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Model Penny Lancaster has said she "felt ashamed and belittled" by however erstwhile MasterChef big Gregg Wallace treated her connected the TV show.
Lancaster, who is besides a TV property and the woman of stone vocalist Rod Stewart, told Sky News' The UK Tonight with Sarah-Jane Mee programme that she besides felt fto down by MasterChef's accumulation institution Banijay UK.
"I didn't consciousness similar I was supported successful that moment, I felt ashamed and belittled by the mode Greg Wallace had treated maine but arsenic I felt disappointed that the accumulation institution hadn't travel to my rescue," Lancaster, 54 and a MasterChef contestant successful 2021, said.
"There is simply a agelong mode to go, but conscionable by radical coming guardant and being honorable astir their experiences I deliberation volition assistance successful the agelong term."
At the extremity of July, Wallace, 60, apologised aft a study commissioned by Banijay UK, and carried retired by instrumentality steadfast Lewis Silkin, recovered 45 retired of 83 allegations against him were substantiated.
Sir Rod Stewart criticised Wallace connected Instagram successful November 2024 and claimed helium "humiliated" his woman erstwhile she was connected the show.
He wrote: "Good riddance Wallace... You humiliated my woman erstwhile she was connected the show, but you had that spot chopped retired didn't you?
"You're a tubby, bald-headed, ill-mannered bully."
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Sky News has approached Wallace for comment.
He has antecedently apologised to radical helium has hurt, saying successful July that helium knows helium has said things that person offended people. He has denied a circumstantial allegation of unwanted touching.
The BBC referred Sky News to their connection from July, successful which the corp said: "Although the afloat grade of these issues were not known astatine the applicable time, opportunities were missed to code this behaviour - some by the accumulation companies moving MasterChef and the BBC. We judge much could and should person been done sooner.
"We privation to convey each those who took portion successful the investigation, including those who archetypal raised concerns straight with the BBC successful November past year. We apologise to everyone who has been impacted by Mr Wallace's behaviour."
Banijay UK, the producers of MasterChef, told Sky News: "We are highly atrocious to anyone who has been impacted by immoderate inappropriate behaviour by Gregg Wallace whilst moving connected our shows and felt incapable to talk up astatine the clip oregon that their ailment was not adequately addressed.
"Ways of reporting concerns whilst moving connected our productions, protocols astir behaviour and grooming for some formed and crew, person improved exponentially successful caller years and we perpetually reappraisal payment procedures crossed our productions to guarantee that they are arsenic robust arsenic they tin be."
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