Gino D'Acampo has insisted now is the time to "stop blaming Covid for everything" as he looks towards a bright future for his restaurant business.
The Italian chef, 45, believes that while everyone had a right to panic throughout the pandemic, it's time to stop using it "as an excuse".
Speaking to the Mirror from his restaurant in Newcastle, Gino said: "It's becoming such a lousy and annoying excuse to say because of Covid I couldn’t do my job properly, or because of Covid we couldn’t do this and couldn't do that."
