Gregg Wallace is understood to be recouping his enormous BBC salary by sending personalised messages to fans after signing up to a video-sharing website.
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The former MasterChef host earned an astonishing £400,000 a year at the BBC before losing his job over 45 upheld claims that he used 'inappropriate sexual language, humour and physical contact' while working on the primetime show.
Wallace, 61, has since joined Cameo, a popular website that enables users to receive personalised messages from a range of celebrities.
And the disgraced presenter is said to be making a small fortune by selling tailored videos for £40 apiece, with a promise to deliver the completed clip within a seven hour timeframe.
Wallace is understood to be the fourth busiest celebrity on the platform, with his estimated earnings understood to be as much as £20,000 a month, according to The Sun.
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The former presenter's popularity means he could earn £240,00 a year - more than half of his BBC salary - by churning out video content.
Gregg Wallace is understood to be recouping his enormous BBC salary by sending personalised messages to fans after signing up to a video-sharing website
The former MasterChef host earned £400,000 a year at the BBC before losing his job over 45 upheld claims that he used 'inappropriate sexual language' while working on the show
His messages believed to cover a range of special occasions, among them birthdays and the imminent arrival of Valentine's Day - meaning the MasterChef star has been rather busy over recent weeks.
Wallace has also given social media followers a preview of what to expect on his personal Instagram platform, where he regularly promotes his services as a celebrity messenger.
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'Have you forgotten Valentine’s Day?' he asks in one recently posted video. 'Don’t worry. My average turnaround is seven hours so you’ve still got time - guys, we’ve got this.'
Wallace recently launched a fresh defence against allegations of misconduct on MasterChef, claiming the 45 upheld complaints against him represented a 'pile on' rather than a pattern of sustained behaviour over two decades.
The presenter, who was axed from the BBC series last July in the wake of the allegations, insisted that only two complaints were ever raised during his 20-year tenure.
He said the remaining 43 emerged only after 'sensationalised (and untrue)' initial allegations became public in late 2024.
In an explosive Substack post, Wallace claimed the investigation process was 'not a legal one' and that 'the standard of proof would not stand up in a court of law', comparing it instead to an internal human resources (HR) process.
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He alleged an 'open invitation' was sent out asking anyone who had 'ever worked with me (or met me) to come forward and tell their stories' after his reputation was already 'being dragged through the mud'.
Wallace is understood to be the fourth busiest celebrity on video messaging platform Cameo, with his estimated earnings understood to be as much as £20,000 a month
Wallace recently launched a fresh defence against allegations of misconduct on MasterChef, claiming the 45 upheld complaints against him represented a 'pile on'
The former presenter, who co-hosted the popular culinary show with John Torode, 60, for nearly 20 years, pointed out that he had interacted with 'tens of thousands of people' over his career, including six new contestants every filming day, changing film crews, other show participants, and attendees at charity events and industry parties.
'Now, imagine that out of all those people, anyone with a grievance, a dislike, or a misremembered moment is encouraged to join in the investigation into you,' he wrote. 'Do you think you would survive without any complaints being made against you?'
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He claimed that 'all but one' of the 45 upheld complaints dated from before 2018, when he says he received a formal warning about his language.
The single post-2018 complaint, he stated, involved a question he asked a Celebrity MasterChef contestant about their eating habits, which he characterised as an 'upheld complaint of bullying' that was raised by someone who overheard the comment rather than the individual concerned.
Wallace maintained that 'the most serious allegations' upheld by the investigation were 'one instance of touching at a party 17 years ago, which I myself confirmed and believed to be consensual, and three instances of being in a state of undress that the investigation itself confirmed to be for legitimate and non-sexually-motivated reasons'.
The presenter urged his readers to compare this account with headlines about his case, stating: 'I have many, many examples of stories about me that were published in the newspaper and found to be untrue in the investigation.'
The Daily Mail has contacted a representative for further comment.
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