Celebrity chef and MasterChef judge Gregg Wallace has been heavily criticized by singer Sir Rod Stewart after his wife, Penny Lancaster, faced humiliating treatment on the show in 2021. Gregg recently left the show amid accusations of inappropriate behavior.
Sir Rod Stewart has issued a furious rant at Gregg Wallace calling him a 'tubby, bald-headed, ill-mannered bully' for 'humiliating' his wife Penny Lancaster when she appeared on Celebrity MasterChef in 2021.
Following Gregg's departure, Rod wrote: 'So Greg Wallace gets fired from Master Chef. Good riddance Wallace... You humiliated my wife when she was on the show, but you had that bit cut out didn't you? You're a tubby, bald-headed, ill-mannered bully. Karma got ya. Sir Rod Stewart'As chaos filled the kitchen during her stint on the show, Gregg told Penny: ‘Mate, we can’t be 10 minutes late,’ calling her delay 'serious'.
On one occasion he allegedly told a junior female colleague he wasn't wearing any boxer shorts under his jeans. As chaos filled the kitchen during her stint on the show, Gregg told Penny: ‘Mate, we can’t be 10 minutes late,’ calling her delay 'serious' '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.
Gregg is 'committed to fully cooperating throughout the process', the show's production company Banijay UK said. BBC News said it had been told of other allegations, including the presenter 'talking openly about his sex life, taking his top off in front of a female worker saying he wanted to 'give her a fashion show', and telling a junior female colleague he was not wearing any boxer shorts under his jeans'.
'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 alleged he 'repeatedly told rude jokes' on set.
Lisa, 52, appeared on the series in 2010 where she went on to win the Celebrity MasterChef trophy - and has opened up about her time on the show. Brookside and Holby City star Lisa told the Cheltenham Literature Festival how she would overhear the former greengrocer's jokes as she was prepping her dishes.
Bosses at the corporation are said to have hauled the MasterChef co-host into a meeting in 2018 following allegations of 'inappropriate sexual comments' and told him to 'change his behaviour'. 'Despite what the newspapers are suggesting nobody six years ago accused me of flirting with anybody or hitting on anybody.
Read More Gregg Wallace 'told rude joke after rude joke', MasterChef judge John Torode's wife claims 'I'm not going to mention the newspapers at the moment – I've got that coming at me left, right and centre.' Bosses at the corporation are said to have hauled the MasterChef co-host into a meeting in 2018 following allegations of 'inappropriate sexual comments' and told him to 'change his behaviour'
The team working on the show were said to have gone to BBC bosses to complain after being left 'mortified' by Wallace's alleged behaviour. Wallace quit BBC show Inside The Factory in March last year after allegations that he had been 'rude towards staff' and spoke to them in a 'derogatory manner, especially to women'The newspaper had quoted a source as saying: 'He was rude towards staff and continued to talk in a derogatory manner, especially to women.'
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