I didn't set out to lift the lid on you, Gregg

IT'S SAD to hear that Gregg Wallace felt suicidal after what he called a “handful of middle class women of a certain age” came forward with complaints about his conduct.

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He is right to be surprised that I added my contribution to the torrent. I was surprised myself. I don't know Gregg well, but he'd been an affable guest on my radio show, and we'd bumped into each other on This Morning.

I thought I had nothing to add to the testimonies against him until I spoke to a former male colleague and friend I have trusted for 15 years, and mentioned Kirstie Allsopp's claim that Wallace had described a sexual act he had enjoyed with his wife to the horror of his captive audience. Wallace has said of the claims “they’re not all true.”

My colleague said: “That’s exactly what happened to me when I was a producer at the BBC. I was asked to collect Gregg Wallace from the foyer at Broadcasting House and escort him to the studio.