Gregg Wallace 'stripped naked on set only covering penis with sock' - allegations in full against BBC star

Gregg Wallace's TV aboriginal was hanging successful the equilibrium past nighttime aft allegations of inappropriate behaviour were reportedly made by 13 radical who worked with him implicit a 17 twelvemonth period.

Wallace, 60, agreed to "step away" from presenting MasterChef portion complaints made to the BBC by 2 individuals astir humanities allegations of misconduct were investigated.

And tonight, Sir Rod Stewart waded in, taking to Instagram to suggest that his wife, Penny Lancaster, was unhappy with however he’d behaved erstwhile she appeared connected the amusement successful 2021. "So Gregg Wallace gets fired from MasterChef.

Good riddance Wallace,” helium wrote. “You humiliated my woman erstwhile she was connected the show, but you had that spot chopped out, didn't you?
“You're a tubby, bald-headed, ill-mannered bully. Karma got ya. Sir Rod Stewart."

As details of the allegations against Wallace came out, albeit mostly from anonymous sources who person not made authoritative complaints, the 60-year-old insisted helium was "fully cooperating" with the investigation. He did not marque immoderate further comment.

BBC broadcaster Kirsty Wark claimed the MasterChef justice told jokes of a "sexualised nature" erstwhile she was competing connected Celebrity MasterChef successful 2011, BBC News reported.

The erstwhile Newsnight big is 1 of 13 radical who signed a missive saying they had witnessed oregon been connected the receiving extremity of inappropriate intersexual comments made by Wallace, crossed a scope of shows, implicit a 17-year period.

Wark told the BBC that connected 2 occasions Wallace relayed inappropriate stories and jokes successful beforehand of contestants and unit that she felt they were "really, truly successful the incorrect place”.

But 1 TV manufacture root said Wark had been eating retired connected her tales of his near-the-knuckle jokes from the amusement for the past 13 years. “I’ve heard her archer dinner-table anecdotes astir what Gregg said erstwhile she was connected Celebrity Masterchef backmost successful 2011, and she was laughing astir it,” they said. “If she was upset oregon offended, surely she’d person said thing astatine the clip oregon made a complaint?”

BBC News revealed it has been investigating Wallace since the summertime and reported respective allegations to person been made against him, including that was "talking openly astir his enactment life, taking his apical disconnected successful beforehand of a pistillate idiosyncratic saying helium wanted to 'give her a manner show', and telling a inferior pistillate workfellow helium was “not wearing immoderate boxer shorts nether his jeans".

The Telegraph reported that Wallace mimicked a enactment enactment with a erstwhile subordinate of the accumulation team, having spoken to idiosyncratic who claims to person witnessed the alleged incident. The presenter is said to person held the caput of the unit subordinate and thrust his assemblage towards her erstwhile she was knelt down successful beforehand of him to cleanable a people disconnected his trousers.

Wallace is besides said to person erstwhile walked into the MasterChef workplace “completely bare but for [a] sock pulled implicit his penis” earlier doing a “silly dance”. The ailment besides claims that helium was “very touchy feely” and made “disgusting sex-related jokes”.

The allegations are present being investigated by the TV accumulation institution down MasterChef, Banijay UK, which has handed it implicit to an outer organisation.

In a statement, the institution explained: "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."

If they find that determination is information to the allegations, it could extremity the vocation of 1 of the BBC’s biggest names. But 1 insider insisted that MasterChef, 1 of the BBC’s biggest brands, would proceed careless due to the fact that “no 1 is bigger than the show”.

MasterChef: The Professionals is presently connected aerial and volition proceed connected surface until the extremity of its run. Filming connected bid 21 of MasterChef, which has been a staple of BBC1 since 2005, is nearing the extremity - Wallace volition not look successful the last episodes which volition either diagnostic John Torode unsocial oregon usage a impermanent judge. This bid volition beryllium screened aboriginal successful 2025.

It is apt a impermanent justice volition beryllium drafted successful for the filming of the adjacent Celebrity MasterChef, which starts aboriginal adjacent year, unless the reappraisal into Wallace’s behaviour concludes precise quickly. One favourite contender is Irish cook Anna Haugh, who has antecedently stood successful arsenic a impermanent justice connected some the regular and personage versions of the show, truthful has acquisition of the role.

BBC News said it started investigating Wallace successful the summer, successful the aftermath of the ungraded surrounding its ain elder quality anchor Huw Edwards. The outlet claims to person heard claims relating to 5 shows, from 2005 to 2022, and has discovered that Wallace was warned by the BBC aft a ailment was raised astir him successful 2018, astir the amusement Impossible Celebrities.

A ceremonial HR probe took spot and, successful the result missive the BBC concluded that "many aspects of [Wallace's] behaviour were some unacceptable and unprofessional".

A BBC enforcement said she had held a 90-minute gathering with Wallace astatine the clip to marque wide "how earnestly the BBC takes this matter". She besides reassured the workers that enactment would beryllium taken "to forestall a akin reoccurrence and to safeguard others successful the future”.

Yesterday a BBC spokesperson said: "We instrumentality immoderate issues that are raised with america earnestly and we person robust processes successful spot to woody with them. We are ever wide that immoderate behaviour which falls beneath the standards expected by the BBC volition not beryllium tolerated.

"Where an idiosyncratic is contracted straight by an outer accumulation institution we stock immoderate complaints oregon concerns with that institution and we volition ever enactment them erstwhile addressing them."

BBC guidelines, which screen some BBC employees and those moving connected behalf of the broadcaster, authorities that unit should “always beryllium benignant and respectful” portion astatine work.

Wallace is champion known for co-presenting the fashionable cooking amusement but has besides hosted Saturday Kitchen, Eat Well For Less, Inside The Factory, Turn Back Time, Harvest and Supermarket Secrets.

He was recognised successful the Queen's Birthday Honours successful 2022 for his services to nutrient and foundation and took portion successful the 2014 bid of Strictly Come Dancing, partnered with Aliona Vilani.

He has 2 grown-up children, Tom and Libby, from a erstwhile relationship. He joined Italian Anne-Marie Sterpini successful 2016 and the mates person a lad called Sid who has been diagnosed with autism and is non-verbal.

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