Gregg Wallace has alleged that MasterChef was a “dangerous environment” for him after he was diagnosed with autism in a furious statement in which he slams the BBC

Gregg Wallace has alleged that MasterChef was a “dangerous environment” for him(Image: Pixel8000)

Gregg Wallace has claimed that MasterChef was a “dangerous environment” for him after his health diagnosis. The MasterChef star has hit out at the BBC following the Silkins report, which he claims will be released in the coming days.

In his statement, he claimed that the “Silkins report of the most serious and sensational accusations made against him”. The report has not yet been made public but Gregg claims the report exonerates him from all the serious allegations.

He said: “To be clear, the Silkin’s Report exonerates me of all the serious allegations which made headlines last year and finds me primarily guilty of inappropriate language between 2005 and 2018. I recognise that some of my humour and language, at times, was inappropriate. For that, I apologise without reservation. But I was never the caricature now being sold for clicks.”

Now Gregg has also claimed that “nothing was done to investigate my disability or protect me from what I now realise was a dangerous environment for over twenty years”.

Gregg Wallace slammed the BBC in a scathing statement online(Image: BBC)

As part of a lengthy statement, he shared: “I was hired by the BBC and MasterChef as the cheeky greengrocer. A real person with warmth, character, rough edges and all. For over two decades, that authenticity was part of the brand.

“Now, in a sanitised world, that same personality is seen as a problem. My neurodiversity, now formally diagnosed as autism, was suspected and discussed by colleagues across countless seasons of Master Chef. Yet nothing was done to investigate my disability or protect me from what I now realise was a dangerous environment for over twenty years. That failure is now being quietly buried.” Was the BBC right to sack Gregg Wallace? Vote in our poll HERE to have your say.

In another part of his statement, he insisted he “will not go quietly” and “will not be cancelled for convenience”.

“Unfortunately, the full report (over 200 pages) will never be seen. Later this week, the BBC will publish a short Executive Summary. What really concerns me about the short summary is others who have been found guilty of serious allegations have been erased from the published version of events. I, and I’m sure the public, would like to know why?”

“I will not go quietly. I will not be cancelled for convenience. I was tried by media and hung out to dry well before the facts were established. The full story of this incredible injustice must be told and it is very much a matter of public interest.

The BBC said in a statement: “Banijay UK instructed the law firm Lewis Silkin to run an investigation into allegations against Gregg Wallace. We are not going to comment until the investigation is complete and the findings are published.”