Gino D'Acampo and his TV co-star Fred Sirieix have joked about being naked, boosting their skills in the bedroom and getting drunk in a rather ill-timed interview amid recent accusations against the chef.

The Italian chef, 48, has been accused of harassment and inappropriate behaviour by a woman who worked with him at ITV for five years and allegedly claimed: 'He said and did whatever he wanted'.

The alleged victim claimed the incidents occurred when he was the resident chef on This Morning and on Saturday Cooks between 2006 and 2011. 

However, in an awkwardly timed interview in the latest Closer magazine, the star made jokes about risqué subject matters as he and Fred, 52, opened up about their new show Emission Impossible.

During the chat, they spoke about meeting a bodybuilder on the show, who claimed that being a vegan made him a better lover.

However, the TV stars scoffed at the idea, with Gino declaring that he didn't need veganism to boost his bedroom skills.

He shared: 'Boosted him in the bedroom? There was an Austrian guy talking to an Italian about bedroom activities! We are not going to get into that. I don't need veganism.'

As Fred suggested that the bodybuilder's point is irrelevant due to him being a '25-year-old man in his prime', Gino piped up stating: 'I can still take him on. I can still take him on, the little s***!'

Meanwhile, the pair were questioned on being naked quite a fair bit during their ITV series, with First Dates star Fred joking: 'We're just European! Of course, it's shocking for the British.'

While Gino added that he and Fred holding hands was 'shocking for many people'. noting the pair were 'used to this' and it was simply something he does with friends. 

The interview also saw Gino confess that the pair we're 'hammered' as the two went camping in Croatia, with Fred adding that it was 'the best night'. 

The new interview comes amid scandal for Gino as the TV chef faces a string of 'inappropriate behaviour' claims.

A woman, who hasn't been named, is said to have been inspired to speak out after Gregg Wallace was forced to step away from MasterChef after complaints about his behaviour.

She is said to have complained to ITV last week, just as Mr Wallace apologised for claiming 'middle class women of a certain age' were to blame for his fall from grace.

It came after reports over the weekend that Gino refused to sign a 'morality clause' for his most recent ITV series with his friend Fred Sirieix. 

He was also quietly dropped from foodie travel show Gordon [Ramsay], Gino and Fred last year. In one episode he bared his bottom in lewd chaps while visiting cowboy-country in Texas.

Gino, whose new series of Family Fortunes, which has already been filmed and is due for broadcast next year, also has a sporran, which he calls Justin Beaver, and regularly flashes on location. An insider has claimed that Gino sees himself as a 'cheeky Italian chappy' and there is no malice in his jokes.

A source said of the new complainant: 'She worked [with Gino] for five years. She has come forward after being spurred on by the Gregg Wallace scandal and the comment he made about his accusers being middle-class women of a certain age'.

The insider told The Sun: 'Her view is she is the middle-aged woman who believes young women shouldn't have to put up with this kind of behaviour any more.

'Gino was younger and not as well known then. He used to say he didn't want to become famous as he would have to curtail his behaviour.

'He said and did whatever he wanted. Everyone was aware and she was subjected to shocking behaviour which she told ITV about last week.' 

While father-of-three D'Acampo did not respond to an opportunity to comment over the weekend, a source on set did admit that the accusations could be a 'generational issue' and that the 48-year-old thinks of himself as a 'cheeky Italian chappy'. 

It came as it emerged that Gino was ordered to complete a language and behavioural course by ITV.

The flamboyant chef was placed on the programme amid concerns about the way he treated female colleagues on his new show Emission Impossible.

Sources said filming of the programme was halted after crew complained he made inappropriate jokes behind the scenes. 

Some were allegedly offered counselling after filming of the show was complete.