Gregg Wallace has reportedly been turned down for an appearance on I’m A Celebrity, just days after revealing his plans to sue the BBC over his MasterChef exit.
The former presenter, 60, said he would love to be considered for the next series of the jungle show, but claimed he has yet to be approached.
In a TikTok video, Gregg shared messages from fans, including one asking: ‘Can we see you in the jungle?’
Gregg, who lost his role on the cooking show in July amid upheld complaints over inappropriate behaviour, revealed he’d be game for the new series which starts in November.
‘No one’s asked me,’ he answered. ‘That’s in the air. I wouldn’t mind having a chat about it.’
Now, ITV sources have reportedly said there was ‘no way’ that presenter would be invited onto the hit programme, according to the Mirror.
Gregg Wallace has reportedly been turned down for an appearance on I’m A Celebrity , just days after revealing his plans to sue the BBC over his MasterChef exit
The former presenter, 60, said he would love to be considered for the next series of the jungle show, but claimed he has yet to be approached (pictured on MasterChef)
An insider told the publication: ‘It’s a firm ‘no thanks’ from us I’m afraid.
‘Anyone expecting to see Gregg Wallace Down Under with Ant and Dec is going to be disappointed.’
Daily Mail has contacted ITV for comment.
It comes after it was reported that Gregg is said to be suing the BBC over his firing from MasterChef.
The former presenter reportedly lodged his lawsuit at London’s High Court and has vowed he will ‘not go quietly’.
Gregg was sacked following a series of misconduct allegations relating to his time on the series.
The host is now seeking the release of hundreds of pages of secrets documents which he believes will help clear his name and earn back millions in lost earnings.
It is also claimed his lawsuit could pave the way for Gregg to launch a multi-million pound disability claim against the BBC.
It comes after it was reported that Gregg is said to be suing the BBC over his firing from MasterChef
Gregg is said to have lodged his lawsuit at London’s High Court and has vowed he will ‘not go quietly’
A source told The Sun: ‘Things could go nuclear. Gregg previously applied to see all the paperwork concerning him but was blocked by the BBC.
‘This is why he’s had to go legal. This is the first, major step towards Gregg taking serious action.
‘Gregg’s team believe that once they have the correspondence in front of them their case – and next steps – will become clear. For the BBC, it’s an HR nightmare waiting to happen.’
The insider also said Gregg is preparing to launch a disability claim which would likely focus on his autism with which he was diagnosed in January.
He previously said nothing was done to investigate his ‘neurodiversity’ while he was working on MasterChef.
‘My neurodiversity, now formally diagnosed as autism, was suspected and discussed by colleagues across countless seasons of MasterChef,’ he said in a statement.
‘Yet nothing was done to investigate my disability or protect me from what I now realise was a dangerous environment for over 20 years. That failure is now being quietly buried.’
A BBC spokesperson told the Daily Mail: ‘We have not been formally notified of any legal proceedings so at this stage we are unable to comment.’
It is also claimed the lawsuit could pave the way for Gregg to launch a multi-million pound disability claim against the BBC
The Daily Mail has also contacted representatives of Gregg Wallace for comment.
It comes after BBC Director-General Tim Davie admitted ‘we may see more things coming out’ after he was asked for assurance there won’t be another ‘scandal of BBC talent abusing their position’.
Australian-born chef John Torode also lost his job on the show after two decades over allegations that he used the N-word.
Gregg stepped down from the hit BBC cooking show after complaints were made about his behaviour and 45 of those 83 complaints were upheld following a report into his conduct. In total, 41 people complained.
The review concluded that the ‘majority of the substantiated allegations against Wallace related to inappropriate sexual language and humour’.
It added that ‘a smaller number of allegations of other inappropriate language and being in a state of undress were also substantiated’, with ‘one incident of unwelcome physical contact’ also substantiated.
The former Eat Well for Less? presenter told The Sun that while he didn’t deny being guilty of some of the claims, he believed things had been ‘perceived incorrectly’.
Gregg claimed that he had worked with around 4,000 people, meaning that just 0.5 per cent of those he has worked with ‘found fault with me’.
He said his actions were the result of learned behaviour and workplace culture and claimed that his recent autism diagnosis also played a role.
‘I know I am odd. I know I struggle to read people. I know people find me weird. Autism is a disability, a registered disability,’ he said.
Gregg has previously said he felt the BBC failed to provide enough support for his condition during his 20 years working on MasterChef.
‘My neurodiversity, now formally diagnosed as autism, was suspected and discussed by colleagues across countless seasons of MasterChef,’ he said.
‘Yet nothing was done to investigate my disability or protect me from what I now realise was a dangerous environment for over 20 years.’
