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MASTERCHEF host John Torode has spoken out for the first time after being sacked from the show for allegedly making a “serious” racist remark. BBC bosses axed the TV host, 59, on
Chef John Torode was reportedly axed from MasterChef yesterday after BBC boss Tim Davie said no star was bigger than the show - and it's now emerged how John found out
MASTERCHEF presenter John Torode learned yesterday that he had been sacked by reading about it on the BBC News website. The star, 59, was said to be heartbroken after the BBC and production firm
John Torode had been a co-host of MasterChef for many years. He was removed from the show after an independent investigation upheld an allegation that he used a racist term in the workplace.
John Torode took to his social media page to claim he wasn't told about the BBC and Banijay UK choosing not to renew his contract on MasterChef
The BBC says Torode's MasterChef contract will not be renewed after an allegation he used racist language was upheld in a report.
John Torode broke his silence with a lengthy statement after the BBC announced that he had been sacked from MasterChef
John Torode has been axed from MasterChef by the BBC after being accused of using an "extremely offensive racist term", but the Aussie-born chef has denied the allegation
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