BREAKING Gregg Wallace DROPPED by autism charity in another blow after TV investigation

MasterChef presenter Gregg Wallace has been dropped by an autism foundation helium was an ambassador for pursuing a bid of allegations made against him

Gregg Wallace has been dropped arsenic the patron of an autism foundation aft helium stepped distant from MasterChef hosting duties.

The TV presenter, 60, has seen a bid of complaints made against him by radical who assertion they antecedently worked together. Wallace has been accused of making inappropriate intersexual comments and has denied allegations of inappropriate intersexual comments helium is said to person made.

Production institution Banijay UK are externally reviewing the humanities misconduct complaints and Wallace is “committed to afloat cooperating passim the process”. Wallace, whose lad is autistic and non-verbal, had been an ambassador for Ambitious astir Autism since June past year.

Ambitious astir Autism confirmed to Civil Society that it is nary longer moving with Wallace. A spokesperson for the foundation said: “In airy of caller allegations, we are nary longer moving with Gregg Wallace. We person fto him cognize our determination and thanked him for his enactment of our enactment implicit the past 2 years.”

In June 2023, Ambitious astir Autism announced Wallace arsenic their ambassador. Commenting astatine the time, helium said: "I americium thrilled to beryllium Ambitious astir Autism’s caller ambassador. As a genitor to my fantastic autistic son, Sid, this foundation is precise adjacent to my heart.

“I was fortunate capable to spot firsthand the charity’s astonishing enactment astatine its pioneering TreeHouse School – and it was a joyousness to walk clip with pupils and their dedicated staff. Autistic children and young radical and their families look galore challenges and that’s wherefore Ambitious astir Autism’s enactment is truthful vital. I’m truly looking guardant to moving with the foundation to interruption down barriers, summation autism acceptance and guarantee young radical tin scope their imaginable successful education, employment and beyond.”

Wallace has since been removed from their database of ambassadors that includes the likes of writer Jon Snow, triathlete Sam Holness and writer David Mitchell. Earlier this year, Wallace and his woman Annie-Marie Sterpini said they were doing each they could to amended themselves astir their lad Sid, four, pursuing him being diagnosed with autism successful 2022.

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