A celebrity chef is trying to have a public footpath beside his house closed because fans take pictures of his house.

Gino D'Acampo's wife has written to the local council to say their privacy is being invaded at their £1.25 million home in Hertfordshire.

The cook, 41, who appears on ITV's This Morning show says he and his family are fed up with people knocking on the door of home begging for pictures and autographs.

But the pathway next to the Grade II listed home provides access to a GP surgery and patients would be forced to travel further if it were to close, objectors to the plans say.