip Schofield “dig” to Dermot O’Leary and Holly Willoughby.
Gino returned to This Morning after a long break, in the time since, ITV “cut all ties” with Phillip Schofield after he admitted to having an “unwise but not illegal affair” with a younger colleague on set. But Dermot and Holly were left speechless after Gino appeared to make a comment about the recent scandal.
Gino causes an awkward moment with Phillip Schofield ‘dig’
It seems like Gino couldn’t himself but make a comment that appeared to be about the recent drama as he returned to the kitchen. Introducing Gino’s orange and pistachio tiramisu twist, Dermot said: “It’s been a while but Gino is finally allowed back in the This Morning kitchen.”
Gino replied: “I was in Italy for a month and I can’t wait to cook for all of you.” He then joked: “Everything is under control, I’m back. Any news? Anything in the last month that I should know of?”
Dermot sat silently with a pen in his mouth looking uncomfortable while Holly giggled next to him. Holly finally replied: “No news,” as Gino jumped in and said: “No news?” Gino then said: “Okay, so I can go straight into the cooking.” Dermot then joked: “Just need to re-phrase – he’s back for one-time only!”
This Morning fans react to Gino D’Acampo
This Morning viewers were in fits of laughter watching the awkward moment with Gino and the show’s hosts. One person wrote: “I KNEW Gino was going to bring up the Schofield saga. [Bleep]ing love it.” A second person added several laughing emojis and said: “Gino is a legend when he just asked ‘is there any news since I’ve been gone.'”
Bet This Morning wishes they hadn’t booked Gino now.
Another person agreed: “Gino never disappoints, causing Dermot and Holly to squirm a bit making light of the Phil saga.” Someone else wrote: “Studio fell silent when Gino said ‘any news while I’ve been gone’.” A fifth viewer joked that he could be facing the wrath of the show’s bosses after the comment. They quipped: “Bet This Morning wishes they hadn’t booked Gino now.”
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