Gregg Wallace Moves to Italy After MasterChef Sacking

Gregg Wallace has revealed he is moving to after being forced to sell his 'enormous' £1million Kent mansion following his BBC axing.

The former MasterChef host, 61, was  

Gregg later sued the BBC and BBC Studios Distribution Limited for up to £10,000 in damages over allegations they failed to disclose his personal data, which ,' before dropping his claim in February. 

The ex-broadcaster took to Instagram on Monday to confirm his 'new chapter' as he prepares to quit the UK in order to head to travel Italy with his family. 

Gregg further announced his plan to homeschool his young son – who is autistic and non-verbal.

However, Gregg's Italian adventure isn't the only home he is purchasing as he revealed he is planning to buy a 'much more modest' house in Yorkshire – close to where his daughter lives.

Speaking in a new social media video, he said: 'We are decluttering the house and we are going to put it on the market.

'We plan to buy a much more modest house in Yorkshire where my daughter lives and then spend five months of each year in Italy.

'My wife is Italian. I've always loved Italy and we plan to move around and rent in different places which is quite an adventure and with the help of my autism specialist mates, I am going to homeschool Sid as well.

'It is a new chapter for us. It is a life that should be full of travel and adventure and I'm very very much looking forward too it.'

It comes after

The ex BBC star plans to sell the 'enormous' home which sits on five acres of land along with its stables and pond.

Gregg, who bought the home back in 2017, said he was making the move not only for a slower pace of life but also to ensure financial security for younger wife Anne-Marie, 38, and son Sid, six, who has been diagnosed with autism. 

He said: 'I can't have the life I used to have but whether you chose to believe it or not, I really wanted to come out of that anyway, but obviously not in the dramatic way that I did.

'I want to ease off a little bit, I want to relax a little bit. but that also comes with wanting financial security for me and my family because I've got a wife that is much younger than me and a special needs little boy, Sid.'

He went on: 'I want to relax a bit but I also want to make sure I can have a certain lifestyle and that I leave a legacy for my family. That's not easy to do.

'So my plan is to sell this enormous house and buy a more modest house. I'll work less and possibly spend half of the year in Italy making adventures for my family because we love Italy.'

It comes after said he was studying to be an autism coach after discontinuing a High Court claim against the .

, Gregg is now channeling his time into teaching children and adults diagnosed with the condition to live self-sufficient lives. 

It comes after Gregg revealed he is selling his £1M Kent home, which sits on five acres of land along with its stables and pond, after being left 'unable to live the life he used to have'