MasterChef star shares cryptic post after Gregg Wallace 'sexual comments' probe

Fans asked erstwhile Celebrity MasterChef contestant Aasmir Mir if she had thing to stock astir Gregg Wallace aft she shared posts astir him stepping down from the show

Times Radio big Aasmah Mir, 53, has waded into the statement astir MasterChef prima Gregg Wallace, 60.

Aasmah came successful 14th connected Celebrity MasterChef backmost successful 2017, and seemingly addressed the allegations of Gregg making “sexual comments” connected set successful 2 posts connected Twitter. In her archetypal station connected X, Aasmah shared a photograph of herself from her clip connected the contention show, with the representation showing her smiling astatine the camera portion wearing the iconic Masterchef apron. “Always support your receipts,” she wrote alongside the shot.

The broadcaster soon followed up to the archetypal post, and simply retweeted a breaking quality station astir Gregg stepping down from MasterChef. In the remark section, immoderate fans were speedy to conjecture that Aasmah was subtly addressing the large MasterChef announcement.

“Wondering if this is simply a hint towards a communicative successful the quality today?,” 1 idiosyncratic asked, portion different questioned, “You’ve told the communicative connected the vigor a fewer times astir immoderate comments idiosyncratic astatine the BBC made to you. Is this related?”

Gregg was announced to beryllium stepping distant from MasterChef earlier today, owed to allegations of past misconduct.

The show’s accumulation agency, Banjay UK, said successful their authoritative 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.”

The bureau added: “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.”

Newsnight big Kirsty Wark is among 13 people who person accused the MasterChef presenter of making inappropriate intersexual comments, BBC News reported. Kirsty appeared connected the BBC cooking amusement successful 2011 and has claimed that Wallace told “jokes of a sexualised nature" connected 2 occasions during filming.

The woman of Gregg’s co-judge, John Torode, 59, besides claimed that Gregg made "rude jokes" connected set. Lisa Faulkner, 52, appeared connected Celebrity Masterchef successful 2020, and joined John successful 2019.

Of her clip connected the show, Lisa said: "Gregg was telling - I’m astir apt not allowed to accidental this. Gregg conscionable told rude gag aft rude gag to the crew.

“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.’”

Last month, amid increasing claims that Gregg made inappropriate comments connected the show, the justice himself took to societal media to code the allegations.

"With notation to what's successful the newspapers, these allegations were investigated by the BBC six years agone - and my comments were recovered to beryllium not sexual. I repetition not sexual. Thank you for your time,” helium said connected Instagram.

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