Gregg Wallace's 'angry on-set outbursts caught on camera two years ago - but BBC failed to act'

Online unit radical 's**tmenintvhavesaidtome' allegedly contacted the BBC's HR section to pass them of Gregg Wallace's behaviour 2 years agone but bosses 'failed to engage'

Incidents of "angry outbursts" by Gregg Wallace were allegedly caught connected camera 2 years agone and were raised to the BBC, but bosses astatine the corp failed to "engage" and enactment connected them, it has been claimed.

The MasterChef presenter, 60, stepped distant from hosting the amusement aft accusations were made against him and a reappraisal into complaints is present being carried out. On Thursday, the cooking programme's accumulation company, Banijay UK, said the BBC received complaints from individuals successful narration to "historical allegations of misconduct" portion moving with Wallace.

The institution besides said helium is "committed to afloat co-operating passim the process." Now, it has been alleged that online unit radical "s**tmenintvhavesaidtome" contacted the BBC's HR section 2 years agone to pass them astir Wallace's behaviour.

The radical alleged that Wallace had asked for idiosyncratic telephone numbers of women moving connected the acceptable and made comments astir a woman's "a***". According to the Daily Mail, unit radical "s**tmenintvhavesaidtome" alleged that "incidents of aggravated outbursts" by Wallace were besides raised "and seemingly caught connected camera" 2 years agone but "BBC bosses refused to engage."

Earlier this week, BBC News reported that Wallace faces allegations from 13 radical crossed a scope of shows implicit a 17-year period, including erstwhile Newsnight big Kirsty Wark. The TV star's lawyers said "it is wholly mendacious that helium engages successful behaviour of a sexually harassing nature," BBC News reported.

A BBC spokesperson said it takes immoderate issues raised "seriously" and "any behaviour which falls beneath the standards expected by the BBC volition not beryllium tolerated." The corp besides said: "It would beryllium inappropriate for america to remark connected thing that could signifier portion of Banijay's ongoing probe oregon different power it."

Banijay UK said successful a statement: "This week the BBC received complaints from individuals successful narration to humanities allegations of misconduct portion moving with presenter Gregg Wallace connected 1 of our shows. Whilst these complainants person not raised the allegations straight with our amusement producers oregon genitor institution Banijay UK, we consciousness that it is due to behaviour an immediate, outer reappraisal to afloat and impartially investigate.

"While this reappraisal is nether way, Gregg Wallace volition beryllium stepping distant from his relation connected MasterChef and is committed to afloat co-operating passim the process. Banijay UK’s work of attraction to unit is ever a precedence and our expectations regarding behaviour are made wide to some formed and unit connected each productions, with aggregate ways of raising concerns, including anonymously, intelligibly promoted connected set.

"Whilst these are humanities allegations, incidences brought to our attraction wherever these expectations are not met are thoroughly investigated and addressed appropriately." The connection added: "If anyone would similar to speech to america oregon rise immoderate issues oregon concerns, past they tin interaction speakup@banijayuk.com successful confidence."

After allegations raised by unit members astir Wallace's behaviour connected Gregg Wallace's Big Weekends to BBC News, Channel 5 asked the programme's accumulation institution Rumpus Media to look into the accusations. Rumpus Media said: "We bash not tolerate inappropriate behaviour connected our productions. Our broad work of attraction processes were successful spot during accumulation of these bid and immoderate matters raised would person been investigated successful accordance with these."

Wallace is champion known for co-presenting MasterChef alongside John Torode since 2005, arsenic good arsenic its spin-offs Celebrity MasterChef and MasterChef: The Professionals. The Mirror has contacted Gregg Wallace's typical and the BBC for remark connected the latest allegations.

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