Gordon Ramsay brushed aside the controversy surrounding his former co-star Gino D’Acampo as he promoted his cooking show, Next Level Chef.
Earlier this week, it was reported that Ramsay stopped talking to D’Acampo two years ago after raising concerns about his “disgusting” behaviour.
D’Acampo, 48, is facing dozens of accusations of sexually inappropriate and “distressing” behaviour towards colleagues on TV sets.
Ramsay, 58, continued to ignore the scandal on social media on Thursday, as he urged fans to tune into season four of his Hulu cooking show.
The Hell’s Kitchen star shared a video from the set of the competition with fellow judges Richard Blais and Nyesha Arrington.
“Er, right, er, first days nerves. Rich you good?” he said in a clip on his Instagram Story.
“I'm a little nervous!” Blais admitted as Ramsay panned the camera to him.
“Mate, hair's looking immaculate,” Ramsay quipped, before panning over to Arrington, saying: “Neesh, where are you, girl? There you are.”
“First day nerves, 100 per cent. I'm excited that we get to pick our teams. I'm looking forward to this!” Arrington said.
Ramsay then swung the lens back to himself and mock-grimaced, admitting: “Guess what... I'm s***ing myself.”
The restaurateur also shared a selfie with the judges on his grid and wrote: “We're back! Did you miss me @RichardBlais and @Nyesha Joycer? Bercause we missed you! Next Level Chef tonight.”
Ramsay’s post comes after sources claimed he is “no longer on speaking terms” with his former Gordon, Gino and Fred’s Road Trip co-star D’Acampo after his “concerns” about the Italian chef led to a “fractured” relationship.
“Gordon was horrified with what had gone on and felt it was time to step in and stop it. He has three daughters and a wife, Tana, who he absolutely adores and felt it was disgusting,” a source told MailOnline.
“He wanted to change those ways but then it led to difficulties between them. Gordon found there was a lot of unacceptable behaviour going on, he saw things he didn't think were okay so he spoke up.
The insider added: “That was that, friendship over.”
Amid the reports, Ramsay’s previous disapproval of his daughter Tilly dating D’Acampo’s son Luciano has resurfaced.
Tilly and Luciano were linked in 2019 after meeting through their famous fathers. At the time, D’Acampo and Ramsay were filming their ITV series Gordon, Gino and Fred: Road Trip alongside Fred Sirieix.
Ramsay called the union his “worst nightmare” after FaceTiming Tilly on set in Mexico, who revealed she was on a dinner date with Luciano.
“What the hell? Tilly! What are you doing, Matilda?!” he exclaimed, before adding: “My worst nightmare has come true. I’m going to be sick.”
Sirieix, D’Acampo, and Ramsay travelled around various countries, sampling local cuisine and culture on their Road Trip series on ITV - which D’Acampo announced he was leaving in 2023.
Sirieix and D’Acampo then launched their own travel show without Ramsay called Gino and Fred: Emission Impossible which follows their tour around Austria and Croatia.
D’Acampo has been accused of “horrendous” behaviour in an ITV News investigation that emerged last week.
He has "firmly denied" the allegations and described them as "deeply upsetting".
It has since been reported that he made “disgusting” sexual comments about his ITV co-star Holly Willoughby, allegedly discussing whether he would rather sleep with her or her close friend, Fearne Cotton.
