Gregg Wallace has slammed reports that he made inappropriate sexual comments to a female BBC staff member.
The MasterChef star was investigated back in 2018 for taking his top off and boasting about his sex life. And after the BBC’s pledge to sort out bad behaviour, an insider questioned why he was allowed to stay on the show.
But the 59-year-old has spoke to fans on Instagram, making it clear he was found to have done nothing wrong. Speaking early on Monday morning, Gregg said: “Good morning.
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“With reference to what’s in the newspapers, these allegations were investigated by the BBC six years ago. The allegations were investigations six years ago and my comments were found to be not sexual.
(Image: Gregg Wallace/Instagram)
“I repeat, not sexual. Thank you everybody for your time.”
He then hopped back on to add: “Something else that I feel very strongly about, strong enough to be on here, nobody six years ago or since has accused me of flirting with anybody or hitting on anybody. And that’s important to me, and I say this for my wife Anna, who I’ve been true to and madly in love with since the day I met her.
“I don’t want anybody to misunderstand this and make it look like I was flirting with somebody. Nobody accused me of that and I never have.”
(Image: Instagram)
Gregg has been married to fourth wife Anne-Marie Sterpini, or Anna, since 2016. It’s reported that he spoke about their sex life while on Impossible Celebrities.
“Gregg was accused of making inappropriate comments to a younger, female member of the production team,” a source claimed to The Sun. “He is said to have been boasting about his sex life with his partner at the time.
“At one point, Gregg was also accused of taking his top off in front of the woman which felt inappropriate. Gregg appeared to this it was all just banter and is also said to have made some comments in front of the live audience.”
(Image: Instagram/ @greggawallace)
It’s reported Gregg was pulled in by BBC bosses who told him to clean up his act, while he said he hadn’t meant anything by what he’d said.
Then last year, Gregg stepped down from Inside The Factor after allegations he’d been “rude towards staff and continued to talk in a derogatory manner, especially to women”.
He was said to be “appalled” that he had “caused such offence”.
A BBC spokesperson said: “Whilst we do not comment on individuals, if issues are raised they are dealt with swiftly and appropriately at the time. We do not tolerate any form of inappropriate behaviour and have robust processes in place.”
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