Gregg Wallace newest: Charlotte Crosby claims MasterChef host was ‘extremely unpleasant’ amid misconduct claims
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Masterchef host Gregg Wallace has thanked fans for “showing support” after he stepped down from the show following allegations he made inappropriate sexual comments over multiple years.
Wallace left the BBC programme on Thursday (28 November) amid claims made by 13 people who worked with him on shows over a 17-year period.
Among those alleging misconduct is former BBC Newsnight presenter Kirsty Wark, who claimed Wallace told “sexualised” jokes during filming of a Celebrity Masterchef episode in 2011.
Ulrika Jonsson, has also accused Wallace of making a “rape joke” while filming a 2017 episode of Celebrity MasterChef, which she said left one of her fellow contestants ‘really distressed”.
Meanwhile, Sir Rod Stewart has accused the host of “humiliating” his wife, Penny Lancaster, when she appeared on the celebrity version of the show in 2021.
Wallace, 60, allegedly also talked openly about his sex life and once told a junior female colleague he wasn’t wearing any underwear under his jeans, according to the BBC News investigation.
The Independent has contacted Wallace’s representatives for comment. A BBC spokesperson said “any behaviour which falls below the standards expected by the BBC will not be tolerated”.
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Wallace left the BBC programme on Thursday (28 November) amid claims made by 13 people who worked with him on shows over a 17-year period.
In a 2013 episode of the BBC cookery competition, Wallace made a sexual reference while assessing a tart made by comedian Katy Brand, which led her to confusedly ask: “Excuse me?”
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James has comedically factored Wallace into several segments – and his listeners are now wondering if James will address the allegations against the MasterChef host.
Another ‘Celebrity MasterChef’ star speaks out against Gregg Wallace
TV personality Charlotte Crosby has claimed that Gregg Wallace was “extremely unpleasant” to her on Celebrity MasterChef.
The Geordie Shore alum made the allegation in response to Rod Stewart’s scathing post, in which he branded the host a “bully” for his alleged treatment of his wife Penny Lancaster when she appeared on the BBC series.
Gregg Wallace thanks public for support in statement
Gregg Wallace has posted on Instagram thanking people for “showing their support” after he stepped away from presenting BBC MasterChef following allegations he made inappropriate sexual comments.
“I would like to thank all the people getting in touch, reaching out and showing their support,”
Wallace said in the video, posted on his account.“That’s good of you, thank you very much,” he added.
The 60-year-old faces allegations of inappropriate sexual comments from 13 people across a range of shows over a 17-year period, as reported by BBC News which said it sent a letter to the TV star’s representatives earlier this week.
Ex-’Celeb MasterChef’ star says Gregg Wallace has ‘never really grown up’
How Clean is Your House star Aggie MacKenzie says Gregg Wallace “behaved like a sort of Sid James character” when she was on Celebrity MasterChef in 2011.
MacKenzie compared Wallace to the characters played by James in the Carry On films while addressing the BBC’s investigation into inappropriate comments he’s alleged to have made over a 17-year period.
“He made stupid, unfunny jokes that people kind of had to tolerate,” Mackenzie told Times Radio, adding: “It’s as if he’s never really grown up or been properly supervised and told to kind of watch what he’s saying.”
She said that Wallace and his former co-host John Torode “behave very differently” when cameras aren’t rolling.
“I observed that when the cameras were off, they would go to separate ends of the room. They didn’t really communicate or have a connection off screen.”
Kirsty Wark claims Wallace made ‘sexualised jokes’
Former BBC Newsnight presenter Kirsty Wark has claimed Wallace told “sexualised” jokes during filming of a Celebrity Masterchef episode in 2011.
“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,” she said.
“It was completely one-way traffic. But I think people were uncomfortable and something that I really did not expect to happen.”
Ulrika Jonsson makes ‘rape joke’ claim
Ulrika Jonsson has claimed that Gregg Wallace made a “rape joke” while filming Celebrity MasterChef in 2017.
Jonsson said that another female contestant, whom she didn’t know, became “really distressed” after the alleged comment.
“They then went off to speak to Gregg,” Jonsson told The Telegraph. “After a while he came up…and he apologised. He could hardly get his words out… He was apologising, and he had tears in his eyes.”
Sir Rod Stewart calls Gregg Wallace a ‘bully’
Sir Rod Stewart has hit out at “bully” Gregg Wallace for allegedly “humiliating” his wife when she was on MasterChef.
The musician’s claims arrive after it was announced Wallace had stepped down from the BBC cookery competition following allegations of inappropriate sexual comments over several years.
In the wake of the news that the BBC was investigating Wallace’s behaviour, Stewart shared a post in which he claimed the host treated Penny Lancaster in a nasty manner when she was on the show in 2021.
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