Gregg Wallace drops out of MasterChef after allegations of misconduct

Gregg Wallace has 'stepped away' from MasterChef while the BBC launches an investigation into historical allegations of misconduct.

Gregg Wallace is ‘committed to fully cooperating throughout the process’ Gregg Wallace will be stepping away from his role on MasterChef as the BBC investigates historical allegations of misconduct. The broadcaster said it had received complaints from people who had worked on the 60-year-old about his behaviour and are taking them ‘seriously.’ Wallace will not present the long-running cooking show while the investigation is underway and is ‘committed to fully cooperating throughout the process’.

The statement said: ‘This week the BBC received complaints from individuals in relation to historical allegations of misconduct while working with presenter Gregg Wallace on one of our shows. ‘Whilst these complainants have not raised the allegations directly with our show producers or parent company Banijay UK, we feel that it is appropriate to conduct an immediate, external review to fully and impartially investigate.

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