Mr Motivator, or Derrick Evans, slammed in a brutal rant and accused them of making ‘cheap TV shows’ like quizzes instead of encouraging fitness and wellbeing.
The 72-year-old criticised his former employer and said he is unhappy with the current lineup of presenters. Derrick was known for his role in ITV’s GMTV and bright gym clothes during the 1990s.
He returned to the UK in the 2000s and joined several schemes to help people keep fit during the pandemic, making rare TV appearances on This Morning.
He said to , “I have earned the position where I should have my own show. Why should I not present some of these shows?
“I look at Family Fortunes and it’s an easy show to present. You almost don’t even have to speak English to present it. If you know what I mean, right?”
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Gino has been hosting Family Fortunes since 2020 (Image: ITV)
This seemingly refers to TV chef Gino D’Acampo, who presents the ITV quiz show Family Fortunes.
Express Online has contacted ITV for comment.
Gino took over from Vernon Kay as the official host of Family Fortunes in 2020. The Italian became a celebrity chef through his restaurant work before making regular TV appearances.
Derrick also accused TV bosses of producing ‘cheap television’ such as quiz programmes instead of airing shows that promote wellness and fitness.
Gino and Fred Sirieix on their latest travel show (Image: ITV)
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Before Christmas, Gino found himself at the and is reportedly being ‘iced out’ by ITV. The Italian has found himself in hot water as he stands accused of alleged inappropriate behaviour towards a female colleague.
The reported incidents were said to have occurred when Gino was a TV chef on This Morning and Saturday Cooks between 2006 and 2011.
The anonymous woman was said to have been inspired to speak up after MasterChef’s Gregg Wallace stepped down from his role after complaints were made about his behaviour.
A source close to the complainant confided: “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.”
Neither Gino nor ITV has commented on these allegations. Express has previously contacted Gino’s representatives for comment.