Masterchef series airs

GREGG Wallace and John Torode's final series of amateur MasterChef has landed on BBC iPlayer after both presenters were dropped from the show.

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The first three episodes of the 21st series were released on iPlayer early yesterday morning, ahead of the first episode airing on BBC One at 8pm.

Both presenters can be seen in the introduction shots of episode one, with Torode saying: "This is the sort of stuff that dreams are made of", while Wallace can be seen telling a contestant "that is a cracker of a job".

In November 2024 it was announced that Wallace would step away from his role on the BBC cooking show while were investigated, and last month a statement from Banijay UK and the BBC said they had agreed "Mr Wallace's return to MasterChef is untenable".