Gregg Wallace accused of ‘highly inappropriate’ behaviour while filming

Presenter denies allegations of harassment, including claim he made ‘lesbian jokes constantly’ and discussed spanking

Gregg Wallace has been accused of “highly inappropriate” behaviour including making “lesbian jokes constantly”, regularly discussing spanking and threesomes, and making sexually explicit comments while filming programmes, multiple sources have said.

Further details of the allegations facing the MasterChef host have emerged since the announcement on Thursday that he was stepping away from his role after the BBC received complaints about alleged misconduct.

A man who worked on Big Weekends and other travel shows between 2019 and 2022 said Wallace talked about threesomes with sex workers and said he “loves spanking” multiple times a day.

A woman who worked on MasterChef in 2019 said Wallace talked about his sex life and had asked if her boyfriend had a nice bottom.

A woman on the BBC Good Food Show in 2010 said Wallace stared at her chest.

A woman on Eat Well for Less in 2019 said Wallace told her he wasn’t wearing any boxer shorts under his jeans.

A man who worked on MasterChef in 2005-06 said Wallace regularly made sexually explicit comments on set. He said Wallace once said a dish tasted like his aunt’s vagina, and on another occasion had asked a female runner if she put her finger up her boyfriend’s bottom.

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