Gino D'Acampo makes dig at Phillip Schofield in awkward This Morning return
20 June 2023, 13:57 | Updated: 20 June 2023, 14:04
Holly Willoughby and Dermot O'Leary were left feeling awkward following Gino's cheeky remarks.
This Morning fans were left cringing after Gino D’Acampo made a joke about Phillip Schofield as he returned.
Holly Willoughby and Dermot O'Leary have been fronting the show this week after Phillip resigned following an affair with a much younger production runner.
When Gino returned to This Morning following a month-long Italy trip, he asked if there was 'any news' he should know of.
“Everything is under control. I'm back,” he told Holly and Dermot, continuing: “Any news from the last month that I should know of? Anything I should know?”
To which Holly replied: “No. No news,” and Gino responded: “Good, so we can go straight into the cooking…
“Why is nobody talking anymore, what's happened?”
Dermot joked: “We need to rephrase, Gino is back for a one-time only…”
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Later in the show, Gino insisted he was returning as he would be making cocktails, as Holly admitted: "Yes because I think we'll all need a drink after that".
Fans watching at home were quick to comment, with one writing: “Gino never disappoints, causing Dermot and Holly to squirm a bit making light of the Phil saga #ThisMorning.”
Someone else said: “Studio fell silent when Gino said 'any news while ive been gone' #itvthismorning #ThisMorning,” while someone else wrote: “Absolutely pmsl at @Ginofantastico on #Thismorning any news???? #Gino.”
A fourth said: “Well Gino doesn't disappoint does he 'I've been in Italy for a month, any news I need to know about?' Cue poor Holly looking awkward. #thismorning.”
This comes almost a month after Phillip admitted lying about having a relationship with a much younger man who worked with him on the shoe.
He said at the time: “The first thing I want to say is: I am deeply sorry for having lied to them, and to many others about a relationship that I had with someone working on This Morning.
“I did have a consensual on-off relationship with a younger male colleague at This Morning.”