Gino D'Acampo has been backed by his followers after sharing a snap of him kissing his daughter on the lips. The celebrity chef told 'haters' to 'get a life' as he shared the photos alongside nine-year-old Mia.
In the images, 45-year-old Gino can be seen beaming as he shares a joke with his daughter while another shows the father and daughter having a peck on the lips.
But the This Morning star was prepared for what the response may be, with former Manchester United star David Beckham also previously receiving backlash for the same type of photos with his daughter, Harper Seven.
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Writing to his 1.5m Instagram followers, the dad-of-three said: "To all the haters out there……yes I still kiss my principessa on the lips, get over it and get a life [sunglasses emoji]…..GDx"
And fans were quick to support him in the comments. @sarahsair1980 said: "My dads 72 and I’m 41 and I kiss him on the lips too because he’s my dad." @karenmarkisabelle commented: "Anyone who says it's wrong to kiss your child on the lips says more about them. Beautiful picture & a beautiful family.
@lenacraib wrote: "looming Nora, please tell me this is a joke? My son is 20 and I still kiss and cuddle him!" @cynthiamarieart replied: "People are too uptight these days. Love your precious bond!" @karenalexander6755 supported: "Go Gino go. What's wrong with showing your children how much you love them!!!
@chadwick.sheila shared: "Well said Gino why would you not kiss you’re daughter." @mark.bibby.5099 added: "Nothing wrong with that my mate, father daughter is a special bond."
Gino shocked viewers of This Morning earlier this year when he said it was his "last show" due to his departure to his native Italy for a raft of new projects. But Italian chef Gino has since told the MEN it's not a permanent departure from the daytime show. He even hopes to film some "live from Italy" segments to send back to the ITV programme before a return to the ITV studios in September.
But speaking about his project that is taking him back to Italy, Gino told us: "I'm filming a new dating cooking show - called Cooking Up Love with Gino. I'm basically building a cookery school, and then eight single people will be joining me to run the cookery school and they will find a date as well.
"If you've ever seen the movie Eat, Pray, Love, think along those lines." While he'll be missing from his cookery appearances on This Morning for a while, he is hoping for a live link-up saying: "I've convinced the producers to do a live with Holly and Phil at some point too."
