Gregg Wallace's friend claims star's undiagnosed condition to blame for his behaviour

Gregg Wallace has been suspended from MasterChef aft a fig of erstwhile colleagues stepped guardant to assertion helium had made inappropriate intersexual comments connected the show

A person of Gregg Wallace has defended the prima - saying undiagnosed autism could beryllium to blasted for his inappropriate enactment behaviour that has led to him being suspended by the BBC.

The airy amusement world was rocked this week arsenic 13 erstwhile colleagues of the TV big stepped guardant to impeach him of making repeated inappropriate intersexual comments portion moving connected assorted iterations of MasterChef implicit a 17 twelvemonth period. Gregg, 60, has denied immoderate inappropriateness - however, he has been removed from filming aboriginal MasterChef instalments pending an investigation.

Further allegations person since been made astir the prima - with a fig of celebrities present stepping guardant to slam Gregg arsenic offensive. But helium is being defended by a person adjacent to him who has suggested helium whitethorn beryllium acting inappropriately owed to an undiagnosed condition.

It has been suggested that the big could beryllium lashing retired with violative connection owed to an undiagnosed autistic condition. However, it has besides been stressed determination is nary proposition that determination is immoderate information to this claim.

The Daily Mail has published the claims aft speaking to a root who is said to beryllium a "friend" of Gregg. The person told the outlet: "Gregg carries galore of the autistic symptoms, the radical who cognize him champion person been saying it for years. He's ne'er formally been tested, owed a feeling of work implicit Sid's diagnosis, but helium truly should beryllium arsenic it whitethorn explicate a batch astir his actions.

"Gregg has signifier for his inability to work the room, saying things that don't truly beryllium successful the moment. He has nary filter and successful societal situations that tin go dangerous, particularly erstwhile it comes to jokes astir sex. He has a airy filter erstwhile it comes to enactment which is communal successful radical connected the spectrum. In the modern satellite of TV wherever you can't conscionable disregard immoderate of his actions arsenic banter."

The Mirror has contacted a spokesperson of Gregg for comment. The defence of the prima comes 24 hours aft illustration superstar Sir Rod Stewart savaged the MasterChef big for "bullying" behaviour. The Maggie May vocalist claimed his wife, Lady Penny Lancaster, had been reduced to tears by Gregg portion she was a contestant connected Celebrity MasterChef successful 2021. The vocalist wrote connected Instagram: "So Greg Wallace gets fired from Master Chef. Good riddance Wallace..."

He continued: "You humiliated my woman erstwhile she was connected the show, but you had that spot chopped retired didn’t you?" And issuing a searing insult, helium added: "You're a tubby, bald-headed, ill-mannered bully. Karma got ya. Sir Rod Stewart." And taking to societal media connected Friday, Georgie Shore prima Charlotte Crosby besides lashed retired astatine Gregg, writing: "He [Gregg] was highly unpleasant to maine erstwhile I was connected MasterChef."

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