Gregg Wallace, host of MasterChef, has reassured his mother that he is 'fine' after stepping away from the show due to misconduct allegations. The 60-year-old presenter is accused of inappropriate sexual behavior by 13 individuals, including Newsnight's Kirsty Wark, who claims he made sexualized jokes and comments during filming.
Masterchef host Gregg Wallace has reassured his mother he is 'fine' after the announcement of an inquiry into misconduct allegations against him today.
On one occasion he allegedly told a junior female colleague he wasn't wearing any boxer shorts under his jeans. 'There were two occasions in particular where he used sexualised language in front of a number of people and it wasn't as if anyone engaged with this. It was completely one-way traffic. But I think people were uncomfortable and something that I really did not expect to happen', she said.
Mr Wallace is yet to comment today - but at the time of the announcement this afternoon he did take to Instagram to share his recipe for prawn tacos with pineapple salsa. 'While this review is underway, Gregg Wallace will be stepping away from his role on MasterChef and is committed to fully cooperating throughout the process.
'We are always clear that any behaviour which falls below the standards expected by the BBC will not be tolerated. He told viewers he was 'a little bit distracted at the moment', but said he 'wanted to check in and say hello'. Actress Lisa Faulkner has said Gregg Wallace repeatedly made rude jokes to MasterChef crew members - she is married to his co-host John Torode
'You're just sitting there and if you're on the front bench just chopping away thinking, 'I've got ten minutes left', and he's saying, 'So this girl walked into a bar…'Her husband John, 59, who was also on stage with her to promote their new book, told her: 'It's changed quite a lot really…' He said: 'The story that's hitting the newspapers was investigated promptly when it happened six years ago by the BBC.
'Does that make sense to people? I really, really hope it does. I'm a little bit distracted at the moment, you can probably tell.' But he added: 'I really like a mango. I really like a pineapple. I really like a bowl of blueberries. And fruit isn't full of sugar and fat. Here's the saying – love food that loves you back.'
They told the Sun: 'He is said to have been boasting about his sex life with his partner at the time. Wallace then denied that he left the BBC show Inside The Factory in March that year due to inappropriate comments made towards female staff. When asked on GMB by Richard Madeley about his departure from the programme, Wallace responded by saying: 'There was an argument inside the factory, the reporting isn't accurate.'Offending people? No, no - if you look at the headlines, you can't see a story that matches those headlines.'
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