UK ‘MasterChef’ host Gregg Wallace dropped from show after sexual misconduct report
The BBC said Wallace’s position was ‘untenable’ after a report found that 45 out of the 83 allegations made against him were substantiated
The report, led by a law firm, said 45 out of the 83 allegations made against Wallace during his time on the show between 2005 and 2018 were substantiated.
It said most of the claims related to “inappropriate sexual language and humour”, with a smaller number of allegations about Wallace “being in a state of undress” and one incident of unwelcome physical contact.
Wallace, 60, stepped away from hosting the hit BBC reality show, which is made by an independent production company, last year while an investigation was launched into allegations by several women that he made inappropriate sexual comments and behaved inappropriately for almost two decades.
The BBC has come under pressure over how it handles sexual misconduct allegations and how Wallace has continued to front some of its most popular shows for so long despite the complaints.
The broadcaster issued a statement of apology, adding Wallace’s “return to MasterChef is untenable”.