Nightmares
you cook great food, you need a waiter to serve it and that’s where Fred comes in.
“So, a chef, a cook and a waiter, it doesn’t get any better than that.
”If there’s ever a marriage made in heaven, it has to be a Scotsman, an Italian man and a Frenchman.”
Of course, there’s a joke in there too.
Mainly, it seems at Gino’s expense. Gordon said: “Gino thinks he can siesta from 8am until 4pm and then get up and do 75 minutes work and then go back to bed for eight hours.
“Gino is a man that needs lots of sleep and he doesn’t like working too hard. Gino is more laid back than an ironing board, he is Mr Laidback.”
Warming to his theme, Gordon revealed the sleeping arrangements in the camper van. He said: “It was fine until Gino started cuddling me because he was getting a bit nervous out in the wild on his own with no teddy bear, no hot chocolate, no Netflix and no moisturiser for his Italian skin.
“When he started putting both arms around me at 3.15am, it was time to bail out and sit in the front seat and recline it.
“Also, Italians may look good and dress incredibly smart but, my God, does this man smell. He can fart.” ossibly thinking he was the Jeremy Clarkson of the trio, Gordon was also critical of Gino’s driving ability in the van, which included a TomTom Sat Nav voiced by the sweary Scot.
He said: “My driving is exemplary. Those two are muppets. Gino has the attention span of a four-year-old, so he’s
Unfortunately, there was a power cut during the food preparation but Gordon claimed he was the only one that kept it together.
He said: “Fred was all over the place and Gino was panicking, so, as always, I remained calm. Well, a little bit calm. I wanted to kick him out and do it myself.
“When it gets too stressful for him and he knows I’m going to get on his case if he doesn’t focus, he disappears.
“And guess where he was? On a sun lounger at the end of the beach, with a hat on, sunbathing at 8.30pm.”
Gordon, Gino and Fred: Road Trip starts Thursday, October 11, STV at 9pm. Three in four women wish they were having more sex, a survey claims. Research found the typical woman makes love twice a week but want it to be five times.