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Rod Stewart issues furious rant at 'tubby bully' Gregg Wallace as he accuses him of 'humiliating' wife Penny Lancaster when she appeared on Celebrity MasterChef - after host steps down amid misconduct probe


BBC presenter Gregg, 60, stepped away from MasterChef after 13 people including Newsnight host Kirsty Wark accused him of 'wrong' and inappropriate 'sexualised' behaviour.

BBC presenter Gregg, 60, stepped away from MasterChef after 13 people including Newsnight host Kirsty Wark accused him of 'wrong' and inappropriate 'sexualised' behaviour during filming, it was revealed today. Sir Rod Stewart issued a furious rant at Gregg Wallace on Thursday, calling him a 'tubby, bald-headed, ill-mannered bully' for 'humiliating' his wife Penny Lancaster when she appeared on Celebrity MasterChef, after the star stepped down from the BBC show Ms Walk claims that on two occasions Wallace told stories and jokes of a 'sexualised nature' in front of contestants and crew while filming Celebrity MasterChef in 2011.

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