John Torode has described recent allegations of historical misconduct involving his MasterChef co-host Gregg Wallace as "truly upsetting" in his first statement since Wallace made headlines. Shared this afternoon on Instagram,

Katy Brand has spoken out after a resurfaced MasterChef clip showed Gregg Wallace directed a “crass” innuendo her way. On Thursday (28 November), it was revealed that Wallace had stepped down as host of the BBC cookery series amid an investigation into alleged inappropriate comments made across a 17-year period.

BBC presenter Gregg Wallace, who has been accused of inappropriate sexual behaviour, has reportedly been left "furious" with his MasterChef co-star, chef John Torode

MasterChef co-host John Torode has said allegations surrounding Gregg Wallace are ‘truly upsetting’. In a statement on Instagram, Torode, who has presented the cooking show alongside Wallace since 2005, said the “thought of anyone who has appeared on our show not having a brilliant experience is awful to hear”.

Gregg Wallace has claimed that allegations of sexually inappropriate conduct made against him have been made by a “handful of middle class women of a certain age”. Wallace, 60, has been accused by multiple women of sexually inappropriate conduct,

The MasterChef presenter has faced a number of allegations regarding his behaviour on the BBC cooking show, and his response to the claims has been widely criticised

Gregg Wallace answered accusations of inappropriate behaviour by saying the claims came from ‘a handful of middle-class women of a certain age’.

Those accusing Gregg Wallace of sexually harassing behaviour have hit out at claims that complaints are coming from 'middle-class women of a certain age'.

MasterChef host Gregg Wallace, who stepped away from the BBC programme after a probe into complaints about his alleged conduct kickstarted last week, took to social media to respond to claims

Gregg Wallace said complaints about his alleged behaviour came from “a handful of middle-class women of a certain age” in a video posted to his Instagram story on Sunday, 1 December. The Masterchef presenter was responding to allegations of inappropriate sexual comments from 13 people across a range of shows over a 17-year period.