Over half of allegations against Gregg Wallace upheld, including one of unwanted physical contact

An probe into Gregg Wallace's "inappropriate behaviour" connected MasterChef has recovered that much than fractional of the allegations against him person been substantiated, including 1 of "unwanted carnal contact".

MasterChef's accumulation institution Banijay UK shared a summary of its study into humanities allegations of misconduct against the 60-year-old presenter, carried retired by autarkic instrumentality steadfast Lewis Silkin implicit 7 months.

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

Last week it emerged Wallace had been sacked arsenic MasterChef presenter, with reports of much than 50 caller allegations made against him.

The probe heard grounds from 78 witnesses, including 41 complainants. The investigations squad spoke to Wallace 3 times for the report, for a full of 14 hours of interview.

There were 83 allegations against Wallace, and 45 of them were upheld. All were related to MasterChef.

The upheld allegations were:

• Twelve claims helium made inappropriate jokes and innuendo;

• Sixteen reports helium made sexually explicit comments;

• Two allegations that helium made sexualised comments to oregon astir someone;

• Four complaints that helium made culturally insensitive oregon racist comments;

• Three claims that helium was successful a authorities of undress;

• Seven allegations of bullying;

• One allegation of unwanted touching.

Nearly each the allegations against Wallace were related to behaviour which is said to person occurred betwixt 2005 and 2018, with conscionable 1 substantiated allegation taking spot post-2018.

Ahead of the work of the summary, Wallace had said helium had been "cleared of the astir superior and sensational accusations" made against him.

He besides said his neurodiversity had "now formally (been) diagnosed arsenic autism", saying successful the societal media station that it was "suspected and discussed by colleagues crossed countless seasons of MasterChef".

Additionally, the study summary recovered that determination were besides 10 standalone allegations astir different radical betwixt 2012 and 2018/2019, 2 of which were substantiated. These were unrelated to Wallace, and those radical were not named successful the summary.

The probe recovered that complaints had antecedently been raised with the accumulation institution betwixt 2005 and 2024.

While the study flagged inadequate reporting procedures anterior to 2016, erstwhile Endemol merged with Shine up of Banijay acquiring Endemol Shine successful 2020, it said determination were important improvements to HR processes and grooming aft 2016.

While the probe said immoderate ceremonial enactment was taken by the BBC successful 2017, it besides noted the corp held nary accusation regarding concerns raised implicit Wallace centrally, resulting successful issues being addressed arsenic a archetypal offence.

Sky News has tried to interaction Gregg Wallace today.

Responding to the findings of the report, the BBC said the corp had "no plans to enactment with [Wallace] successful future," saying his behaviour "falls beneath the values of the BBC".

The BBC said "opportunities were missed" to code Wallace's behaviour, adding, "We judge much could and should person been done sooner".

Concerning the allegations against different individuals flagged successful the report, the BBC said they had asked Banijay UK to instrumentality enactment to code these issues, and said it would "be completed arsenic a priority".

The corp person yet to determine if the unseen MasterChef bid that was filmed with Wallace past twelvemonth volition inactive beryllium aired.

Banijay UK CEO Patrick Holland called the study "uncomfortable reading", but said its findings provided "valuable insight" for accumulation teams moving forward.

In a motion to Wallace's caller autism spectrum upset diagnosis, Mr Holland said Wallace's neurodiversity was "relevant to definite behaviours identified successful the report," admitting "the accumulation could person done much to identify, negociate and pass patterns of inappropriate behaviour".

Wallace was the archetypal presenter of the BBC amusement Saturday Kitchen successful 2002 and has besides featured connected Eat Well For Less?, Inside The Factory, Turn Back Time, Harvest and Supermarket Secrets.

He was astir known, however, for presenting MasterChef, MasterChef: The Professionals, and Celebrity MasterChef.