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John Torode’s concerns over Gregg Wallace ‘ignored’ by MasterChef bosses as he and Lisa Faulkner ‘distance’ themselves from scandal

The MasterChef Gregg Wallace scandal continues as a source reveals John Torode actually 'raised concerns' about behaviour.

While Gregg has denied the claims levelled against him, he has stepped away from the show while production firm Banijay UK investigates. “He repeatedly flagged his behaviour and poor-taste remarks to execs on set and made it clear he wasn’t happy. While the source insists John “does not know whether any formal record was ever made”, he always believed the “bosses needed to protect the MasterChef brand”.

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