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Gregg Wallace has shared a message following allegations that he made ‘inappropriate sexual comments’.
Wallace, 60, has stepped away from his role on the long-running BBC TV show MasterChef as the historical allegations of misconduct are investigated by its producer Banijay.
Taking to Instagram, Wallace posted a short video. He appeared sombre as he addressed the camera.
‘I would like to thank all the people getting in touch, reaching out and showing their support,’ he began.
‘That’s good of you. Thank you very much.’
13 people, including former Celebrity MasterChef contestant Kirsty Wark, have worked with Wallace over 17 years have accused him of making inappropriate sexual comments. She claimed he told ‘sexualised’ jokes while filming the show in 2011, BBC News reports.
Gregg has stepped away from MasterChef (Picture: @greggawallace / instagram)
A timeline of allegations about Gregg Wallace’s conduct
May 29 2024: Reports claim Wallace left Inside The Factory after ‘derogatory banter towards female staff.
A source claimed to The Times: ‘He was rude towards staff and continued to talk in a derogatory manner, especially to women.’
They added: ‘He was given a talking to and was appalled that he had caused such offence.’
The insider went on: ‘He felt that he was just trying to be friendly but no longer knew what the right thing to say was any more and decided to leave.’
October 13 2024: The Sun claims Wallace was investigated after claims he boasted about his sex life and took off his top in front of a female staffer on Impossible Celebrities in 2018.
October 14 2024: Wallace denied making ‘sexual comments’ towards the female employee on the BBC games show.
On Instagram, he said: ‘With reference to what’s in the newspapers, these allegations were investigated by the BBC six years ago – and my comments were found to be not sexual. I repeat not sexual. Thank you.
‘Something else that I feel very strongly about, strong enough to be on here, nobody six years ago or since has accused me of flirting with anyone or hitting on anyone, and that is important to me, and I say this for my wife Anna, who I have been true to and madly in love with since the day I met her.
‘I don’t want anyone to misunderstand this and make it look like I was flirting with somebody. Nobody accused me of that and I never have.’
November 28 2024: Wallace steps away from MasterChef while the show’s producer conducts an investigation into historical allegations of misconduct.
Kirsty Wark is named as one of the 13 people accusing Wallace of making sexually inappropriate comments.
Wallace’s lawyers denied claims he ‘engages in behaviour of a sexually harassing nature.’
He will not present the long-running cooking show while the investigation is underway and is ‘committed to fully cooperating throughout the process’.
Wallace’s lawyers have also said it is ‘entirely false’ he engages in a ‘behaviour of a sexually harassing nature’.
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Source:: Metro