Gino D'Acampo is back at the helm of Family Fortunes this weekend, but the popular chef is known for a whole host of other TV shows.
Regular cooking segments on This Morning made Gino a household name, and he was soon snapped up by other programmes including I'm a Celebrity, and his Italian Escape. He has since opened a string of Gino restaurants, and his sky bar on Liverpool's Old Hall Street.
Away from the cameras, Gino has been married to his "first love" Jessica Stellina for 20 years. They share three children together, Luciano, 20, Rocco, 17, and Mia, 9.
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While things seem blissful in the D'Acampo family, Gino and Jessica did split up once. The pair met when he was 18 and working at Sylvester Stallone’s Mambo King restaurant in Marbella.
After a temporary breakup, they reconciled in 1995, before marrying in 2002. In 1998, four years before they married, Gino was convicted of burgling singer Paul Young’s home and was sentenced to two years in prison, My London reports.
It wasn’t public knowledge that Gino had a conviction until the chef appeared on I’m a Celebrity in 2009, which he went on to win. He took £4,000 worth of guitars as well as a platinum record, some cash and jewellery.
His DNA was matched to a cigarette butt dropped at the property which led to his arrest. During his time in prison Gino decided he wanted a fresh start when he was released.
He said: “I was a boy, so I decided to get married and then I will be a man.”
Gino has described their marriage as a “traditional marriage”. He said: “I clean her car every week. I charge her toothbrush every time the battery is low, and I always bring her a bottle of cold water just in case she's thirsty at night.
"My wife is a clever woman, she knows when to say something and when to bite her tongue."
Speaking to the Daily Star, Gino previously revealed the secret to their happy marriage is giving each other their own space. He said: “We allow each other to have our own lives, that means going on holiday with our friends.
“My wife goes for dinner with male friends and I go for dinner with female friends or business friends. We are very relaxed.”
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