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Dame Prue Leith: 'Stupid' BBC should have kept Gregg Wallace in check - as she says he probably 'has no idea what he's done wrong'

But the broadcaster, author and restaurateur, 84, insisted the MasterChef host should not be 'cancelled or sacked' over claims of sexually inappropriate behaviour.

Thirteen people, including broadcaster Kirsty Wark, have publicly complained about Wallace in the past two weeks, claiming he told sexualised jokes and openly bragged about his sex life. Dame Prue Leith has blasted the BBC for not keeping Gregg Wallace in check, while insisting the MasterChef host should not be sacked over claims of inappropriate conduct She said he should not be sacked until the claims against him have been investigated, adding: ‘I don’t know what his crime is.’ The BBC has axed its MasterChef Christmas specials and is under pressure to halt the main series.

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