One of MasterChef’s most successful winners has hit out at BBC bosses for axing star John Torode, after he was sacked over allegations he used a racist slur. Thomasina Miers was crowned the winner of the first series of the show to be hosted by John and Gregg Wallace back in 2005, and is now … Read more
When BBC Breakfast won the first Bafta in its 25-year history this year, the champagne flowed and its editor, Richard Frediani, couldn’t stop smiling. Stepping on to the stage to collect the prestigious award – granted for the programme’s coverage of the Post Office scandal – was the culmination of years of hard work. Yet … Read more
Sacked MasterChef host Gregg Wallace maintained his innocence on Monday after being accused of sexual misconduct and inappropriate behaviour during his time on the show. Wallace faces an uncertain professional future after his 19-year tenure on the show was curtailed by his BBC employers in 2024. A subsequent investigation into the former greengrocer’s behaviour on … Read more
Gregg Wallace has addressed claims he ‘took his trousers down’ while on the set of MasterChef – after being sacked for alleged misconduct on the show. Gregg, 60, stepped down from MasterChef after complaints were made about his behaviour and following a report into his conduct, in which 45 of 83 complaints were upheld. The review … Read more
For decades, the biggest fear for any male BBC presenter was making an embarrassing on-screen gaffe. These days, that’s the least of their worries. The more pressing problem – one that is a talking point for the hosts of its biggest shows – is whether they will be swept up in the bullying and sex scandals engulfing … Read more
Frank Skinner has claimed there are ‘lots of creepy men’ working in the TV industry who often make ‘women’s lives a misery’. The comedian, 68, recalled one particular incident in which he used his position on his chat show, which aired on both BBC and ITV from 1995 to 2005, to get a vile cameraman … Read more
Christopher Biggins has shockingly admitted he would still like to be ‘grabbing women by the t***ies’ in a bizarre defence of Gregg Wallace. The iconic actor, 76, who is openly gay, said his own past behaviour would today ‘land him in prison’ and claimed 25 years ago ‘everyone’ was acting inappropriately. Gregg, 60, stepped down … Read more
MasterChef lost nearly one million viewers as the new series aired this week – after both presenters Gregg Wallace and John Torode were sacked. The controversial 21st series aired on Wednesday night after arriving on BBC iPlayer earlier in the day – after the broadcaster’s decision to air the episodes. There was a last-minute scramble … Read more
Gregg Wallace and wife Anna stand united as they celebrate their nine year wedding anniversary on Instagram on Thursday following his MasterChef sexual misconduct probe. The wife of the TV presenter has now shared a sweet throwback snap of the couple on their wedding day as they cut their huge three-tier cake. Anna also beamed for … Read more
How bad do things have to get before the BBC does the right thing and bins MasterChef? The return of the long-running culinary contest, after the sacking of its disgraced presenters Gregg Wallace and John Torode, is an insult to licence-payers and a slap in the face for all the participants and crew who have … Read more
MasterChef viewers blasted the ‘tone deaf’ BBC for their ‘bizarre decision’ to push ahead with the latest series after firing both presenters John Torode and Gregg Wallace. The controversial 21st series aired on Wednesday night after arriving on BBC iPlayer earlier in the day – after the broadcaster’s decision to air the episodes. There was … Read more
Lisa Faulkner has teased her secret filming project after she returned to work following her husband John Torode’s BBC axing scandal. Her husband John, 60, was fired from MasterChef after 20 years following an allegation of racism last month, after he revealed he was the subject of a claim that was upheld as part of an inquiry … Read more
Gregg Wallace bizarrely engaged in some early morning squats outside the gym on Monday amid his continued promotion of his personal training business following his MasterChef sacking. The presenter, 60, was recently dismissed from the cooking show after more than 40 complaints against him were upheld following a BBC investigation. And following his admission that his TV career … Read more
