Probe into the presenter is ongoing following dozens of complaints from women who worked on his telly shows
Gregg Wallace says he trusts his conscience as telly bosses continue to probe allegations of his misconduct.
The MasterChef host has been taken off air while the investigation continues. Thirteen women have accused him of sexually inappropriate behaviour over the space of 17 years. Presenter Gregg wrote on Instagram: “One voice you can trust is your conscience. What’s it telling you to do?” He accompanied the 5am message with a photo of the hallway of his dog in the Kent countryside. The fallen star also wrote about not being perfect and revealed how mistakes are part of life’s journey. On a blog for his diet and fitness firm, the sidelined host spoke about the trials and tribulations life can throw up.
Gregg has faced numerous allegations of misconduct from women who worked on his telly shows with him
Gregg’s Instagram post about trusting his conscience
In a motivational piece to his £12-a-month members, the personality said: “Don’t worry ever and I mean this about slipping up! Mistakes are never the end of your journey. See them for what they really are, they are simply slip ups you are only human. If you learn a lesson from them that is a major step forward.”
And he penned: “What is perfection anyway? No such thing right? We should all of us be trying to improve our lives bit by bit.”
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He is facing allegations from 13 people across shows over 17 years, with MasterChef producers Banijay UK overseeing an investigation into his behaviour. Wallace has largely stayed quiet on social media after issuing an apology for branding his accusers “middle-class women of a certain age” in a video rant. He later ate humble pie, saying: “I want to apologise for any offence caused… and any upset I may have caused.” He added: “It’s obvious to me I need to take some time out now, while this investigation is under way.”
Household names such as Newsnight’s Kirsty Wark and property expert Kirstie Alsopp have called out his past behaviour.
Gregg and John Torode fronted MasterChef together for almost 20 years before his axing (
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BBC/Shine TV)Earlier this month it was reported a top legal firm had been hired to help with the investigation. A series of women are set to be interviewed by law firm Lewis Silkin after they were brought in by the show’s production company.
Wallace was accused of making “inappropriate sexual jokes”, asking for the number of female production team members and getting undressed “too close” to women on the show. He also also been accused of ‘groping’ three women in separate incidents.
In November the BBC said Wallace would step away from the show amid an external review into historical allegations of misconduct. Lawyers for Wallace have said it is entirely false that he engages in behaviour of a sexually harassing nature.
Reports claim the investigation will reach a conclusion shortly. Since his TV departure Gregg has been spending time with his family and focusing on his business, Gregg Wallace Health.
Food critic Grace Dent, 51, is replacing him on MasterChef. She will front the upcoming 20th series of Celebrity MasterChef alongside John Torode. She said: “I’m so excited that I can’t eat, which is severely detrimental to a restaurant critic.”
