Gino D'Acampo's accent

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He was born and grew up in Sheffield. Even if he grew up with a solely/mostly Italian speaking family (I don't know if he did?) surely he wouldn't speak with such a strong accent.

I work with a lot of Indian families in my area. English isn't spoken at home however the children are so exposed to the local accent outside of home that they speak predominantly with the local accent.

So, how fake (or not) is his accent?

Yes, I know I shouldn't be giving him any headspace. He happened to be on TV and was hugging an old woman whose body language was screaming "get off me".

@Justleaveitblankthen yes his toad in the hole or as he calls it 'sausage een the ole' has them clutching the worktop for support

3. She was however disgusted that he chose to cook a beef carpaccio with gremolata when he was in Puglia on the basis that 'we've never seen a cow in Puglia, we don't really do beef'. So his credentials as an Italian chef are still up in the air.

The other reason I’m not fond of Gino is the food. Whatever the big trend is in the UK in Italian food, Gino’s there with a book or restaurant. Prosecco bars and cicchetti? Gino’s onto it. He’s trying to be all things to all people, so I find his approach to food pretty much the antithesis of what is so great about Italian cuisine.

He reminds me of that Italian captain from Allo Allo. Totally put-on accent, he's lived in Britain for nearly 40 years. Just like Arnold Schwarzenegger who had to be coached to retain his Austrian accent, because it was part of his "brand".

@MrsRobinsonsHandprints
He did the time
He apologised
He admits it
It's done with

Yes media studies. To prompt some critical thinking OP. At the very least to encourage the little voice in your head which says "does that sound right? That can't be right. Let me check...."

Actually Paul Young recently said that since his wife died he would give anything to have the tapes Gino stole back and that it's hard to see him on tv.

@Double0FeckingBollocks I have a PHD. I'm fine with my critical thinking skills but thank you for your concern.

I made the mistake of believing a normally reliable friend about where someone grew up. I don't critically access and go off and research everything people close to me say and I doubt you do.

Ha ha the " I have a PhD" card. Congratulations OP.

Thank you very much @Double0FeckingBollocks. You will appreciate how hard it was, so to have your sincere congratulations means the world to me.

Haha, you’d get on well with my husband. He’s always moaning that he thinks Gino’s accent is hammed up! I haven’t really thought much about it.

Are you married to my husband too? 😆

I think he does ramp up the accent a little bit for TV. Reminds me of a local barber when I was a kid- heard him speaking outside the shop once or twice with quite a Mancunian accent but he really put on the Italiano in the shop.

I think there's a lot of exaggerating in his accent and all that faux mispronunciation - but he's not faking the Italian accent.

I can't stand the bloke and I think he puts that accent on. He did 2 years in prison for burglary of home of singer Paul Young

I do remember how "hilarious" he was on TM when someone sent him a willy warmer and he wore it

DH and I can't stand him. We saw him live at the Festival Hall and he was so full of himself and acting like he's God's gift to women.

We usually turn over the moment his face appears on the TV but we discovered last night whilst waiting for the next programme to come on that the best way to watch his show is with the sound turned down and subtitles on. That way you get to see the beautiful scenery and lovely food without being distracted by him and his ego.

Nope it's true

www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/6804417/gino-dacampo-burgle-paul-young-house/amp/

It isn't done with and as Mingot said neither is Paul Young (I thought I'd seen him say that)

I don't care if he has apologised, what's that phrase trotted out on here all the time
'If someone shows you their true self, believe them'

I work with plenty of people who are on the bones of their arse and yet manage to choose not to burgle.

@lollipoprainbow I forgot about the drink driver, rotten the lot of them.

As an Italian who's been living here for almost two decades I'd say his accent is real. The two languages are so different than many Italians keep a strong accent even if they have lived here for 40 years. How you pick up a foreign language and master it is very personal and I personally know many many Italians whose English is still poor or they have strong accent after a lifetime here.
And, it's virtually impossible to fake your own accent in another language. I do agree he's over doing everything else from the gestures to the food.
Nobody knows him in Italy and many of his recipes would not even be considered Italian.

I have a Maltese parent. Completely agree! Funnily enough said Maltese parent moved over here when they were 22 and still speak with a strong Maltese accent.

He was born in Italy but his accent is definitely exaggerated and is annoying. Especially when he pretends he doesn't realise he is mispronouncing and saying inappropriate words.

To me personally, being capable of breaking and entering someone's house and stealing personal items is a pretty strong indication of what type of person someone is.

ie. Not a nice person at heart in all probability.

Of course his accent is fake but who cares?

Not all people who grow up here adopt the local accent anyway. I work in a school and while many do lots always speak with a strong accent - particularly many of the Polish children go off to high school with strong accents and English still very much a second language despite being born here. I guess due to the strong Polish community here so out of school they aren't speaking English with friends and even in the playground they often play with the other Polish dc and don't speak English. We also have dc with strong English accents (in a part of Scotland with a strong local dialect) and some never pick it up. Despite only one parent having that accent