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Having been born and raised in the US, Meghan Markle reportedly had to “reassess” some “assumptions” she’d made about the royals after she began dating Prince Harry

Meghan Markle had to “reassess” “assumptions” she’d made about the realities of British royal life after meeting Prince Harry, it has been claimed.

The 43-year old, who now lives in Montecito with Prince Harry and their two children Prince Archie, five, and Princess Lilibet, three, was born and raised in Los Angeles before moving to Illinois to attend Northwestern University. According to a new book, Meghan’s American upbringing meant that she made “assumptions” about the royals that reportedly differed from reality.

Writing in his new book, Yes Ma’am: The Secret Life of Royal Servants – which has been excerpted in The Times – Tom Quinn alleged that when the Duchess of Sussex discovered that Harry was only worth around £20million, she “quickly realised” that she needed to “reassess other assumptions she’d made about this strange new family”.

Meghan now lives in Montecito and was born and raised in Los Angeles ( 
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As reported by the publication, Tom claimed: “Meghan Markle had a typically American view of the royal family before she joined it – for her, life was all about castles, glittering balls and limitless wealth and ease.

“As one royal staff member put it, “She expected a billionaire and she got a millionaire”.”

In the past, Meghan has opened up about her experience getting to grips with royal life. As part of the Harry & Meghan Netflix docuseries, the former Suits star discussed the moment she was taught how to curtsy shortly before meeting the late Queen Elizabeth II.

“I mean, it’s surreal. There wasn’t like some big moment of ‘Now you’re gonna meet my grandmother’. I didn’t know I was going to meet her until moments before. We were in the car and we were going to the Royal Lodge for lunch, and he was like, ‘Oh, my grandmother is here, she’s gonna be there after church,’” she recalled.

“I remember we were in the car, driving and he’s like, ‘You know how to curtsy, right?’. And I just thought it was a joke.”

Meanwhile, Prince Harry added: “How do you explain that to people? How do you explain that you bow to your grandmother? And that you would need to curtsy, especially to an American. That’s weird.”

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Continuing the discussion, Meghan said: “Now I’m starting to realise this is a big deal. I mean, Americans will understand this. We have Medieval Times dinner and tournament. It was like that. Like, I curtsied as though I was like… ‘Pleasure to meet you your Majesty.’

“It was so intense. And then when she left, Eugenie and Jack and Fergie say ‘you did great!’. Thanks. I didn’t know what I was doing.”

Similarly, Harry discussed in Spare how Fergie had asked Meghan if she knew how to curtsy. He wrote: “Meg shook her head. Fergie demonstrated once. Meg imitated her.”

Elsewhere, Meghan said that she didn’t search up Prince Harry on the internet when she was first welcomed into the royal family. Speaking to Oprah Winfrey in a 2021 CBS interview, she explained how she hadn’t researched her now-husband prior to marrying him.

“Thank God I didn’t know a lot about the family,” she said. “Thank God I hadn’t researched. I would’ve been so in my head about it.”

Yes Ma’am: The Secret Life of Royal Servants by Tom Quinn is out on February 18.

Camilla married the then Prince of Wales at a civil ceremony in 2005. Following Queen Elizabeth II’s death in 2022, Charles was made King, with Camilla taking on the role of Queen Consort

Queen Camilla was said to have one particular complaint when marrying King Charles as she questioned official royal protocol. Camilla, 77, will celebrate her 20th anniversary with Charles while on a royal tour in Italy as the couple’s first major foreign trip will include an audience with the Pope and a visit to the wondrous Sistine Chapel in the Vatican.

Their special day on April 9 is, however, a bittersweet moment for the King. After tying the knot with Camilla in 2005, his father, the late Duke of Edinburgh, died on the same day in 2021. Charles and Camilla wed in a civil service before having a church blessing at Windsor Castle.

The pair faced a lot of backlash following their marriage as infidelity rumours swirled following his previous marriage to the late Princess Diana. Now, a new book has revealed one of Camilla’s concerns ahead of their wedding.

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An insider revealed in his new book Yes Ma’am: The Secret Life of Royal Servants – which has been excerpted in The Times – that Camilla asked her soon-to-be-husband: “Can’t we get away from all this protocol? It’s all bo****ks.”

Charles, who is said to hate swearing, allegedly replied: “You’re doing it [becoming queen] for me, darling.” A Palace staff member was said to have overheard the conversation, telling royal expert Tom Quinn that Camilla “hated the idea of being Queen”.

The couple first met in the 1970s, developing a close friendship. The pair were married to different partners, with Charles wedding Princess Diana in 1981 and Camilla marrying Andrew Parker Bowles in 1973.

Following their divorces – Camilla in 1995 and Charles in 1996 – their relationship gradually became more public. In 2005, they married in a civil ceremony at Windsor Guildhall.

In 2022, following Queen Elizabeth II’s death, Charles ascended to the throne, and Camilla became Queen Consort. Their trip to Italy marks a major turn for the King as he commits to a full work schedule this year while still having weekly cancer treatment.

A royal source said: “The King and Queen are delighted to be heading to Italy to celebrate the ties between our two countries, especially in such an important period for their hosts. The fact their milestone anniversary will fall during the visit is a welcome addition. Although it will be a working day, they are sure to find some time to have a small, private celebration.”

In Rome, the King and Queen will meet Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic church, and visit the Sistine Chapel, famed for its spectacular frescoes by Michelangelo and being the site where the next pope is chosen. Charles’ first meeting with a pope after his 1996 divorce from the late Princess Diana came in 2009, when he, along with Camilla, met Pope Benedict.

The event, which the prince founded for wounded veterans in 2014, is deeply personal to them both and Meghan also wants to support Harry

Prince Harry and Meghan are set to give a public show of strength at the Invictus Games – in what will be their first public outing together since the publication of a distressing Vanity Fair cover.

The couple arrived together at the nine-day event in Canada after travelling from Santa Barbara to Vancouver on a private plane on Friday night local-time. The Invictus Games will begin on Saturday with an opening ceremony featuring live performances by a host of stars, including Katy Perry, Chris Martin and Nelly Furtado, in front of a sold-out audience of 40,000 people at the city’s BC Place stadium, where Harry is also set to make a speech on stage.

Meghan and Harry were reportedly left upset by last month’s report in Vanity Fair, which included speculation, which has been strongly denied, about the state of the couple’s marriage. It also included anonymous allegations about Meghan’s alleged management style towards staff.

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Harry, 40, and Meghan, 43, who have also been hit by unverified allegations in a new book, have made separate public appearances at events in recent months amid claims they want to pursue separate professional endeavours.

Meghan is now set to launch her own Netflix TV show later this month and has other solo projects planned. But it is understood the couple made the decision to appear together at the Invictus Games as it is an event that is deeply personal to them both and Meghan also wanted to support Harry, who founded the event for wounded veterans in 2014.

Harry and Meghan were seen arriving in Vancouver on Friday evening after landing in the city on a private jet that had set off from Santa Barbara, close to their Montecito mansion. Organisers say this year’s event, which comes after previous Games’ were held in London, Orlando, Toronto, Sydney, The Hague and Dusseldorf, will be the biggest ever.

It will be held at eight separate venues in Vancouver and the ski resort of Whistler, which are on the traditional territories of the Four Host First Nations of Lílwat, Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil Waututh.

Invictus 2025 CEO Scott Moore is looking forward to the Games, which are being held in Vancouver and Whistler ( 
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More than 1,900 volunteers have signed up to help stage the £34million event, which will see up to 550 participants from up to 25 nations compete in eleven sports, including six winter ones for the first time in Invictus Games history. They will include Alpine Skiing, Snowboarding, Biathlon, Cross Country Skiing, Skeleton and Wheelchair Curling, as well as Indoor Rowing, Sitting Volleyball, Swimming, Wheelchair Basketball and Wheelchair Rugby.

Chief Executive Officer Scott Moore said: “We will deliver the best ever Invictus Games over the next nine days. These Games will be life-changing. Mr Moore, who has over 40 years of senior management experience in sports broadcast, media and sponsorship sales, added: “I was lucky enough to do eleven Olympic Games in my career.

“People ask me what is the difference between the Olympic Games and the Invictus Games. The Olympic Games changes lives… the Invictus Games saves lives.”

Kim Woodburn has slammed her former ITV I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! campmate Gino D’ACampo, claiming he made vile comments about his genitals while on the show

Gino D’Acampo allegedly made vile comments about his penis to his I’m A Celeb co-stars.

His former co-star, Kim Woodburn has publicly criticised TV chef Gino D’Acampo, describing him as “a full-of-himself little pig” and accusing him of inappropriate behavior during their time on the show. Kim alleges that D’Acampo’s actions, including inappropriate gestures and language, made her uncomfortable. She also claims that he cheated during a Bushtucker trial and was verbally abusive towards the crew. Kim accuses ITV of covering up his behaviour and giving him a favourable edit, leading to his win in the 2009 series.

The TV chef has been accused of “distressing” and “sexually inappropriate” behaviour after dozens of people detailed experiences described variously as “unacceptable, distressing and horrendous”. The claims to ITV News have been made over a period spanning more than 12 years. Gino has “firmly denied” the allegations made by “dozens of people”, adding that they were “deeply upsetting”.

Now, in a new interview, Kim has made claims about his alleged behaviour while they filmed the show together in Australia. The 82-year-old claimed: “He used to stand over a log and stroke his penis area over his shorts. He’d talk to his penis saying, ‘I know you haven’t had any sex, but when you get out of here, you will get so much’.”

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She went on to tell The Sun: “He would say his penis was being deprived and neglected, and his wife would give him a good seeing to when he got home. We would all just turn away. It made me uncomfortable because it was vile and crude. It’s not appropriate to do that in front of women. But Gino thinks he can do what he wants.”

Since ITV News’ investigation, they have now spoken to “over 40 people” who have either witnessed or experienced alleged inappropriate and intimidating behaviour by Gino. His TV shows have been removed from the ITV schedule as a result. The TV chef has appeared on shows including ITV’s Family Fortunes and Gino and Fred: Emission Impossible.

In response to all allegations, Gino told ITV News: “I have been told by ITN news that allegations have been made about me acting inappropriately, some dating back over ten years ago. I have never been made aware of these matters previously and the allegations are firmly denied. I would not do anything that I thought would upset or distress anyone. This is simply not in my nature. I do not recognise the version of events being put to me.
“Not only have these allegations never been raised with me before, I have been repeatedly supported by executives at the highest level and was commissioned on prime-time programmes during the period in which it is now suggested I was acting inappropriately. I am a father, husband and have worked with well over 1,500 people on around 80 productions in my career, which I have been so proud of. I take such matters extremely seriously and the suggestion that I have acted in an improper way against is deeply upsetting.”

Coronation Street star Sue Cleaver has opened up about ‘living fearlessly’ during a discussion on Loose Women

Coronation Street star Sue Cleaver has opened up about ‘living fearlessly’ after she underwent emergency surgery. Speaking as part of the Loose Women panel on Thursday’s episode, Sue said spoke on the moment she realised “life was too short.”

The star appeared on the panel alongside Christine Lampard, Judi Love and Kelle Bryan as they spoke about Davina McCall’s recovery following her brain tumour operation after her recent interview with Steven Bartlett.

Sue opened up about ‘living fearlessly’ after her health problems ( 
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“I think when anything like that happens, there’s two ways to go isn’t there,” Sue, who has opened up about her admission to ICU said. “I was very shocked by it but it would did to for me is it gave me a little poke and helped me make the decision as I’m leaving Corrie, it made me wake up and think life is too short,” she continued.

“It did galvanise me into making change in my life, and a promise to myself that I was going to live fearlessly. And that meant getting out of my comfort zone.” Further speaking on Davina McCall’s illness, Sue continued: “If you can get to a stage where that illness doesn’t define you, that you can move past it, it can be a really useful tool to say: ‘I’m glad that happened. Because of that, this where I am now and this is what I’m doing now’”.

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In 2023, Sue revealed that she was rushed into ICU after undergoing emergency surgery. The star shared her health troubles after her image had been used by diet companies using her image, claiming she had lost weight from their gummies.

Speaking on Loose Women last year, the soap star said: “I had a really bad year. I had a hysterectomy in March. Then a few weeks ago, I ended up in A&E, I don’t need to go into details, but I have not been on a diet this year. I have been seriously ill,” she said.

“It was a scary scary time. I had surgery and ended up in intensive care. There is no diet, there are no gummies. These companies pray on vulnerable people all the time,” she continued.

In 2019, Sue suffered with sepsis. The star felt ill while filming a scene for Corrie. Initially thinking it was a flare up of her IBS, however her Corrie co-star, Melanie Hill, who played Cathy Matthews, noticed her feet were purple and blue. “There was an hour window of opportunity,” she revealed after she was taken to hospital.

Discussing the recovery, Sue admitted that it took her a “long time to get better” and that she was on bed rest for a few weeks.

The Wanted star Tom Parker’s widow appeared on ITV’s Loose Women on Friday where she spoke about family life as she prepares to welcome a baby with her new partner

Kelsey Parker appeared on ITV’s Loose Women on Friday when she spoke about the joy of becoming a mum again with her new partner three years after the death of her pop star husband Tom.

And during the chat she shared how she’s in constant touch with his mum Noreen, who’s “happy” about her pregnancy. Last month the mum-of-two Kelsey announced her pregnancy with Will Lindsay. She told the panel how they help keep Tom’s memory alive for daughter Aurelia and son Bodhi, who was just 18 months when his dad died from a brain tumour.

Kelsey told viewers: “First of all there is no wrong or right way to grieve – you’re going to do it at your own time, your own pace – and we talk about Tom every day, we do, every single day. The kids will do something and it’s like ‘oh you’re just like your dad’ or ‘what would your dad say about that?’ We talk about him all the time, his memory is alive and that’s what I want because I feel like they’ve missed out on Tom, especially Bodhi, with him being 18 months (when Tom died), he doesn’t know Tom so I want him to know the Tom that I loved.”

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Tom died in March 2022 at the age of just 33, after telling fans in October 2020 that he had an inoperable tumour. At the time, when he received the diagnosis, Kelsey was pregnant with Bodhi.

During her appearance on Loose Women, video clips showing the reactions of Kelsey’s friends hearing the news of her pregnancy were played as she revealed that she has an email telling her the sex of her unborn child but they’ve not opened it yet. She said her children were overjoyed to be having a new baby brother or sister.

She said of Aurelia’s reaction: “She was like ‘are you lying to me? Mummy you’re actually having a baby?’ And she was jumping on the sofa like ‘all my wishes have come true’.”

She added: “We have actually got an email with the results (of the sex) but we’ve not opened it. Everyone can’t believe that I’ve not opened this email but I just want to enjoy this.”

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Myleene Klass, who was among the panellists told her: “You absolutely deserve it. As a family you’ve been through so much. It’s so lovely to see the joy this baby is bringing you all.”

Kelsey went on to talk about Tom’s family saying that she was regularly in contact with his mum Noreen. She said: “We Facetime every weekend, every Sunday. I’m on the phone to Noreen trying to get the kids to sit there and have a Facetime, in the end it’s just me and Noreen catching up. Noreen’s just happy for me. She even messaged me the other day like ‘are we going to find out what you’re having?’ I was like ‘I still don’t know’ and she said ‘as long as you and the baby are healthy and happy that’s all that matters’.

Kelsey Parker has opened up about the reaction of Tom Parker’s pregnancy with her new boyfriend on an interview with the Loose Women on the ITV panel show today

Kelsey Parker has opened up on her late husband Tom Parker’s parents’ reaction to her pregnancy with her new partner.

Speaking on the Loose Women panel Kelsey said she speaks to Tom’s parents every weekend via FaceTime. “Noreen is just happy for me. She even messaged me the other day and asked if they’d find out what I’m having. I said I still don’t know,” she said. She added that Tom’s mum Noreed told her: “As long as you and the baby are healthy and happy that’s all that matters.”

Asked how her boyfriend Will is feeling about the whole pregnancy, Kelsey said: “I feel like he’s skipped a stage. He’s had to come in and have the 4/5 year old and now he’s going to have a newborn.”

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Kelsey is a proud mum to daughter Aurelia, who is now five, and Bodhi, four, who she shares with her late husband, The Wanted star Tom Parker. Kelsey found out she was pregnant with youngest Bodhi during lockdown, shortly before finding out about Tom’s brain tumour.

During her Loose Women interview, the mother of two revealed that her children were “over the moon” they were gaining a little sibling. Aurelia wants a little sister, whereas Bodhi wants a little brother. However, Kelsey refuses to find out. “We have actually got an email with the result but we’ve not actually opened it,” she shockingly announced.

Speaking on her children, Kelsey said: “They deserve the happiness, because so much has been taken away from them, and I just want them to be happy, and they’re over the moon.

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“We’re taking every moment and lapping it up because life has been so tough for us. Life can change like that. I went through hell and back, and now I’m trying to find the joys through life.”

Tom tragically passed away in March 2022 after a battle with terminal brain cancer glioblastoma. At the time, his daughter Aurelia was two years old and his son Bodhi was one

Revealing her third pregnancy in an interview with The Mirror, Kelsey shared: “Tom and I always said we wanted four – but life had other plans. So yes, this is amazing but also bittersweet.

“The joys of finding out I’m pregnant and moving forward with my life, while thinking, “My life could have been so different.” I’ve felt every emotion under the sun. I’m still getting my head around it but I’m so excited.”

Strictly Come Dancing pro Nikita Kuzmin appeared on Loose Women on Friday and opened up about his relationship with model girlfriend Lauren Jaine.

Strictly Come Dancing star Nikita Kuzmin gushed about his girlfriend Lauren Jaine on Friday’s episode of Loose Women. The BBC dancer was there to speak about his upcoming tour, but the conversation swiftly veered towards his love life.

With Valentine’s Day on the horizon, the ITV panel were curious about his plans, to which he cheekily responded: “I’m not sure how much of a surprise it would be if I said it on national television! But, definitely something; I am a romantic guy. I just love to organise surprises.”

The audience cooed as he confessed to trying to spoil his partner with weekly flowers, prompting him to quip that anyone could receive a bouquet.

He continued: “I don’t want to jinx anything, saying things are going well because they are.

“I love Lauren so, so much and I’m really happy. I can support her in her own career and she can support me in mine, very lucky. I feel very lucky.”

Strictly Come Dancing’s Nikita Kuzmin gives relationship insight as he admits ‘I’m lucky’
Nikita and Lauren, a model by profession, usually keep their relationship under wraps, though they occasionally post snippets on social media, reports Wales Online.

Reports suggest the couple started dating in summer 2023 and went public in October that year. On another note, Nikita shared his excitement about his first solo tour beyond Strictly, exclaiming: “It’s so, so exciting. I genuinely cannot comprehend the fact that this is actually happening.

“I cannot comprehend the fact that more than my mum is coming to see me. Actual real people are coming to see me!

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“It’s just a dream come true. I’ve always dreamed of it, and it’s been four years in the making. It’s finally happening, we have the most beautiful story.”

The star couldn’t contain his excitement as he shared with the panel that his upcoming tour will be ‘magic’. In an admission of his perfectionist tendencies, Nikita acknowledged his inner ‘control freak’, revealing he’s trying to supervise every aspect of his show.

He wants to ensure everything from costumes and staging to music is top-notch. Nikita added: “The thing is, I feel like if people come to see my tour, if people give their hard-earned money and they give me two hours of their time, I want the costumes to be something they’ve never seen before.

Nikita shared his excitement over his upcoming tour“I want the show to be the best thing they’ve ever seen. That’s also the power of the theatre. It’s the only way to communicate today, especially with the movies. It’s the only place you can hold the audience for two hours, and there is no phone in sight.”

“It’s just you and this beautiful interaction like we’re having right now. I think it’s so powerful. I feel like I need to give the audience back everything they deserve.”

Loose Women continues weekdays on ITV from 12:30pm.

This Morning host Phillip Schofield told Gino D’Acampo that he had ‘gone too far’ after the chef made a very lewd joke to the ITV star in resurfaced footage shared online

A shocking moment when Phillip Schofield accused Gino D’Acampo of crossing the line with a risque joke has resurfaced, as the chef now faces allegations of sexually inappropriate and intimidating behaviour.

In a throwback clip from This Morning from 2013, Gino, 48, is seen cooking a dish alongside former hosts Phillip, 62, and Holly Willoughby, 43. However, he seems to upset co-star Phillip with a saucy remark about ‘tough meat’ and ‘making love to your wife’, leading the host to chastise the Italian star live on air.

The footage shows Phillip jovially saying: “We do not want tense meat” as he stirs a sauce, likely under the guidance of the chef, who regularly hosted cooking segments on the ITV daytime show.

Gino is seen agreeing, telling the pair: “We don’t want that because tense meat, it becomes tough meat. Right?” Phillip, addressing the camera, affirmed: “Tense meat is a friend to no one.”

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Standing next to Holly, Gino then added: “No seriously, tense meat it comes a tough meat. That’s why you should never annoy your wife before you make love. You want her to be nice and soft.”

After Gino’s sexually explicit statement, Holly raised an eyebrow but chose not to comment and instead continued to prepare her dish. However, Phillip appeared to be annoyed by Gino’s comment. Turning to Gino, his expression hardened as he declared: “Now you’ve gone too far. That’s too far.” As Gino insisted he was innocent, Phillip sharply retorted: “That’s a step too far.”

It comes after dozens of people have detailed experiences described as “unacceptable,” “distressing” and “horrendous” while working with TV chef Gino over a period spanning more than 12 years. Responding to the claims in their entirety, in a statement to ITV News, Gino said: “I have been told by ITN news that allegations have been made about me acting inappropriately, some dating back over ten years ago.

“I have never been made aware of these matters previously and the allegations are firmly denied. I would not do anything that I thought would upset or distress anyone. This is simply not in my nature. I do not recognise the version of events being put to me.

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“Not only have these allegations never been raised with me before, I have been repeatedly supported by executives at the highest level and was commissioned on prime-time programmes during the period in which it is now suggested I was acting inappropriately.

“I am a father, husband and have worked with well over 1,500 people on around 80 productions in my career, which I have been so proud of. I take such matters extremely seriously and the suggestion that I have acted in an improper way against is deeply upsetting.”

The TV chef who has appeared on the likes of ITV’s Family Fortunes and Gino and Fred: Emission Impossible faces accusations dating back over ten years. Individuals are said to have been fearful of any consequences if they ever spoke of their alleged encounters with the 48-year-old.

Gino has “firmly denied” the allegations made by “dozens” of people”, adding that they were “deeply upsetting”. One woman, who has been named as Hannah to protect her identity has told an investigation that she was on the receiving end of vulgar comments from Gino in 2011.

Gino D’Acampo has been accused of ‘inappropriate behaviour’ dating back over a decade, and his This Morning co-stars stayed silent after the chef strongly denied the claims

Dermot O’Leary and Rochelle Humes have failed to speak out after their co-star Gino D’Acampo was accused of sexual misconduct by “dozens” of people.

The This Morning duo chose not to address the ITV investigation currently underway about the claims, which accuse the celebrity chef of inappropriate behaviour dating back over 12 years. Gino’s actions have been described as “unacceptable”, “distressing” and “horrendous”, with complainants claiming they were scared of repercussions if they spoke out at the time.

While Gino has “firmly denied” the allegations, Rochelle and Dermot stayed silent about the claims made against him while on This Morning today.

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Fans took to X, formerly known as Twitter to address the silence from the stars, as one penned: “They aren’t gonna talk about Gino..” while a second questioned: “Are you lot really surprised they didn’t talk about Gino?”

A third commented: “It’s funny how they are avoiding to talk about Gino,” as another questioned: “So no talking about Gino then?”

Gino himself has publicly addressed the claims made against them, releasing a statement refuting the “deeply upsetting” allegations. The Italian star said: “I have been told by ITN news that allegations have been made about me acting inappropriately, some dating back over ten years ago.

“I have never been made aware of these matters previously and the allegations are firmly denied. I would not do anything that I thought would upset or distress anyone. This is simply not in my nature. I do not recognise the version of events being put to me.”

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Gino added: “Not only have these allegations never been raised with me before, I have been repeatedly supported by executives at the highest level and was commissioned on prime-time programmes during the period in which it is now suggested I was acting inappropriately.

“I am a father, husband and have worked with well over 1,500 people on around 80 productions in my career, which I have been so proud of. I take such matters extremely seriously and the suggestion that I have acted in an improper way against is deeply upsetting.”

Many production companies who’ve worked with Gino or received claims against him have also addressed the ongoing process into the allegations, with ITV itself sharing a long statement detailing the situation.

Alongside outlining their safeguarding process, ITV made it clear that they were “following up” on allegations. In part, they wrote: “We have also reiterated our expectations of our on screen presenters’ behaviour through our Conduct and Standards Guidelines for On Screen Personalities issued in 2024. All of the concerns and complaints raised by those who have spoken to ITN describe behaviour which is inappropriate and unacceptable. Most of them were not reported to ITV at the time. Where issues have been raised with ITV action has been taken.

“We can only act where we know that concerns have been raised, and will now be following up on those that had not previously been reported to us. If anyone has experienced or witnessed inappropriate behaviour while working on an ITV show, we encourage them to raise their concerns with us either directly or through our confidential speaking up hotline Safecall.”