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Definitive inside story of Gregg Wallace scandal revealed by KATIE HIND. How TV bosses and attack dog lawyers tried to protect TV chef... and then the charges became impossible to ignore
MasterChef fans will be left with a bitter taste after Wallace stood down as an investigation was launched into allegations of 'inappropriate' on-set behaviour.
Wholesome, warm, funny – not to mention mouth-watering – the BBC's flagship cookery show MasterChef has delighted viewers for nearly 20 years, with Gregg Wallace and John Torode as its charismatic and often brutally honest co-hosts. When I approached the production company just under three weeks ago to put separate allegations to them about Wallace being 'inappropriate' on set and 'behaving like a dinosaur' – after I was tipped off that a number of employees, past and present, were preparing to make complaints about his behaviour behind the scenes – Banijay dismissed them. Banijay is the organisation that bought Endemol Shine in 2020, which was found, in an independent review after the sale, to have 'not properly escalated or adequately addressed' informal concerns made about Russell Brand while he hosted Big Brother spin-off programmes between 2004 and 2008.
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