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Sophie McCoid

Who is Gino D'Acampo's wife Jessica Stellina Morrison and what does she do for a living?

Gino D'Acampo has been making millions of us laugh as he takes over hosting Family Fortunes.

The chef is well known for his hilarious antics on This Morning and he's now brought his innuendos to the ITV gameshow.

But what isn't so well known about is Gino's marriage and family life.

We decided to take a closer look at Gino's personal life and his wife Jessica.

Gino met his wife Jessica Stellina Morrison when he was just 18, with their pair becoming teenage sweethearts.

They met in Marbella as they both worked at Sylvester Stallone's Mambo King restaurant in 1995.

The couple dated for a short while before breaking up, but after spending a year apart they got back together and relocated to the UK.

The couple tied the knot in 2002 and celebrated their 18th year of marriage in 2020.

Gino and Jessica are parents to three children Luciano, Rocco and Mia.

Speaking in 2010 a few months after his appearance in I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here Gino described his wife as a "lady of leisure" and said the demands of his work can sometimes cause arguments at home.

However, ultimately it is Jessica who rules the roost, he said: "My wife is a very clever woman, she knows when to say something and when to bite her tongue."

In an interview with OK! Gino spoke about how he shows his love for his wife.

He said: "I don't care about flowers or chocolates or anything like that, that's not me.

"I tell you what I do. I charge her electric toothbrush because if I don't she'll never do it.

"I make sure I always do the petrol in her car because I know she hates that, and I clean her car every week."

He also revealed the secret behind his and Jessica's happy marriage.

He said: "Jessica and I don't really spend any time together. I think that's one of the reasons we've lasted for 20 years.

"It's a good thing, I don't really want to know everything my wife does, because otherwise, she will be boring to me."

Gino also spoke about the freedom he has and how he can do "whatever I want".

Speaking to the Daily Mail's Weekend magazine, Gino said: "When I met my wife I realised she was an extremely generous, clever woman.

"My friends' girlfriends stopped them doing things, but from day one, Jessica gave me a lot of freedom.

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"If you try to cage men it won't work. I can do pretty much what I want.

"If I say, 'I'm taking friends out', she doesn't say, 'But you've been away for the past week'.

"There's no point having a man around if he doesn't want to be there."

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