Gino D'Acampo is one of Britain’s most beloved chefs, with the Italian cook entertaining the nation with his impressive skills and risqué humour. He keeps his home life private, but he has had a partner by his side for over 20 years
Gino D'Acampo and his childhood sweetheart Jessica Stellina Morrison
Gino D’Acampo is joining his culinary pals Gordon Ramsay and Fred Sirieix for another episode of Gordon, Gino & Fred: Road Trip tonight at 9pm on ITV.
The boys are heading to the USA as Gordon introduces them to some of the States' best food and wildest nights in Las Vegas and beyond.
Gino, 46, may be about to experience a night he’d rather forget in the casinos, but back home he enjoys the quiet life.
He has been with his teenage sweetheart for over 20 years and has shared a few insights on his relationship over the years.
Strangely enough, it was inadvertently thanks to Sylvester Stallone that the two first met to begin with.
Is Gino D'Acampo married?
Gino met Jessica at one of Sylvester Stallone's restaurants
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Yes, Gino has been married to 51-year-old Jessica Stellina Morrison for years, with the pair first meeting when he was a teenager.
The Italian chef was just 18 years old when he first locked eyes with Jessica.
He was working in Sylvester Stallone’s Mambo King restaurant in Marbella at the time and the two have enjoyed a whirlwind romance since.
It wasn’t plain sailing for the pair though, as they temporarily broke up for a year, though it only made Gino’s heart grow stronger.
The split confirmed Jessica was the only girl for Gino and the two relocated to the UK to pick up where they left off.
When did Gino get married?
Gino and Jessica married in 2002
The couple tied the knot in 2002 when Gino was 24 years old.
Their wedding came after one of the chef’s darkest moments in life, as he spent two years in prison in 1998.
He was convicted of burgling singer Neil Young's house in London.
He wanted to start a new chapter in life and getting married was the perfect way to do it.
Speaking to the Independent, he explained: "I was a boy, so I decided to get married and then I will be a man.
"When I decide something, I have to do something to make it happen."
Even though they are married, they still enjoy their “own lives”, as Gino told the Daily Star in 2020.
He explained: “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.”
Before Jessica was on the scene, Gino admitted to performing a sex act on his own cousin when they were younger.
He admitted on a 2015 episode of Celebrity Juice to licking chocolate sauce off his cousin, telling the panel: "I was young. She said the Nutella tasted better 'down there', but it was a trick."
Does Gino D'Acampo have children?
Gino and Jessica have three children together
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Gino and Jessica have three children together: Luciano, 18; Rocco, 15, and Mia, eight.
The couple have their own parenting styles with the children, as Gino previously admitted to being the stricter of the two.
In an interview with Women magazine, he said: “You can see my wife look at the children, saying with her eyes, 'Don't even think about it, he's not going to bend'.
"My kids are not allowed to be fussy eaters. The problem with fussy children is their stupid parents.
“I run a family kitchen and in my house we don't have options. I never had options, why should they?"
*Gordon, Gino and Fred: American Road Trip airs tonight at 9pm on ITV
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