Greg Quits BBC Masterchief : allegations of inappropriate sexual comment

[arista]

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[Presenter Gregg Wallace will be
stepping away from MasterChef while
complaints from individuals about
historical allegations of misconduct
including alleged inappropriate
sexual comments are investigated,
it was revealed today.

Wallace, 60, is 'committed to fully
cooperating throughout the process',
the show's production company
Banijay UK said.

Already recorded episodes of
MasterChef: The Professionals,
which is currently on BBC One
and featuring Wallace,
will transmit as
planned into December.]


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14136773/Gregg-Wallace-steps-MasterChef-probe-historical-misconduct-allegations-launched.html

[UserSince2005]

Whoses he been ****ing lol

[UserSince2005]

Oh see the edit now. Makes sense this is a sex scandal.

[arista]

Oh see the edit now. Makes sense this is a sex scandal.

Yes back in the day.

[arista]

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This has been brewing for some time, now

[bots]

the australian chef he partnered with was in similar trouble i believe

[UserSince2005]

Lets seen him and Bonnie Blue on CBB, they going to be very touchy with each other

[joeysteele]

For crying out loud.

[arista]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GdeRot8XcAAVV5f?format=jpg&name=small

A member of the Public
posted on X.

[arista]

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Nice Cake

[arista]

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Reported

[Scots presenter Kirsty Wark among 13 women
to make complaints about Gregg Wallace to BBC]

https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/tv/scots-presenter-kirsty-wark-among-34206257?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

[arista]

He still has his nice younger Wife.


https://pbs.twimg.com/card_img/1862118603971051520/6zcANH0k?format=jpg&name=small

[Crimson Dynamo]

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[arista]

He will still be on BBC1HD
on their already-recorded episodes

[Vanessa]

How disappointing. It sounds like he's not a very nice person.

[Nicky91]

i like Gregg


cannot believe him saying stuff like that



same how i also still defend Jay Blades




it is very easy to accuse BBC employees these days :bored:

[arista]

i like Gregg


cannot believe him saying stuff like that



same how i also still defend Jay Blades




it is very easy to accuse BBC employees these days :bored:



You are talking Rubbish
He Crossed the line of Decency

[MTVN]

He still has his nice younger Wife.


https://pbs.twimg.com/card_img/1862118603971051520/6zcANH0k?format=jpg&name=small

Remember he said in an article that he didn't want more kids and just had another child to please her :skull: he sounded really resentful of having to make time each day to spend with his new son

[smudgie]

I want to see how he humiliated Penny, I love Rod but no need for that name calling.

[Livia]

I don't really watch cookery shows... although I am partial t a little James Martin on a Saturday morning... but even I've heard whispers that Greg Wallace isn't a very nice man.

[Zizu]

I don't really watch cookery shows... although I am partial t a little James Martin on a Saturday morning... but even I've heard whispers that Greg Wallace isn't a very nice man.


He always looked a bit smarmy


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[arista]

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[arista]

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[arista]

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[arista]

Sky News Text:
[MasterChef had a special phone number
set up for upset staff to call in what
the paper has described as a "Gregg" hotline.]


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[arista]

I want to see how he humiliated Penny, I love Rod but no need for that name calling.


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[arista]

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[Gusto Brunt]

I used to watch his show with my mum about 12 years ago. But not now. He was fat back then before he started his weight loss diet and with that, chasing women.

I think he was married to about 3 different women in a short space of time. All I think under 30 years old and he's about 60.

So these allegations come as no surprise. Should he lose his job? No.

[arista]

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[Mystic Mock]

Tbh, this is probably the most exciting that anything related to Masterchef has been in awhile.:hehe:

But obviously I am interested to know what he allegedly said.

[Mystic Mock]

He still has his nice younger Wife.


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That's his Wife?

[Mystic Mock]

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Jesus Christ! If that's true.:umm2:

[Zizu]

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How many more scandals can the Beeb take


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[bots]

the BBC is simply too big to manage. It needs to be pruned right back

[Ammi]

…BBC’s obvious reaction to the latest ‘sex scandal…’…?…announcing an increase in the licence fee from next spring, obviously…crazy stuff…

[Zizu]

the BBC is simply too big to manage. It needs to be pruned right back


Or terminated completely on health and safety grounds


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[Beso]

the BBC is simply too big to manage. It needs to be pruned right back

Did he say that about Mary's bush?

[thesheriff443]

There is a pattern
High profile presenter
Been in the job a long time
Accusations made over several years but no action taken
Story makes headlines then all the cracks are there on show

[Nicky91]

as if ITV does any better :fan:


with the likes of Philip Schofield and Richard Madeley also having been controversial employees of theirs

[Beso]

Saw a re surfaced video of Greg today....the hullabaloo about it in the comments...omg!!

He dared to say to his dance partner he hadnt wore underwear since he was 17..omg!!

[GiRTh]

He needs get off social media. He's posted on Instagram for the last three days. He needs to won up to what he did.

[Alf]

"Claw large Egg" is an anagram of Greg Wallace.

Which is ironic, because that's what multiple wronged women would like to do to his large Egg shaped head.

[arista]

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[arista]

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[Beso]

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Nooooooooo..


Stop it!!

[Ammi]

He needs get off social media. He's posted on Instagram for the last three days. He needs to won up to what he did.

…absolutely, he really does need to step back from social media and begin to ‘own this’…it’s hard to believe that stopping posting in social media isn’t the legal advice he’s being given…so is he just ignoring that…?..or is he not being advised, hmmmmmm….?….apparently he posted on his instagram that the complaints are coming from ‘a handful of middle class women of a certain age…’…just to add to ‘inappropriate’ he’s really piling in those ingredients that are making a pretty grim signature dish…

[GiRTh]

…absolutely, he really does need to step back from social media and begin to ‘own this’…it’s hard to believe that stopping posting in social media isn’t the legal advice he’s being given…so is he just ignoring that…?..or is he not being advised, hmmmmmm….?….apparently he posted on his instagram that the complaints are coming from ‘a handful of middle class women of a certain age…’…just to add to ‘inappropriate’ he’s really piling in those ingredients that are making a pretty grim signature dish…He's still posting on Instagram :facepalm:.

I saw that post about 'Middle class women of a certain age" and had to laugh. I hope he deletes these posts. :laugh:

[arista]

Nooooooooo..


Stop it!!



He has had many warnings
by BBC and the Production Company
on his Lewd comments
since 2017 or so.

[arista]

He's still posting on Instagram :facepalm:.

I saw that post about 'Middle class women of a certain age" and had to laugh. I hope he deletes these posts. :laugh:



Yes BBC1 9AM Sunday (Victoria, standing in)
showed that smirking clip

[Abra]

as if ITV does any better :fan:


with the likes of Philip Schofield and Richard Madeley also having been controversial employees of theirs

What did Richard Madeley do? Nick a bottle of wine?

[Gusto Brunt]

Some of the stories coming out about Gregg are plainly stupid.

He was supposed to tell a woman he'd only met 2 minutes previously that he enjoyed anal sex with his wife.

Just like the band wagon money grabbers trying to get money from the AlFayed bank.

[Quantum Boy]

He needs get off social media. He's posted on Instagram for the last three days. He needs to won up to what he did.

Give him a year, he'll be sat on a desert island looking at a little fire still whinging about how hard-done-by he is.

[Zizu]

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Lol all he's doing is pointing out that the people coming forward are the people who are socially and economically comfortable enough to 1) have a hope that they will be taken seriously and 2) be better able to take the hit if they are not believed.

Younger women are far, far less likely to come forward. That's all.

[arista]

Yes Greg is making all this far worse
digging a hole,
he will fall into

No Longer on TV
after the final recorded shows of Master Chef BBC1HD

[GiRTh]

Give him a year, he'll be sat on a desert island looking at a little fire still whinging about how hard-done-by he is.He's still posting. Its Schofield all over again. :laugh:

Someone dared to post something balanced and they were quickly run off. :facepalm:

[GiRTh]

Lol all he's doing is pointing out that the people coming forward are the people who are socially and economically comfortable enough to 1) have a hope that they will be taken seriously and 2) be better able to take the hit if they are not believed.

Younger women are far, far less likely to come forward. That's all.:clap1:

Its a bizarre road to go down. He clearly doesn't know what he's doing and playing the 'It was banter' card. Unfortunately, for him, hes pointed out, as you have said, that the victims coming forward are people we can take seriously and are mature enough to know it went beyond banter. What a mug :laugh:

[arista]

Not normal Banter

Dirty Banter

[Crimson Dynamo]

Even JK Rowling is battering him on X

[Nicky91]

What did Richard Madeley do? Nick a bottle of wine?


In 1994, while the co-host of This Morning, Madeley faced legal issues when he was arrested at a Tesco supermarket in Manchester for allegedly failing to pay for certain items, including champagne. He was subsequently acquitted of all shoplifting charges. Madeley attributed the incident to a lapse in memory, stating that he had simply forgotten to pay for the champagne while going through the checkout. Reflecting on the experience years later, he described the incident as a 'horrible cropper' and said the negative publicity was 'mortifying', although he has since been able to joke about it


but other than that, i mean he looks like a real slimeball anyway


and his daughter ain't a saint either
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chloe_Madeley


On 16 August 2009, Madeley was arrested and charged with drunk driving after her car was found crashed and rolled over in North London. This was confirmed by the Metropolitan Police. The court heard that she had two cocktails before the crash, and her car clipped another vehicle and overturned. She was disqualified from driving for 20 months



the Madeleys, ITV TV Royalty how they are hyped up in the media's :laugh:

[Ammi]

Kirstie Allsopp has claimed Gregg Wallace bragged about 'performing a sex act with his partner' within one hour of meeting her, amid claims the BBC was warned about the Masterchef host's alarming behaviour in 2008 — but nothing was done.

The Location, Location, Location star took to X, formerly known as Twitter, today to speak out about the allegations, after Wallace said the complaints made against him came from 'middle-class women of a certain age' in a rant on his Instagram page.

Using the hashtag #MiddleClassWomanOfaCertainAge, Allsopp said: 'Within 1hr of meeting Gregg Wallace he told me of a sex act that he and his partner at the time enjoyed 'every morning', she'd just left the room, we were filming a pilot.

'Did he get off on how embarrassed I was? It was totally unprofessional.'

Allsopp received some backlash in the comments, with some social media users defending Wallace, while others questioned why she didn't speak up at the time.

Responding, Allsopp wrote: 'Do you think this all a bit unfair on Gregg? If so find your wife/GF/Sister/Mum and ask if they think it's OK for you/their partner to make a comment about your bedroom activities to a woman you/they have just met at work.'

[Zizu]

Kirstie Allsopp has claimed Gregg Wallace bragged about 'performing a sex act with his partner' within one hour of meeting her, amid claims the BBC was warned about the Masterchef host's alarming behaviour in 2008 — but nothing was done.

The Location, Location, Location star took to X, formerly known as Twitter, today to speak out about the allegations, after Wallace said the complaints made against him came from 'middle-class women of a certain age' in a rant on his Instagram page.

Using the hashtag #MiddleClassWomanOfaCertainAge, Allsopp said: 'Within 1hr of meeting Gregg Wallace he told me of a sex act that he and his partner at the time enjoyed 'every morning', she'd just left the room, we were filming a pilot.

'Did he get off on how embarrassed I was? It was totally unprofessional.'

Allsopp received some backlash in the comments, with some social media users defending Wallace, while others questioned why she didn't speak up at the time.

Responding, Allsopp wrote: 'Do you think this all a bit unfair on Gregg? If so find your wife/GF/Sister/Mum and ask if they think it's OK for you/their partner to make a comment about your bedroom activities to a woman you/they have just met at work.'


Predictable behaviour from a sex pest omho

Kirsty was a real looker in 2009 ..https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20241201/96d6bc8bddfbedfe922e4944e8154ad8.jpg


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[Ammi]

Predictable behaviour from a sex pest omho

Kirsty was a real looker in 2009 ..https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20241201/96d6bc8bddfbedfe922e4944e8154ad8.jpg


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…she looks exactly the same now for me…

[Zizu]

…she looks exactly the same now for me…


Last month - still a decent looking woman, granted just much older

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[GiRTh]

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@2.52 Its look like Sean lock knew :laugh:

[Ammi]

txtHmthOZkg

@2.52 Its look like Sean lock knew :laugh:

…wow, that’s one that totally did age well…?….Sean Lock…:love:…

[Ammi]

…mind you, Sean did reject the late queen as well as qualifying for National Treasure…:laugh:…

[arista]

Last month - still a decent looking woman, granted just much older

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Yes Ex BBC Politics

Now doing far better on Times Radio Free Online
and DAB

[Abra]

but other than that, i mean he looks like a real slimeball anyway


and his daughter ain't a saint either
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chloe_Madeley




the Madeleys, ITV TV Royalty how they are hyped up in the media's :laugh:

Accidentally walking out of Tesco without paying for a bottle of wine 30 years ago hardly makes him comparable to people who have been sacked due to sexual misconduct... but okay :laugh:

[arista]

Accidentally walking out of Tesco without paying for a bottle of wine 30 years ago hardly makes him comparable to people who have been sacked due to sexual misconduct... but okay :laugh:


Yes Richard said he did wrong

[Abra]

Some of the stories coming out about Gregg are plainly stupid.

He was supposed to tell a woman he'd only met 2 minutes previously that he enjoyed anal sex with his wife.

Just like the band wagon money grabbers trying to get money from the AlFayed bank.

There's always some weirdo lining up to defend a rapist. Makes you wonder...

You probably think Saville and Weinstein's victims are "money grabbers" too

[arista]

Kirsty Allsop
spoke on radio4
she is angry

And said she did
not know what to say!

When Greg put a Dirty Sex Talk to her................


Her Clip was on BBCnewsHD

[Zizu]

…mind you, Sean did reject the late queen as well as qualifying for National Treasure…:laugh:…


Thats fair

She never liked Princess Di but liked Camilla and loved Fox and Stag hunting


Go figure


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[Crimson Dynamo]

Kirstie Allsopp has claimed Gregg Wallace bragged about 'performing a sex act with his partner' within one hour of meeting her, amid claims the BBC was warned about the Masterchef host's alarming behaviour in 2008 — but nothing was done.

The Location, Location, Location star took to X, formerly known as Twitter, today to speak out about the allegations, after Wallace said the complaints made against him came from 'middle-class women of a certain age' in a rant on his Instagram page.

Using the hashtag #MiddleClassWomanOfaCertainAge, Allsopp said: 'Within 1hr of meeting Gregg Wallace he told me of a sex act that he and his partner at the time enjoyed 'every morning', she'd just left the room, we were filming a pilot.

'Did he get off on how embarrassed I was? It was totally unprofessional.'

Allsopp received some backlash in the comments, with some social media users defending Wallace, while others questioned why she didn't speak up at the time.

Responding, Allsopp wrote: 'Do you think this all a bit unfair on Gregg? If so find your wife/GF/Sister/Mum and ask if they think it's OK for you/their partner to make a comment about your bedroom activities to a woman you/they have just met at work.'


Kirstie Allsopp KirstieMAllsopp

Why say nothing? Because you feel, in no particular order, embarrassed, a
prude, shocked, waiting for a male colleague to call him out, not wanting to
“rock the boat”, thinking it’s better to plough on with the day, assuming you
misheard/misunderstood or just don’t get the joke.

[Nicky91]

Accidentally walking out of Tesco without paying for a bottle of wine 30 years ago hardly makes him comparable to people who have been sacked due to sexual misconduct... but okay :laugh:

soon will also be revealed about Madeley his creepy behaviour


i feel it on my water

[Crimson Dynamo]

If you are going to defend yourself and blame women perhaps change your t shirt first?

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[Cherie]

If you are going to defend yourself and blame women perhaps change your t shirt first?

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says the middle class man of a certain age ...what a twerp

[arista]

says the middle-class man of a certain age ...what a twerp


Yes he has made all this far worse
as we do not know all the Dirty Sex Talk - Yet.

[arista]

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[arista]

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suffers the dirty bugger, again.

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[Mystic Mock]

He's still posting on Instagram :facepalm:.

I saw that post about 'Middle class women of a certain age" and had to laugh. I hope he deletes these posts. :laugh:

I say he should keep them.

It's nice evidence for everyone to see what he is like.

[Mystic Mock]

If you are going to defend yourself and blame women perhaps change your t shirt first?

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GdtGCZ5XEAAn9ak?format=jpg&name=small

Is that what he was really wearing?:joker:

[Ammi]

…he’s just doubling down on it all and really now self harming on social media or with anything he’s saying atm…’middle class women’…?…so what does that mean, that he’s working class…?…so it’s ok to not consider how he’s making someone/a female feel when he’s making these remarks …that it’s ok, to enforce that level of discomfort because he’s just the ‘right class’ to have that entitlement….whereas the females are in that ‘wrong class’ to feel uncomfortable…I mean, even just typing it, it’s nonsensical and it’s labelling males of ‘a class’ in a way that they don’t deserve, either…so he just insults everyone…

….20 years in his career, he’s saying…and for anyone to have one accusation of ‘inappropriate’ would be pretty devastating in that career term or any career term, obviously…but his response is…13 women in 20 years….REALLY…!!!!!…is ThAT ALL YOU’VE GOT…!!!!!…well, deary, deary me, just 13, eh….that’s not even close to a number that phases me…!!!!!!!!!!….

…I don’t really have any word descriptive for the arrogance and contempt he’s showing as well as the behaviour that’s brought it all to this….its astounding…

[Niamh.]

Yeah don't get the relevance of what class the women are, does he think sexual harassment is like comedy and its fine as long as you aren't "punching down" or something? Weird

[Ammi]

…and also…the ‘oh gosh, only 13 in 20 years/that’s pretty good going…’…!!!!…when one accusation of inappropriate behaviour would in itself be quite devastating …to be made aware that he’d made someone feel very uncomfortable with comments or etc…

…I also think, for this to be ‘escalating’ so quickly in terms of what has been so obvious and open and widely experienced for such a long time…?…there may be so much more concerning behaviour to be made known…

[Ammi]

…I mean, his arrogance atm seems astounding…

[Mystic Mock]

Yeah don't get the relevance of what class the women are, does he think sexual harassment is like comedy and its fine as long as you aren't "punching down" or something? Weird

I agree with you.

And punching down is a myth anyway for people to excuse being jackasses to more "privileged" communities, but heaven forbid if someone from one of those "privileged" communities dares to want to say something back. Ironically kind of like Gregg's response to these middle class women daring to "punch down" on him is probably the mindset that he is going with.

[bots]

it's pretty obvious to me that there is a culture problem at the bbc that people have just not addressed no matter how many complaints have been received against numerous "stars".

I don't think there is any solution remaining but to completely gut the bbc. It's too large an organisation to be managed correctly

[smudgie]

Whatever the truth of the matter, surely he must be finished now, his arrogant attitude says it all.
Is he saying if you are a bit posh you don’t have a bawdy sense of humour?
There are so many better qualified people out there that can replace him on our screens.

[Livia]

I've never understood the whole Greg Wallace thing. He was a grocer, wasn't he? He was never a chef, and he has no redeeming qualities at all. He's not engaging, he's not funny... and now it turns out he is a rude, arrogant cock.

[arista]

I've never understood the whole Greg Wallace thing. He was a grocer, wasn't he? He was never a chef, and he has no redeeming qualities at all. He's not engaging, he's not funny... and now it turns out he is a rude, arrogant cock.


Yes a Grocer,
able to do many shows,


On the Weekend
a Taxi Driver phoned in,
to LBC
he picked up Greg,


He said Greg asked him
about his
sex life.


The Driver told him it was wrong to ask that.

And stopped him from asking......

[arista]

Wallace has now Apologised for his
middle-class women comment.

[Ammi]

1863187459191775739

[arista]

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/02/14/92632165-14148913-Gregg_Wallace_60_left_Strictly_partner_Aliona_Vila ni_distressed_-a-71_1733149691235.jpg
[Gregg Wallace, 60, left Strictly partner Aliona Vilani
'distressed' during show rehearsals as he touched
his crotch after ripping his trousers and
declared he 'never wears underwear']


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14148913/Gregg-Wallace-breaks-silence-middle-class-women-certain-age-comment.html

[UserSince2005]

Horny men have no place in this society.

[arista]

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[Crimson Dynamo]

YP6XrO1alAs

[arista]

Recorded back in 2015

You should add the date CD

[arista]

Wallace has now Apologised for his
middle-class women comment.


Could be
due to Downing Street
Who said he was wrong.

[GiRTh]

YP6XrO1alAs:laugh::laugh:

[GiRTh]

He's issued a terrible non-apology type apology on Insta. Full of qualifiers and buts. He's sorry to any one offended by his 'Middle class women ' comment but he was in a bad head space. It gets worse and worse. Half way thru listening I was like "Get off social media, you mug' :laugh:

[Crimson Dynamo]

The BBC have championed him non stop for 20 years

Do not pay them anymore

[rusticgal]

He looks like an arrogant twat who thought he could get away with it…a big headed self entitled idiot who can’t own his behaviour.

[arista]

https://liveblog.digitalimages.sky/lc-images-sky/lcimg-b0141088-496e-406d-8fef-d677cb8b2fe6.png

[arista]

https://liveblog.digitalimages.sky/lc-images-sky/lcimg-8a7c1515-18a2-466f-8893-93b90ceb31bb.jpeg

[arista]

https://liveblog.digitalimages.sky/lc-images-sky/lcimg-046e3078-3129-4b5d-a0d5-48e6ddcde005.png

[Ammi]

He's issued a terrible non-apology type apology on Insta. Full of qualifiers and buts. He's sorry to any one offended by his 'Middle class women ' comment but he was in a bad head space. It gets worse and worse. Half way thru listening I was like "Get off social media, you mug' :laugh:

…I mean, surely that’s what his closest advisors are saying to him and that would be the kind version…’he’s sorry for the upset that he may have caused some people…’…what people are those, then…are they the middle class women of a certain age or are they the ones that he made feel uncomfortable with his sexualised repartee…he wasn’t in a good headspace and felt under siege…what sort of headspace does he feel that those women felt that he made feel uncomfortable when they were working with him in their professional lives…I imagine their headspace wasn’t great, either and when they did speak up…and it was all allowed to continue to what it is now…

…that apology was nothing other than me, me, me…and ‘the bad day that he was apparently having…’….no addressing or mentioning at all of the bad days his comments may have created…and how helpless those comments can make people feel …still no self ownership or even awareness at all, it would seem…

[Alf]

1863244217172021274

[arista]

1863244217172021274


No Alf
That has nothing to do with Greg

Many now many want the BBC1HD Cooking show
suspended?


But all those Good Cooks
have nothing to do his Dirty Gob.

[arista]

You can see why he has pickled a Younger Wife.


And Lady his age
he can not handle well...........

[arista]

For the Master Chef BBC1HD show, to carry on
they must replace Greg.


It is the only way it can go on.

[Cherie]

He sounds like a smug arrogant arse, that said I would have hoped that some of these women complaining called him out at the time? Does Penny Lancaster really need Rod to go into bat for her? Kirstie Allsopp? I appreciate complaints have been made to the BBC, but I would have hoped that some of these high profile women just didn't stand back and accept his behaviour, I have an issue with the women being called 'victims' as well

[arista]

He sounds like a smug arrogant arse, that said I would have hoped that some of these women complaining called him out at the time? Does Penny Lancaster really need Rod to go into bat for her? Kirstie Allsopp? I appreciate complaints have been made to the BBC, but I would have hoped that some of these high profile women just didn't stand back and accept his behaviour, I have an issue with the women being called 'victims' as well


What Amazed me today
was Melanie Sykes
left working on TV because of him



[Gregg Wallace was the reason I quit TV,
says former presenter Melanie Sykes:
MasterChef contestant labels judge
'unprofessional' with 'an extra helping
of arrogance']

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14150967/Gregg-Wallace-Melanie-Sykes-quit-TV-MasterChef.html

[arista]

Back in 2021


https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/03/00/92722811-14150967-image-m-33_1733185702603.jpg

[Cherie]

What Amazed me today
was Melanie Sykes
left working on TV because of him



[Gregg Wallace was the reason I quit TV,
says former presenter Melanie Sykes:
MasterChef contestant labels judge
'unprofessional' with 'an extra helping
of arrogance']

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14150967/Gregg-Wallace-Melanie-Sykes-quit-TV-MasterChef.html


Mel is such an attention seeker :joker:

[Livia]

He sounds like a smug arrogant arse, that said I would have hoped that some of these women complaining called him out at the time? Does Penny Lancaster really need Rod to go into bat for her? Kirstie Allsopp? I appreciate complaints have been made to the BBC, but I would have hoped that some of these high profile women just didn't stand back and accept his behaviour, I have an issue with the women being called 'victims' as well

Agree with all of that. Most women I know, in real life and on here, would have pulled him up at the time. I'm sure all the women on here have had to deal with this kind of stuff at least once in their life, probably more. You have to let them know that sh1t isn't going to fly with you. As for him apologising, once it's said, no amount of apology is going to help you take it back. You just can't unring a bell.

[Cherie]

I swear Sykes was on social media talking about her sex life as well, so I dont think she would have been taken aback, she is just taking the opportunity to push herself back onto TV after falling out of favour

[Cherie]

Agree with all of that. Most women I know, in real life and on here, would have pulled him up at the time. I'm sure all the women on here have had to deal with this kind of stuff at least once in their life, probably more. You have to let them know that sh1t isn't going to fly with you. As for him apologising, once it's said, no amount of apology is going to help you take it back. You just can't unring a bell.

A woman rang into James O Brien yesterday recounting some episode where she and her husband squeezed into a lift and she was the only woman in the lift and a voice from the back said this must be her dream, and her husband had to say that is my wife you are speaking to, and all these years later she recalls it, and at the time she worked as an Equal Opportunity Officer and she couldn't shut down some twerp in a lift :facepalm: ...and James was treating her like she had suffered some terrible abuse....it was comical honestly

[Mystic Mock]

https://liveblog.digitalimages.sky/lc-images-sky/lcimg-8a7c1515-18a2-466f-8893-93b90ceb31bb.jpeg

I support the BBC airing the episode personally.

Fans, producers etc shouldn't lose out on exposure or watching one of their favourite Shows because Gregg Wallace is a possible criminal if the groping allegations end up being proven to be true.

[Livia]

A woman rang into James O Brien yesterday recounting some episode where she and her husband squeezed into a lift and she was the only woman in the lift and a voice from the back said this must be her dream, and her husband had to say that is my wife you are speaking to, and all these years later she recalls it, and at the time she worked as an Equal Opportunity Officer and she couldn't shut down some twerp in a lift :facepalm: ...and James was treating her like she had suffered some terrible abuse....it was comical honestly

Jeez... what's wrong with these people? To be honest, I'd probably have laughed that off. It pales into insignificance when I remember some of the things that were said to me when I was a waitress and a barmaid when I was at uni, it would send some of these wilting flowers of women off into a swoon.

[Zizu]

https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/1983812/john-torode-lisa-faulkner-breaks-silence-gregg-wallace/amp


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[thesheriff443]

I think for many years chefs on tv programs and bake off all use suggested language/word play that’s of some sexual nature

Trying to make cooking food sexy

[Zizu]

This is an interesting snippet from his working colleague on the show ..


John added that, over Masterchef’s long history, things have become “strained” between them now and then: “We used to fight about stuff, as we're both so opinionated. In the first series it was over Thomasina Miers who went on to win that series

“Gregg said, ‘There's no way I want her.’
Then in the second round he said, ‘I want her.’ And I said, ‘You git, how can you hate someone vehemently one day then like them?’”


I wonder what the attraction was.. LOL

I’d be interested to hear what she says about him ..

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[Vanessa]

For the Master Chef BBC1HD show, to carry on
they must replace Greg.


It is the only way it can go on.

They can easily replace him with one of the chefs who regularly work on the show.
I think Monica Galetti would be brilliant. She's so likable.

[Livia]

I think for many years chefs on tv programs and bake off all use suggested language/word play that’s of some sexual nature

Trying to make cooking food sexy

Sexy is one thing. Offensive is another...

[thesheriff443]

Sexy is one thing. Offensive is another...

I agree but it’s only offensive if a person takes offence

Ant and dec have been doing innuendos for years on I’m a celebrity

I’m not defending Greg, he has been called out but he is far from the only one using school boy lines when presenting tv programmes

[Zizu]

I agree but it’s only offensive if a person takes offence

Ant and dec have been doing innuendos for years on I’m a celebrity

I’m not defending Greg, he has been called out but he is far from the only one using school boy lines when presenting tv programmes


There are levels though .. sounds like he regularly stepped WELL over the line ..

This could be just the tip of the iceberg


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[Cherie]

I agree but it’s only offensive if a person takes offence

Ant and dec have been doing innuendos for years on I’m a celebrity

I’m not defending Greg, he has been called out but he is far from the only one using school boy lines when presenting tv programmes

I believe he has gone a little further than innuendo, for example detailing a sex act he and his partner perform every morning after she had left the room, asking a lesbian for details about her sex life etc, this sort of behaviour is what you would expect from a teenage boy bragging after he lost his virginity for the first time, he is obviously not a very nice person, he also did an interview where he bragged he had no interaction with his autistic son and wore it as a badge of honour, maybe he is neuro diverse himself as he doesn't appear to know where to draw the line

[Cherie]

There are levels though .. sounds like he regularly stepped WELL over the line ..

This could be just the tip of the iceberg


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yes innuendo is one thing, bragging about sex acts and asking people about their sex lives is another

[Beso]

yes innuendo is one thing, bragging about sex acts and asking people about their sex lives is another

How on earth will the loose women cope if that gets banned!

[thesheriff443]

I believe he has gone a little further than innuendo, for example detailing a sex act he and his partner perform every morning after she had left the room, asking a lesbian for details about her sex life etc, this sort of behaviour is what you would expect from a teenage boy bragging after he lost his virginity for the first time, he is obviously not a very nice person, he also did an interview where he bragged he had no interaction with his autistic son and wore it as a badge of honour, maybe he is neuro diverse himself as he doesn't appear to know where to draw the line

I haven’t read all the details
Will it end at him I very much doubt it

The human race is still so primitive

[arista]

The BBC1HD Celebrity Xmas Master Chef,
will now not be shown.
BBC just confirmed


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ceqlnl95lwdo

But this current series, on BBC1HD
now will carry on.

[bots]

I don't really get how people are surprised by his behavior, it's been obvious for at least 10 years that he is not a nice guy

[arista]

I don't really get how people are surprised by his behavior, it's been obvious for at least 10 years that he is not a nice guy


BBC should tell the Public he will be Replaced
it is now the only way.

[Crimson Dynamo]

I don't really get how people are surprised by his behavior, it's been obvious for at least 10 years that he is not a nice guy

I know, I knew for ages he was like this. We all (well people of certain age) know guys like this in our own lives

I mean look at Chris Finch from The Office

TbgYr_XBR9g

[Gusto Brunt]

Can someone please direct me to a link that says Gregg is a mass murderer, rapist and kiddie fiddler, because...

It darn looks like he is being treated like that.

Crazy reaction from the press.

[Livia]

Can someone please direct me to a link that says Gregg is a mass murderer, rapist and kiddie fiddler, because...

It darn looks like he is being treated like that.

Crazy reaction from the press.

Oh poor Greg.

There are certain standards of behaviour we can all expect in the workplace. Women really don't have to put up with sleazy pigs making innuendos and talking about their sex life. Granted, I would have pulled him up at the time, but no one has to put up with bad behaviour because someone's famous. And instead of apologising or saying nothing, he went online and railed about "middle class women if a certain age". He's an idiot.

[arista]

Not an Excuse

But Greg Wallace has Autism

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/11/29/17/92631237-14141099-image-a-17_1732899764621.jpg
[With his wife, Anne-Marie Sterpini]

[Gregg Wallace's alleged inappropriate behaviour
which sparked his MasterChef exit has been blamed
on his secret autism condition by friends
of the scandal-hit BBC1 star.]

[Wallace, 60, has never been 'formally diagnosed',
but his close pals believe he displays
'all classic symptoms' including an inability
to judge social situations and having a
'lighter filter on the subject of sex'.]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14141099/Gregg-Wallaces-friends-blame-inappropriate-behaviour-autism.html

[Crimson Dynamo]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gd3I6qyWYAADz9C?format=jpg&name=small

[Crimson Dynamo]

Ant and Dec in the crosshairs now..

https://x.com/TheNorfolkLion/status/1863620261083300273

[Nicky91]

Janet Street Porter, Melanie Sykes, Kirstie Allsopp among those who accuse Gregg of aggressive behaviour



yeah well by looking at miss street porter i also feel triggered honestly :fan:


as for Miss Sykes, z-lister who has no career trying to gain easy cash by bringing someone else down, YUK :idc:

[arista]

Yes Nicky
must be on you TV news.


BBC must Sack Gregg fast.

Find another presenter
there are loads

[Zizu]

Can someone please direct me to a link that says Gregg is a mass murderer, rapist and kiddie fiddler, because...

It darn looks like he is being treated like that.

Crazy reaction from the press.


That’s just how Ali was treated by a few in here and she had done nowt at all.


To be fair.. the more I hear / read about him the more worrying it seems .. he sounds like he was a real problem for young women and this could be the tip of the iceberg

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[Nicky91]

Yes Nicky
must be on you TV news.


BBC must Sack Gregg fast.

Find another presenter
there are loads

:nono:

we don't even know if any of this is true


these women are just those ''George Russell, Toto Wolff'' crybaby types for attention


same goes for Jay Blades, i also believe in his innocence


not saying everyone is innocent though, because i do believe it about Huw Edwards, Philip Schofield

[arista]

:nono:

we don't even know if any of this is true


these women are just those ''George Russell, Toto Wolff'' crybaby types for attention


same goes for Jay Blades, i also believe in his innocence


not saying everyone is innocent though, because i do believe it about Huw Edwards, Philip Schofield



A Top Guest Chef, a mature lady
spoke on all media from Italy
She was on the show, twice
and said he was talking Sex to her.

[Nicky91]

A Top Guest Chef, a mature lady
spoke on all media from Italy
She was on the show, twice
and said he was talking Sex to her.

ah from Italy, Corrupt Georgia Meloni's nation


another brainwashed $$$ loving moron with these ''claims''

[Ammi]

MasterChef specials and Inside the Factory episodes axed after Gregg Wallace allegations….

https://uk.yahoo.com/news/gregg-wallace-allegations-apology-masterchef-melanie-sykes-110417454.html

[Alf]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gd3I6qyWYAADz9C?format=jpg&name=smallThat's not real.

[Livia]

ah from Italy, Corrupt Georgia Meloni's nation


another brainwashed $$$ loving moron with these ''claims''

Yeah, those pesky women, demanding to be treated with a little respect in the workplace. Totally not surprised at your stance... today, anyway.

[arista]

https://liveblog.digitalimages.sky/lc-images-sky/lcimg-d38ba538-baaa-40d7-b1d8-fd6a00971781.jpeg

[Crimson Dynamo]

I wonder if this had been Wallace and not Lorraine what would now being said about it

https://x.com/Suffragent_/status/1864241771640676590

[bots]

The typical musk/X response that misses the point entirely

[Livia]

I wonder if this had been Wallace and not Lorraine what would now being said about it

https://x.com/Suffragent_/status/1864241771640676590

Lorraine Kelly needs the dosage of her HRT lowered. She's embarrassing.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Lorraine Kelly needs the dosage of her HRT lowered. She's embarrassing.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gd8mXYAX0AAoio1?format=jpg&name=small

[Crimson Dynamo]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gd89cjWW0AA8ANn?format=jpg&name=900x900

[Nicky91]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gd89cjWW0AA8ANn?format=jpg&name=900x900

Nigella has been doing that for quite a long while, that over the top sexiness in her shows especially when eating things with chocolate


idk why she can get away with that, not appropriate for a cooking show, which also children might be watching

[Livia]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gd89cjWW0AA8ANn?format=jpg&name=900x900

Funny... But not comparable.

[Beso]

A little bit of misogyny in the workplace has kept this country ticking over for centuries.

[Nicky91]

A little bit of misogyny in the workplace has kept this country ticking over for centuries.

Tea

literally everyone gets accused these days so easily

[arista]

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/04/14/92789891-0-image-m-5_1733323526295.jpg

[arista]

[MasterChef presenter John Torode today insisted
he 'loves being part of' the programme
and 'will continue to be a part of it' after
Gregg Wallace stepped back from the show
amid an investigation into allegations
of inappropriate behaviour.

Torode said in a statement on Instagram that
he found the recent reports 'truly upsetting'
and the 'thought of anyone who has appeared
on our show not having a
brilliant experience is awful to hear'.

Torode, who has presented the
BBC One cooking show alongside Wallace since 2005,
said: 'Since last Friday I have been away
filming MasterChef overseas.
I love my job, and I love MasterChef. I love being part
of it and will continue to be part of it.]


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14157497/John-Torode-breaks-silence-BBC-MasterChef-star-Gregg-Wallaces-allegations.html

[Livia]

A little bit of misogyny in the workplace has kept this country ticking over for centuries.

Said the man.

Tea

literally everyone gets accused these days so easily

Agreed the man.

[Beso]

Said the man.



Agreed the man.

I've heard women be just as bad....and omg, the xmas parties and female behaviour!!

[Nicky91]

Rosie O'Donnell to name one. that one gives me the shivers tbh same goes for Ellen DeGeneres

[Beso]

Full english by greg Wallace.

https://images.app.goo.gl/3HNK4b92wYQsbknP7

[Glenn.]

Men need to learn to stop being pigs clearly.

His response to this has been hilariously detrimental to his case also. Does he not have a publicist?

[Glenn.]

Full english by greg Wallace.

https://images.app.goo.gl/3HNK4b92wYQsbknP7

Hahaha big egg boobies

[Beso]

Remindes me a bit of justin bieber when he first became famous, all the prominent female TV presenters of the day questioning him about sex, some even pawing him on air...just a young lad as well.

[UserSince2005]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gd89cjWW0AA8ANn?format=jpg&name=900x900

mary berry sexually harrashed me through the tv screen :bawling:

[GiRTh]

0szhojd98kAFascinating. Richard Osman knew about Gregg Wallace dirty sexually charged banter eh.

[arista]

https://liveblog.digitalimages.sky/lc-images-sky/lcimg-cfeb948f-b74f-44c4-9ebc-12a4d116b769.jpeg

[arista]

A Sensible Lady Writer
was on the Start of Newsnight.

The Whole Show
it is only 36mins long
After the Lady speaks,
A debate with 2 top guests

Greg Said
he asked if he put some of her food on
his cock - would she eat it?


The BBC needs to Sack him. Fast

Watch:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0025m9m/newsnight-04122024

[arista]

It was also Debated on BBC Radio4 Media show
one hour long, at the start.


The BBC Head office told them
Greg Wallace works for Banijay Productions
not them.

I would think Banijay
a massive group are as Guilty as the BBC
for allowing Greg Wallace to carry
on taking Dirty Sex to loads of
Fit young women/

https://www.banijay.com/news/

[Mystic Mock]

I think for many years chefs on tv programs and bake off all use suggested language/word play that’s of some sexual nature

Trying to make cooking food sexy

It can definitely be a bit odd.:laugh:

[Mystic Mock]

How on earth will the loose women cope if that gets banned!

I still remember their interaction with Enrique Iglesias back when I was a kid.:umm2:

[Mystic Mock]

The BBC1HD Celebrity Xmas Master Chef,
will now not be shown.
BBC just confirmed


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ceqlnl95lwdo

But this current series, on BBC1HD
now will carry on.

That's pathetic isn't it?:laugh:

[Mystic Mock]

That’s just how Ali was treated by a few in here and she had done nowt at all.


To be fair.. the more I hear / read about him the more worrying it seems .. he sounds like he was a real problem for young women and this could be the tip of the iceberg

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What's this got to do with Ali?:laugh:

[Mystic Mock]

Remindes me a bit of justin bieber when he first became famous, all the prominent female TV presenters of the day questioning him about sex, some even pawing him on air...just a young lad as well.

A lot of The Showbiz world love Paedophilia.

Men and women.

[Ammi]

Nestle memo reveals BBC knew about 'unacceptable' behaviour from Gregg Wallace on factory show last year…

The BBC was alerted to Gregg Wallace's "unacceptable" behaviour while filming Inside The Factory more than a year and a half ago, Sky News can confirm.

A memo to staff at the Nestle factory in York shows concerns were raised with both the broadcaster and production company Voltage TV after Wallace's final visit in February 2023.

The memo, which was shared on the company intranet, says the "experience of some of the team taking part in the filming had not been a pleasant one" and had "compromised" Nestle's values.

An accompanying letter from Nestle's head of media relations to the factory manager states: "We have written to the production company... and spoken to the BBC to bring our unacceptable experience to their attention in the hope that it is not repeated in other workplaces around the UK."

While the letter does not name Wallace directly, it is understood to be in reference to him.

Wallace, who is best known for being a MasterChef presenter, is facing allegations of inappropriate behaviour from more than a dozen people across a range of shows over a 17-year period.

His lawyers have said it's "entirely false that he engages in behaviour of a sexually harassing nature".

Wallace quit as co-presenter of Inside the Factory in March 2023, saying he intended to focus on other TV commitments, and his young son, who is autistic.

At the time, there were reports the 60-year-old former greengrocer had offended some staff at the York factory with inappropriate comments.

The company's memo reiterates a "zero-tolerance approach towards any allegation of discrimination, harassment or bullying of any kind in the workplace, whether this be by an employee, contractor, or visitor".

It was the programme's fifth visit to a Nestle site and its third to York, but the memo says "we will not be working with Inside the Factory again in the future" as the show "did not meet our high standards of respect".

"We will not tolerate any kind of racism, misogyny, homophobia, bullying, exclusion or harassment and we have strict policies in place to deal swiftly and decisively with this kind of behaviour," the memo adds.

Sky News has contacted representatives for Wallace, and the BBC and Voltage TV for comment.

Earlier on Tuesday, the BBC confirmed it was pulling three repeat episodes of Inside The Factory from the Christmas schedule.

It told Sky News it would not be removing them from iPlayer "at this stage".

Two celebrity MasterChef Christmas specials have also been removed from the schedule.

Wallace has temporarily stepped down from the cooking show while the complaints are externally reviewed by a law firm.

Groping allegation

More allegations against the presenter surfaced on Tuesday - with two women claiming Wallace had inappropriately touched them.

One told the BBC he "groped" her bottom, while another alleged he laughed after touching her bottom "with his waist and penis" when brushing past her.

A third claimed Wallace's penis was partially exposed in his dressing room in what she felt was a "power play".

The Guardian also reported a complaint that he once asked a sign language interpreter to translate "big boobs" and "sexy bum" in front of the audience at the BBC Good Food Show.

Sky News has also asked the BBC and Wallace's representatives for comment on these claims.

An increasing number of people have accused the presenter of inappropriate sexual comments in recent days, including a former contestant who told Sky News one remark left her crying in the toilets.

Jackie Kearney said she had been "troubled" by Wallace's "household favourite status" as she felt he was "a bit of a sleaze behind closed doors".

Another former contestant told Sky News the claims are just the "tip of the iceberg" when it comes to MasterChef.

He claimed to have witnessed a "toxic environment" on set and the problem was "larger" than just the presenter.

On Sunday, Wallace responded with a social media video dismissing his accusers as "middle-class women of a certain age".

The remark prompted a huge backlash, with even Downing Street commenting.

He apologised in another clip on Monday, saying he "wasn't in a good head space" when he posted the previous video.

Read more:
What are the allegations - and what has Wallace said?
'Middle-aged women': An epic failure in crisis management

What have the BBC and producers said?

Banijay UK has appointed law firm Lewis Silkin to lead the investigation.

A spokesperson said the company takes complaints "incredibly seriously" but will not comment on individual allegations while the external investigation is ongoing.

"It is important to note that MasterChef welfare processes are regularly adapted and strengthened and there are clear protocols to support both crew and contributors," the Banijay spokesperson said.

"These include multiple ways of reporting issues, including anonymously."

In response to reports multiple complaints had been raised with the BBC, a source for the corporation said it would not comment on individuals or any internal HR processes, but that it would be "wrong to report the BBC has done nothing if or when matters have been raised with us - not least because it is already being widely reported there were interventions in both 2017 and 2018 where action was taken".

Last week, a BBC spokesperson said any issues raised are taken seriously and there are "robust processes in place" to deal with them.

"We are always clear that any behaviour which falls below the standards expected by the BBC will not be tolerated," they said.

[Livia]

I'm amused at the attempts on here, by men mostly, to equalise the debate by claiming "women do it too". I bet you can't direct me to where Nigella Lawson (for instance) said something like "if I put some of your food on my vaj, would you eat it?" . No... Because disgusting and inappropriate is not the same as sexy and suggestive. And there aren't that many cases of sexual violence by women on men. Men are, in most cases, the perpetrator. But nice try chaps, you make a half-decent argument but it's just not the same thing.

[Beso]

I'm amused at the attempts on here, by men mostly, to equalise the debate by claiming "women do it too". I bet you can't direct me to where Nigella Lawson (for instance) said something like "if I put some of your food on my vaj, would you eat it?" . No... Because disgusting and inappropriate is not the same as sexy and suggestive. And there aren't that many cases of sexual violence by women on men. Men are, in most cases, the perpetrator. But nice try chaps, you make a half-decent argument but it's just not the same thing.




Yiu cant deny the justin bieber stuff though, or the phwoars you get from the loose women when they see a young hunk.

[Beso]

How many people meet their future partners at work? How does that happen without some sort of innuendo.

[Crimson Dynamo]

[B]Greg Said
he asked if he put some of her food on
his cock - would she eat it?




I find that hard to swallow

[Livia]

How many people meet their future partners at work? How does that happen without some sort of innuendo.

Are you suggesting that Greg's comments were merely innuendo??

[Livia]

I find that hard to swallow

LOL... you're a bloody nightmare...

[Livia]

Yiu cant deny the justin bieber stuff though, or the phwoars you get from the loose women when they see a young hunk.

Read what Greg said then find me something comparable said by Loose Women.

[Beso]

Read what Greg said then find me something comparable said by Loose Women.

I will if you show me anything Greg's so called victims endured that's worse than what justin bieber has endured from female talk show hosts.

[Beso]

Are you suggesting that Greg's comments were merely innuendo??

Well they were just comments...and not actions.

[Beso]

It's not really about who said the worst things, it's more that both sexes can be guilty of it..but only the men suffer publicly.

[Beso]

Again, all greg did was say the stuff in the work place...his bosses knew of it, and once again the bbc did nothing...


That's what this story should be about.


I see starmer had plenty to say about Gregg, but hasnt addressed the bbc ignoring it..cause that would make him a hypocrite if he did.

[Quantum Boy]

How many people meet their future partners at work? How does that happen without some sort of innuendo.

When (most) people meet their future partner they build up a flirtation, get to know each other, get to know each others sense of humour and things develop from there over time...

...that is not the same thing as a bloke throwing around sexually aggressive comments at women who are basically strangers to him. :umm:

Honestly in a workplace setting even if you THINK you know someone well and that "sexual banter" isn't an issue, people need to be extremely careful that it's not been misread, and to be honest, just plain don't do it unless you're already in an actual relationship.

The number of men who think women are flirting with them just because they're being nice/friendly :facepalm:.

[Beso]

When (most) people meet their future partner they build up a flirtation, get to know each other, get to know each others sense of humour and things develop from there over time...

...that is not the same thing as a bloke throwing around sexually aggressive comments at women who are basically strangers to him. :umm:

Honestly in a workplace setting even if you THINK you know someone well and that "sexual banter" isn't an issue, people need to be extremely careful that it's not been misread, and to be honest, just plain don't do it unless you're already in an actual relationship.

The number of men who think women are flirting with them just because they're being nice/friendly :facepalm:.



Isnt he on the spectrum though, making his boundaries different to others?

[Crimson Dynamo]

Its clear that as he became more well known he knew that he could get away with more and more as women would be less likely to complain as he is the talent and its abundantly clear that at the BBC this dynamic has been prevalent since the 70s

[arista]

I find that hard to swallow


Watch the Newsnight Link
I trust that nice Lady at the start
more than Dirty Greg

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0025m9m/newsnight-gregg-wallace-sexually-harassed-me

[Zizu]

Its clear that as he became more well known he knew that he could get away with more and more


Well it works for Trump

[bots]

i don't know how much masterchef is scripted, but he must have practiced many of those lines that caused offense to contestants, which is pretty weird. The production company obviously thought what he was saying was absolutely fine as they filmed it :skull:

[GiRTh]

The rest is entertainment and News Agent podcast explained this really well.

To summarise, most of the very strong stuff probably would not have made the final cut so Gregg, if he didn't watch the final edited show and saw how much was cut, probably thought his "saucy humour" was fine. You're right though, the show is heavily scripted.

[Livia]

I wonder how everyone would feel if Greg said "would you eat food off my cock?" to your wife/daughter/sister/mother...? Or while she was bending down at the oven thrust his hips toward her face? Would that be okay, just banter?

[arista]

He has crossed the line of decency

BBC can not just say it is on Banijay
as they did bugger all about him.

Sack him.

Put in a new talent.
Loads can take his place

[GiRTh]

He has crossed the line of decency

BBC can not just say it is on Banijay
as they did bugger all about him.

Sack him.

Put in a new talent.
Loads can take his placeAny complaint would have gone to Banijay so its not the BBC's responsibility if Banijay ignore the complaint and let Wallace carry on with his 'Schtick'.

I'm really surprised that with so many complaints Banijay didn't at least conduct an investigation

[Zizu]

I know that the “Greg Wallace” issue is ongoing but say that it all comes out that he has indeed been a sex fiend for all these years ..

Won’t his legal team face any consequences when they are putting out statements like this !!!?


—-


His lawyers have said it's "entirely false that he engages in behaviour of a sexually harassing nature".

[arista]

I know that the “Greg Wallace” issue is ongoing but say that it all comes out that he has indeed been a sex fiend for all these years ..

Won’t his legal team face any consequences when they are putting out statements like this !!!?


—-


His lawyers have said it's "entirely false that he engages in behaviour of a sexually harassing nature".


Fire Him
then he can no longer pay those stupid Lawyers

[arista]

Any complaint would have gone to Banijay so its not the BBC's responsibility if Banijay ignore the complaint and let Wallace carry on with his 'Schtick'.

I'm really surprised that with so many complaints Banijay didn't at least conduct an investigation


Yes they are protecting their brand or
something stupid like that.


It is a Massive Production Company


The BBC can remove him from
from that show.
It would be understandable

[Beso]

I wonder how everyone would feel if Greg said "would you eat food off my cock?" to your wife/daughter/sister/mother...? Or while she was bending down at the oven thrust his hips toward her face? Would that be okay, just banter?

My mum would say....no thank you Gregg, I'm not on a diet.

[Livia]

My mum would say....no thank you Gregg, I'm not on a diet.

You're making light of it. That's fine...

[Beso]

You're making light of it. That's fine...

Bigger fish to fry.

[Livia]

Bigger fish to fry.

I'm glad you have. Hasn't stopped you posting over and over again in Greg's defence.

[Beso]

I'm glad you have. Hasn't stopped you posting over and over again in Greg's defence.

Over and over in his defence!
Are you sure?

Way I see it I've highlighted women can be just as bad as Gregg. Sometimes worse if they are tv personalities.

And also the BBC should be the main topic of conversation on this story.

:shrug: meh.

[Crimson Dynamo]

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[Zizu]

I have actually lost count of the number of women who have already come forward..

[Cherie]

qktwUnnOV6I

oh deary me

[Crimson Dynamo]

oh deary me

that is pretty damning and there is no coming back now

[bots]

that's on the heavy side of sexual harassment i would have thought

[GiRTh]

qktwUnnOV6IWow!!!!

He's gone for sure and quite right too.

[GiRTh]

XmhC0UXLTPk:laugh::laugh:

[Ammi]

Wow!!!!

He's gone for sure and quite right too.

…I’m trying to fathom why she went on to work with him on his memoir book…?..why she didn’t stop the collaboration there and then…it’s all pretty Wow!!!!!!!, as you say and there is definitely a huge feel of power/control with it and enjoyment in how uncomfortable he can make a female feel….?…but the wow!!!!!!! Itself isn’t just his behaviour, is it…it extends to how well known his behaviour seemed to be…I mean, that’s being constantly said now by so many…oh yeah, Gregg Wallace…and yet he was allowed to continue…?..the value of females really is very low in this, isn’t it…it’s horrendous how well known it seems to have been but also allowed to continue…and so many women feeling totally exposed to it…

[Nicky91]

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pot lits kettle much?


as if Janet hasn't ever been aggressive

[Mystic Mock]

When (most) people meet their future partner they build up a flirtation, get to know each other, get to know each others sense of humour and things develop from there over time...

...that is not the same thing as a bloke throwing around sexually aggressive comments at women who are basically strangers to him. :umm:

Honestly in a workplace setting even if you THINK you know someone well and that "sexual banter" isn't an issue, people need to be extremely careful that it's not been misread, and to be honest, just plain don't do it unless you're already in an actual relationship.

The number of men who think women are flirting with them just because they're being nice/friendly :facepalm:.

Women smiling at men seems to be another one too.

[GoldHeart]

Women smiling at men seems to be another one too.

I guess the only way is to scowl at people. Seriously though...I never knew Greg Wallace was like that, sounds like it's over for him now.

[Cherie]

what I cannot get my head around and pardon me because I rarely watched Masterchef or its Celeb version but when I did, John Torode was the Star and Wallace was his side kick, what was it about him that made them keep him on for so long, its not like he is easy on the eye, or witty or funny, so I just dont get it at all....Helen Lederer did a piece where she said she went into Celebrity Masterchef thinking she would have a laugh with the hosts but having a laugh was saved for the male guests, she contrasted it to going on the Chase where Bradley Walsh treats everyone equally...its all so bizarre that they let him continue for so long

[Niamh.]

what I cannot get my head around and pardon me because I rarely watched Masterchef or its Celeb version but when I did, John Torode was the Star and Wallace was his side kick, what was it about him that made them keep him on for so long, its not like he is easy on the eye, or witty or funny, so I just dont get it at all....Helen Lederer did a piece where she said she went into Celebrity Masterchef thinking she would have a laugh with the hosts but having a laugh was saved for the male guests, she contrasted it to going on the Chase where Bradley Walsh treats everyone equally...its all so bizarre that they let him continue for so long

aw glad to hear Bradley really is a nice guy, I like him a lot

[Nicky91]

John Torode has always been the main star of Masterchef tbh, i also don't know why he isn't more involved with the professionals show alongside Marcus, Monica instead of Gregg (whom with all honesty is just a vegetable farmer, not an actual chef)


that said i always found Gregg more in his place in shows like How It's Made, or Eat Well for Less


in terms of Gregg's replacement, how about John's wife Lisa Faulkner for Celeb Masterchef, and for the civilian masterchef series Gino D'Acampo would be a decent choice i think (has already worked on another BBC show Ready Steady Cook as one of the chefs + he got more experience as a presenter now too)

[GiRTh]

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This aged well :laugh:

[Mystic Mock]

I guess the only way is to scowl at people. Seriously though...I never knew Greg Wallace was like that, sounds like it's over for him now.

I never knew that Gregg was like that either.

You never truly know what people in the Showbiz world are like though.

[Mystic Mock]

what I cannot get my head around and pardon me because I rarely watched Masterchef or its Celeb version but when I did, John Torode was the Star and Wallace was his side kick, what was it about him that made them keep him on for so long, its not like he is easy on the eye, or witty or funny, so I just dont get it at all....Helen Lederer did a piece where she said she went into Celebrity Masterchef thinking she would have a laugh with the hosts but having a laugh was saved for the male guests, she contrasted it to going on the Chase where Bradley Walsh treats everyone equally...its all so bizarre that they let him continue for so long

Gregg's a hunk.:hehe:

[bots]

20 years ago or so, people on TV were always given an unwarranted level of respect, just for appearing on the TV. Wallace is still judged under that criteria. These days, it's completely different

[Ammi]

…I think that it’s actually more about the money, honey than anything…if the viewing figures and popularity have sustained then I think that sadly that’s what would have over-ruled and so maybe lots of placating or even warning words to Gregg …but a calming of complaints and situations etc…had it all been revealed when it should have and had any appropriate actions been implemented and ‘that boat been overturned’ when it should have been overturned because of what females were being subjected to…then there is such a risk of a fast descent in popularity…but these things obviously can’t be contained forever…but I think that money is sadly always the deciding factor….

[GiRTh]

…I think that it’s actually more about the money, honey than anything…if the viewing figures and popularity have sustained then I think that sadly that’s what would have over-ruled and so maybe lots of placating or even warning words to Gregg …but a calming of complaints and situations etc…had it all been revealed when it should have and had any appropriate actions been implemented and ‘that boat been overturned’ when it should have been overturned because of what females were being subjected to…then there is such a risk of a fast descent in popularity…but these things obviously can’t be contained forever…but I think that money is sadly always the deciding factor….Agree with this.

His ghost writer said in the interview that she wasnt a 'middle class woman of a certain age' when she did Wallaces book but she is now. She thought that she couldn't speak out when she was younger and new to the busniness.

[Zizu]

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[arista]

https://liveblog.digitalimages.sky/lc-images-sky/lcimg-97f9454c-c7c9-4dbe-b098-1e71ab583d7c.png

[Ammi]

…now the accusations are of him sending ‘gross texts and creepy voice mails’ to a female reporter…so for sure, it’s looking more like done days for him in terms of a TV career…

[Mystic Mock]

…now the accusations are of him sending ‘gross texts and creepy voice mails’ to a female reporter…so for sure, it’s looking more like done days for him in terms of a TV career…

Bloody hell! Gregg really wanted to go out in infamy.

[Zizu]

Bloody hell! Gregg really wanted to go out in infamy.


I expect loads more ‘young’ women to come forward in the following months

[Mystic Mock]

I expect loads more ‘young’ women to come forward in the following months

I'm disappointed in Gregg tbh.

I always thought that he was one of the good guys in Showbiz.

[Zizu]

I read somewhere that some of the factories he filmed that series “In the Factory” … made complaints

[Ammi]

Grace Dent tipped to replace Gregg Wallace as MasterChef host amid misconduct allegations…


https://uk.yahoo.com/news/grace-dent-tipped-replace-gregg-093720765.html

[Zizu]

The company memo from Nestle reveals BBC knew about 'unacceptable' behaviour from Gregg Wallace on factory show last year…[/B]

The BBC was alerted to Gregg Wallace's "unacceptable" behaviour while filming Inside The Factory more than a year and a half ago, Sky News can confirm.

A memo to staff at the Nestle factory in York shows concerns were raised with both the broadcaster and production company Voltage TV after Wallace's final visit in February 2023.

The memo, which was shared on the company intranet, says the "experience of some of the team taking part in the filming had not been a pleasant one" and had "compromised" Nestle's values.

An accompanying letter from Nestle's head of media relations to the factory manager states: "We have written to the production company... and spoken to the BBC to bring our unacceptable experience to their attention in the hope that it is not repeated in other workplaces around the UK."

While the letter does not name Wallace directly, it is understood to be in reference to him.

Wallace, who is best known for being a MasterChef presenter, is facing allegations of inappropriate behaviour from more than a dozen people across a range of shows over a 17-year period.

His lawyers have said it's "entirely false that he engages in behaviour of a sexually harassing nature".

Wallace quit as co-presenter of Inside the Factory in March 2023, saying he intended to focus on other TV commitments, and his young son, who is autistic.

At the time, there were reports the 60-year-old former greengrocer had offended some staff at the York factory with inappropriate comments.

The company's memo reiterates a "zero-tolerance approach towards any allegation of discrimination, harassment or bullying of any kind in the workplace, whether this be by an employee, contractor, or visitor".

It was the programme's fifth visit to a Nestle site and its third to York, but the memo says "we will not be working with Inside the Factory again in the future" as the show "did not meet our high standards of respect".

"We will not tolerate any kind of racism, misogyny, homophobia, bullying, exclusion or harassment and we have strict policies in place to deal swiftly and decisively with this kind of behaviour," the memo adds.

Sky News has contacted representatives for Wallace, and the BBC and Voltage TV for comment.

Earlier on Tuesday, the BBC confirmed it was pulling three repeat episodes of Inside The Factory from the Christmas schedule.

It told Sky News it would not be removing them from iPlayer "at this stage".

Two celebrity MasterChef Christmas specials have also been removed from the schedule.

Wallace has temporarily stepped down from the cooking show while the complaints are externally reviewed by a law firm.

Groping allegation

More allegations against the presenter surfaced on Tuesday - with two women claiming Wallace had inappropriately touched them.

One told the BBC he "groped" her bottom, while another alleged he laughed after touching her bottom "with his waist and penis" when brushing past her.

A third claimed Wallace's penis was partially exposed in his dressing room in what she felt was a "power play".

The Guardian also reported a complaint that he once asked a sign language interpreter to translate "big boobs" and "sexy bum" in front of the audience at the BBC Good Food Show.

Sky News has also asked the BBC and Wallace's representatives for comment on these claims.

An increasing number of people have accused the presenter of inappropriate sexual comments in recent days, including a former contestant who told Sky News one remark left her crying in the toilets.

Jackie Kearney said she had been "troubled" by Wallace's "household favourite status" as she felt he was "a bit of a sleaze behind closed doors".

Another former contestant told Sky News the claims are just the "tip of the iceberg" when it comes to MasterChef.

He claimed to have witnessed a "toxic environment" on set and the problem was "larger" than just the presenter.

On Sunday, Wallace responded with a social media video dismissing his accusers as "middle-class women of a certain age".

The remark prompted a huge backlash, with even Downing Street commenting.

He apologised in another clip on Monday, saying he "wasn't in a good head space" when he posted the previous video.

Read more:
What are the allegations - and what has Wallace said?
'Middle-aged women': An epic failure in crisis management

What have the BBC and producers said?

Banijay UK has appointed law firm Lewis Silkin to lead the investigation.

A spokesperson said the company takes complaints "incredibly seriously" but will not comment on individual allegations while the external investigation is ongoing.

"It is important to note that MasterChef welfare processes are regularly adapted and strengthened and there are clear protocols to support both crew and contributors," the Banijay spokesperson said.

"These include multiple ways of reporting issues, including anonymously."

In response to reports multiple complaints had been raised with the BBC, a source for the corporation said it would not comment on individuals or any internal HR processes, but that it would be "wrong to report the BBC has done nothing if or when matters have been raised with us - not least because it is already being widely reported there were interventions in both 2017 and 2018 where action was taken".

Last week, a BBC spokesperson said any issues raised are taken seriously and there are "robust processes in place" to deal with them.

"We are always clear that any behaviour which falls below the standards expected by the BBC will not be tolerated," they said.