Penny Lancaster, a contestant on Celebrity MasterChef, is willing to share information with authorities regarding misconduct claims against the show's host, Gregg Wallace, who recently stepped down from the BBC show.
READ MORE -- Inside story of Gregg Wallace scandal revealed by KATIE HIND Penny Lancaster is prepared to go to authorities to discuss what happened during cut scenes with MasterChef's Gregg Wallace after the host stepped down from the BBC show amid a series of misconduct claims .
The moment when Gregg refused to eat Penny's tartar sauce - blasting her for using 'whole eggs instead of egg yolks' - re-emerged after her husband Rod branded him a 'tubby bully'. Following Gregg's departure, Rod Stewart released a statement to Instagram branding him a 'tubby bully' Kirsty alleges Gregg told stories and jokes of a 'sexualised nature' in front of contestants and crew while filming Celebrity MasterChef in 2011 on two occasions and added his gags and comments were 'really, really in the wrong place'.
Fans of the show will remember Penny, 53, leaving Celebrity MasterChef in tears in 2021, after Gregg, 60, told her off with the 'serious' delay of her food and then refused to eat her food 'What I've got in here is a raw egg/oil milkshake. Unfortunately, I can't eat that,' co-judge John Torode added.
What has Gregg Wallace been accused of? 13 people who have told the BBC of what they consider inappropriate sexual comments made by Wallace across a range of shows over a 17-year period.Advertisement Following Penny's eviction from the kitchen in 2021, she shared a cryptic post on Instagram hinting at 'a person's behaviour'.
Gregg is 'committed to fully cooperating throughout the process', the show's production company Banijay UK said. The grocer turned presenter is also accused of making 'disgusting sex-related jokes', including one about an 'aunt' while tasting a contestant's dish during the show. In October, Gregg denied claims he boasted about his sex life to a younger female BBC employee and took his top off in front of her while filming a game show
In a statement to the PA news agency Banijay UK 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 are historical allegations, incidences brought to our attention where these expectations are not met, are thoroughly investigated and addressed appropriately.'
In October, Gregg admitted he was feeling stressed amid allegations he made inappropriate sexual comments towards women - and his fellow judge John Torode's wife Lisa Faulkner alleged he 'repeatedly told rude jokes' on set. '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…'
Hours after the news broke that Gregg was stepping down from his position on the show, the TV presenter, 59, posted to his Instagram Stories on Thursday. The comments were reportedly non-sexual but deemed 'inappropriate' and a complaint was lodged with Voltage TV, the production company responsible for developing the show.
Gregg also revealed that he also wanted to leave to help care for his son Sid, born in 2019, who is autistic.
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