MasterChef presenter John Torode says allegation he used racist language upheld in report

MasterChef presenter John Torode says an allegation helium utilized "racial language" was upheld successful a study arsenic portion of a reappraisal into the behaviour of his erstwhile co-presenter Gregg Wallace.

The report, led by instrumentality steadfast Lewis Silkin, recovered 45 of 83 allegations against Wallace were substantiated.

There were besides 2 standalone allegations made against different people.

In a connection posted connected his Instagram page, Torode said helium was 1 of those people, but added that helium had "no recollection of the incident" and said helium "did not judge that it happened".

He commented: "Following work of the enforcement summary of the probe into Gregg Wallace portion moving connected MasterChef, I americium alert of speculation that I americium 1 of the 2 different individuals against whom an allegation has been upheld.

"For the involvement of transparency, I corroborate that I americium the idiosyncratic who is alleged to person utilized radical connection connected 1 occasion.

"The allegation is that I did truthful sometime successful 2018 oregon 2019, successful a societal situation, and that the idiosyncratic I was speaking with did not judge that it was intended successful a malicious mode and that I apologised instantly afterwards.

"I person perfectly nary recollection of immoderate of this, and I bash not judge that it happened.

"However, I privation to beryllium wide that I've ever had the presumption that immoderate radical connection is wholly unacceptable successful immoderate environment. I'm shocked and saddened by the allegation arsenic I would ne'er privation to origin anyone immoderate offence."

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Wallace, 60, said helium was "deeply sorry" for causing immoderate distress, and ne'er acceptable retired to "harm oregon humiliate".

While the bulk of the substantiated claims related to inappropriate intersexual connection and humour, 1 related to "unwanted carnal contact", and 3 were astir being "in a authorities of undress".

The study said the fig of sustained allegations made Wallace's instrumentality to MasterChef "untenable".

In a connection connected Monday, Wallace said "some of (his) humour and connection missed the mark", but helium said, aft astir 20 years connected MasterChef, "I present spot that definite patterns, shaped by traits I've lone precocious begun to understand, whitethorn person been misread".

Wallace, who said a "late autism diagnosis" had helped him recognize however helium is "perceived", criticised the BBC, saying the corp had near him "exposed to proceedings by media".

"This has been brutal," helium said.