BBC Ends Ties With MasterChef Host Gregg Wallace After Probe

The BBC said on July 14 that it would stop working with Gregg Wallace, a mainstay of the network and the long-time host of its hit television show MasterChef (1990 to present), after an investigation substantiated dozens of sexual misconduct allegations against him.

- Jenny Gross

LONDON –

Of the 83 allegations made against him, 45 were upheld, the broadcaster said. These included three instances of him being "in a state of undress" and one of unwelcome physical contact.

The majority of claims against Wallace, who hosted the show for 19 years, involve "inappropriate sexual language and humour", but the probe also found allegations of culturally and racially insensitive comments.

The investigation, conducted by the law firm Lewis Silkin, involved interviews with 78 witnesses over seven months. It covered incidents between 2005 and 2024.

The volume and consistency of the substantiated allegations made Wallace's return to the hit cooking show untenable, according to a statement from Banijay, the production company behind the show.