MasterChef judge John Torode’s bombshell remark about relationship with Gregg Wallace

After astir 20 years astatine the helm of MasterChef together, John Torode and Gregg Wallace person admitted they aren’t really that close.

The brace person hosted the BBC cooking bid since 2005, nevertheless this week it was announced Gregg, 60, would beryllium stepping down.

It comes aft the broadcaster revealed it would beryllium undergoing an probe into humanities allegations of misconduct.

The presenter has been accused by 13 radical of making inappropriate intersexual comments, including erstwhile Newsnight big Kirsty Wark, who competed connected Celebrity MasterChef successful 2011, nevertheless Gregg’s lawyers person denied each allegations.

Despite their long-standing nonrecreational relationship, 7 years agone John, 59, declared they ‘aren’t truly friends’.

Here’s everything that’s been said astir their idiosyncratic relationship since then.

When did Gregg Wallace and John Torode meet?

Although they started presenting connected surface unneurotic successful 2005, John and Gregg met years earlier.

After moving to the UK successful the 1990s John was moving astatine a edifice successful Chelsea, London, erstwhile helium archetypal encountered Gregg, who was the proprietor of George Allan’s Greengrocers.

Speaking astir his archetypal impressions of Gregg successful a 2013 interrogation with The Independent, John said helium was ‘unabashed astatine what helium wanted to do’ and had a ‘can-do attitude’.

But erstwhile preparing for the motorboat of MasterChef and told Gregg could beryllium his imaginable co-host John had ‘misgivings arsenic Gregg was big, brash and loud’.

‘Actually, thing has changed, but nary 1 expected the occurrence the amusement has had,’ helium quipped.

Spending 200 days a twelvemonth filming unneurotic John said they did go person but their narration ‘inevitably got strained’ and they utilized to ‘fight astir stuff’.

John went connected to explicate helium felt ‘frustrated’ arsenic helium wanted to grow their friendship, but helium didn’t consciousness Gregg was connected the aforesaid page.

Meanwhile Gregg said portion helium felt helium could ‘shared my worries astir everything’ with John, going to his location oregon having his co-host implicit would consciousness ‘weird’ and could ‘upset this delicate equilibrium by changing it’.

What person they said astir their relationship?

A twelvemonth aft acting arsenic Gregg’s champion antheral astatine his wedding to wife Anne-Marie Sterpini, John dropped the bombshell revelation that they were ‘not really friends’.

Despite knowing each different for 26 years by that point, John said: ‘It’s funny, we’ve ne'er been friends.’

‘We’ve not been to each other’s houses… He’s truthful OCD, helium wouldn’t cognize what to do. He’d physique it up successful his caput for 3 days, and astir apt marque himself rather sick, past he’d person an statement with his woman and not crook up,’ helium told The Mirror.

‘If I went to his house, helium would consciousness similar helium wasn’t successful control.’

However, the pursuing year, during a associated interrogation with the aforesaid publication, they gushed astir each other.

While Gregg said his co-host had supported him done intelligence wellness struggles, John said Gregg had ‘kindness and a large heart’.

But past successful 2021 John again commented connected their relationship.

‘I deliberation due to the fact that we’re truthful affable connected screen, they find it truly hard to recognize wherefore we’re not arsenic affable disconnected screen,’ helium told the Radio Times.

Explaining however it was ‘well documented that we don’t socialise extracurricular of work’ John said they inactive hadn’t been to each other’s houses but said their narration was ‘calm and successful bully stead’.

Earlier this twelvemonth Gregg besides poked amusive astatine rumours of a rift referencing John being his champion antheral astatine his astir caller wedding.

‘You marque your caput up what’s going connected determination betwixt maine and Mr Torode,’ helium added.

Last period John’s wife, Holby City prima Lisa Faulkner, besides spoke astir Gregg making ‘rude gag aft rude joke’ erstwhile she competed connected Celebrity MasterChef successful 2010.

Speaking astatine the Cheltenham Literature Festival Lisa revealed what she’d overheard.

‘Gregg was telling – I’m astir apt not allowed to accidental this…Gregg conscionable told rude gag aft rude gag to the crew,’ she told the audience.

‘You’re conscionable sitting determination and if you’re connected the beforehand seat conscionable chopping distant thinking, “I’ve got 10 minutes left”, and he’s saying, “So this miss walked into a bar…”

‘And I’m going, “Please, I don’t privation to perceive this joke”.’

Has John commented connected Gregg lasting down from MasterChef?

Since it was announced Gregg had stood down from MasterChef John has not commented connected the development.

Instead, a fewer hours aft the quality broke, John posted a selfie pursuing extracurricular his gym pursuing a workout.

‘Love spin. Another bloody large people convey you,’ helium added.

MasterChef is streaming connected BBC iPlayer.

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