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TV star and former Celebrity MasterChef winner Nadia Sawalha has blasted Gregg Wallace for his 'horrifying' comments in reaction to the allegations made against him.

A best-selling author has come forward with claims that infamous MasterChef personality Gregg Wallace spoiled her milestone birthday by engaging in brash sexual conversation for an extensive period.The Dublin-based writer Marisa Mackle spoke out about how she had flown to the lavish five-star resort in Marbella, looking forward to a Michael Bolton performance and a shared dining space with celebs like singer Michael Bolton and business magnate Lord Alan Sugar. However, what was meant to be a joyous celebration of her 40th in 2013 took an unpleasant turn when she says she unfortunately ended up at a table near Gregg as he openly boasted about his sex life.

Gregg Wallace is under fire again, following a best-selling authors claims that he ruined her fortieth birthday party with foul-mouthed sex talk.

allegations of misconduct on Masterchef was “inappropriate and misogynistic”.On Thursday (November 28), it was announced that the presenter was stepping down from MasterChef after a series of complaints were made to the BBC.The allegations included a pattern of inappropriate sexual comments and actions made by Wallace to 13 people who worked with him over a period of 17 years, with the corporation passing the allegations onto Wallace’s representatives shortly before they were made public.Wallace’s lawyers said it is entirely false that he engages in behaviour of a sexually harassing nature. In a video posted over the weekend, he dismissed the accusers as being “middle-class women of a certain age” all from Celebrity Masterchef.“In 20 years, over 20 years of television, can you imagine how many women, female contestants on MasterChef, have made sexual remarks, or sexual innuendo, can you imagine?”Now, number 10 has confirmed that Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has held talks with BBC bosses over the controversy.

TV presenter Kirstie Allsopp has been sharing more details about an 'embarrassing' encounter with MasterChef host Gregg Wallace.

The BBC has announced that tonight's episode of MasterChef: The Professionals will go ahead as planned on BBC One, despite the recent controversy surrounding the show. Gregg Wallace, who recently stepped back from his role on the popular BBC cooking series amid an external review into historical allegations of misconduct, has been accused of making "inappropriate sexual jokes" and other behavioural complaints.

Gregg Wallace has come forward to address his controversial remarks about 'middle-aged women' and has extended an apology. In a fresh Instagram video posted on Monday, the MasterChef presenter expressed his regret: "I want to apologise for any offence that I caused with my post yesterday and any upset I may have caused to a lot of people."

“middle class women of a certain age”.On Thursday (November 28), it was announced that the presenter was stepping down from MasterChef after a series of complaints were made to the BBC.The allegations included a pattern of inappropriate sexual comments and actions made by Wallace to 13 people who worked with him over a period of 17 years, with the corporation passing the allegations onto Wallace’s representatives shortly before they were made public.Wallace’s lawyers said it is entirely false that he engages in behaviour of a sexually harassing nature.Wallace posted a video addressing the allegations, in which he said he has worked with more than 4,000 contestants throughout his career “of all different ages, all different backgrounds, all walks of life”.“Apparently now, I’m reading in the paper, there’s been 13 complaints in that time,” Wallace says, adding, “I can see the complaints coming from a handful of middle-class women of a certain age, just from Celebrity MasterChef. This isn’t right.”Then, in a second video, he goes on to say: “In 20 years, over 20 years of television, can you imagine how many women, female contestants on MasterChef, have made sexual remarks, or sexual innuendo, can you imagine?”Following widespread backlash, Wallace has now apologised.

As Gregg Wallace faces claims of inappropriate behaviour and has stepped back from Masterchef, his co-host John Torode appears to be staying away from the drama. However, John has previously shared his thoughts on Gregg behind-the-scenes, while his wife Lisa Faulkner has even spoken out about the host's 'rude jokes'. In 2017, despite their onscreen rapport and John's involvement in Gregg's fourth wedding as best man a year prior, John admitted he and Gregg have 'never been friends'.

Gregg Wallace has seemingly unfollowed his Masterchef co-host John Torode and his wife Lisa Faulkner on Instagram, after stepping down from the show amid allegations of inappropriate behaviour. Gregg and John have hosted the cooking competition together for almost two decades, with John and Lisa both still following Gregg on the platform. Following the scathing move, a source has claimed to The Sun that Gregg has cut ties due due to the fact that John has not spoken out publicly in his defence amid the allegations.

As Gregg Wallace is subject to an investigation regarding his alleged inappropriate behaviour on shows such as Masterchef, which he stepped down from last week, a former contestant of the cooking competition has spoken out.The contestant, who has chosen to remain anonymous, has alleged the "abuse" of contestants was widespread through the "production team", but was too scared to speak out after signing a non-disclosure agreement. Speaking to Sky News, they claimed that Gregg 'wasn't the only one' who could make inappropriate comments on set.They said: "I was horrified. I'd never seen anything like it, genuinely, I was really quite shocked at that really toxic environment.

MasterChef judges Marcus Wareing and Monica Galetti might not have spoken publicly about Gregg Wallace since he stepped back from the BBC show amid misconduct claims last week - but there are plenty of examples of them speaking about working alongside him in not entirely complimentary terms. Wallace, 60, is accused of making inappropriate sexual remarks to 13 people.

MasterChef star Gregg Wallace has shared an emotional apology video saying: "It's obvious to me I need to take some time out." The 60-year-old said yesterday that a string of accusations relating to his behaviour on the show had come from a "handful of middle-class women of a certain age". The BBC star has denied behaviour of a sexually harassing nature, after 13 people came forward last week with allegations of inappropriate comments. Posting on Instagram this afternoon he seemed visibly emotional as he said: "I want to apologise for any offence that I caused with my post yesterday and any upset that I may have caused to a lot of people." He continued: "I wasn't in a good headspace when I posted it.

Gregg Wallace has apologised for “any offence that I caused” after posting a video saying complaints about his behaviour came from “a handful of middle-class women of a certain age”.

Ellise Shafer A Downing Street spokesperson has weighed in on “MasterChef” U.K. host Gregg Wallace‘s response to misconduct allegations against him, calling it “inappropriate and misogynistic.” According to BBC News, who received the statement from the government, culture secretary Lisa Nandy has also talked with executives for the BBC, which airs the show, about his behavior.

the presenter was stepping down from MasterChef after a series of complaints were made to the BBC.The allegations included a pattern of inappropriate sexual comments and actions made by Wallace to 13 people who worked with him over a period of 17 years, with the corporation passing the allegations onto Wallace’s representatives shortly before they were made public.Wallace’s lawyers said it is entirely false that he engages in behaviour of a sexually harassing nature, while the presenter himself posted a video on social media dismissing the accusers as “middle-class women of a certain age”.A day later, more women came forward with further allegations, with one claiming that Wallace regularly talked inappropriately about sex, domination and spanking while working on the Channel 5 show Gregg Wallace’s Big Weekends in 2019.It later emerged that the BBC had received a letter in 2022 that accused Wallace of inappropriate behaviour.Following the news, users quickly began sharing Lock’s comments on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown about whether Wallace should be seen as a national treasure.Sean Lock knew that Gregg Wallace was a wrong un. pic.twitter.com/CNYqdwTqGi— BladeoftheSun (@BladeoftheS) December 1, 2024“I like him because he wears a hair net even though he’s bald,” said Lock, holding a photo of Wallace.

Scots TV host Aggie Mackenzie who formerly appeared on Celebrity MasterChef has slammed Gregg Wallace for his reaction to recent allegations, suggesting it shows he lacks "no insight or understanding of how he behaves".

MasterChef's Gregg Wallace is facing a barrage of criticism after several women, including Celebrity MasterChef contestants, accused him of 'inappropriate behaviour'.

MasterChef judges Marcus Wareing and Monica Galetti have remained tight-lipped after their colleague Gregg Wallace stepped back from the BBC culinary show amidst misconduct allegations, despite having previously shared candid insights about working alongside him.

The UK’s new independent body for reporting bullying and sexual harassment in the TV and film industries is to create industry-wide standards following a set of high-profile incidents, the latest being Gregg Wallace.

Loose Women star Kaye Adams has shared her “tuppence worth” after MasterChef host Gregg Wallace hit out at “middle-class women of a certain age” for complaining about his behaviour. Gregg, who stepped aside from the BBC show earlier this week amid an investigation into complaints about alleged misconduct, addressed the claims in an Instagram video on Sunday, 1 December. And now Kaye, 61, who appeared on Celebrity MasterChef back in 2008, has responded to the video with a post of her own, in which she claimed that Gregg was “missing the point” in his reaction to the accusations, claiming that “this is about power”.