John Torode ignores Gregg Wallace MasterChef drama as he posts sweaty selfie from gym

The aboriginal of MasterChef is up successful the aerial aft Gregg Wallace stepped down from the BBC amusement contiguous pursuing claims of inappropriate behaviour connected set

MasterChef big John Torode ignored the play surrounding his workfellow Gregg Wallace today.

Hours aft the quality broke that Wallace was stepping down from the long-running BBC cooking amusement pursuing allegations of inappropriate behaviour implicit a 17-year period, his co-host was snapping photos of himself successful the gym aft a sweaty rotation class.

Instead of acknowledging his colleague's departure, 59-year-old John uploaded a photograph to his Instagram stories extracurricular his section David Lloyd club. Looking similar he'd had a bully workout, the Aussie cook captioned the station 'Love spin' and added: "Another bloody large people convey you."

It comes arsenic Wallace was accused of making inappropriate intersexual comments and jokes crossed his clip moving connected assorted TV shows. Complaints person reportedly been made from 13 people, including Newsnight big Kirsty Wark.

Kirsty, who appeared connected Celebrity MasterChef successful 2011, said Wallace told 'sexualised' jokes during filming successful beforehand of contestants and unit members, which she claimed made radical consciousness 'uncomfortable' and 'embarrassed.'

She added: "I was really much aggravated than thing else, due to the fact that I thought it was truthful inappropriate. And successful a consciousness what I thought was it was astir power, that helium felt helium could."

BBC News said it had been told of different allegations, including the presenter “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”.

MasterChef's accumulation company, Banijay UK, has launched an investigation, which Wallace is "committed to afloat cooperating" with. His lawyers accidental it is wholly mendacious that helium engages successful behaviour of a sexually harassing nature.

The connection announcing the probe said: “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 underway, Gregg Wallace volition beryllium stepping distant from his relation connected MasterChef and is committed to afloat cooperating 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.”

Pre-recorded episodes of MasterChef: The Professionals, which diagnostic Wallace, are presently airing connected BBC 1 and are expected to proceed arsenic planned into December.

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