BBC Ends Ties With ‘MasterChef’ Host Gregg Wallace
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John Torode’s contract on MasterChef not renewed, BBC and Banijay UK confirm - He has been on the popular BBC show since 2005.
John Torode has spoken out after it was announced that he will not be returning to MasterChef. This week, it emerged that Torode had been accused of using racist language in the review regarding his former co-host, Gregg Wallace.
John Torode has confirmed that he is the other individual against whom an allegation has been upheld following an investigation into his co-star Gregg Wallace
BBC director-general Tim Davie believes MasterChef has a future with the broadcaster beyond 2028, when its current deal runs out, following the independent report into allegations of misconduct against Gregg Wallace.