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Penny Lancaster reveals husband Rod Stewart encouraged her to call out Gregg Wallace for her treatment on Celebrity MasterChef - after host stepped down amid misconduct probe


Penny Lancaster revealed her husband Sir Rod Stewart gave her the courage to call out Gregg Wallace for the way he treated her on Celebrity MasterChef.

BBC presenter Gregg, 60, stepped away from MasterChef last month after 13 people, including Newsnight host Kirsty Wark, accused him of 'wrong' and inappropriate 'sexualised' behaviour during filming (pictured 2011) In a statement to the PA news agency Banijay UK said: 'This week the BBC received complaints from individuals in relation to historical allegations of misconduct while working with presenter Gregg Wallace on one of our shows.' 'Whilst these complainants have not raised the allegations directly with our show producers or parent company Banijay UK, we feel that it is appropriate to conduct an immediate, external review to fully and impartially investigate.'

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