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Gregg Wallace's replacement for MasterChef set to be announced this week with I'm A Celeb star lined up

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Updated 09:19 16 Dec 2024 GMTPublished 09:17 16 Dec 2024 GMT

Gregg Wallace's replacement for MasterChef set to be announced this week with I'm A Celeb star lined up

The star had regularly appeared on MasterChef with Gregg Wallace

Jess Battison

Jess Battison

Gregg Wallace’s replacement for MasterChef is reportedly set to be announced this week.

After much speculation, it seems a former I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! star is lined up to take the spot on the BBC cooking programme.

This comes after the show’s production firm Banijay UK launched a probe in November after several complaints from women about Wallace ‘in relation to historical allegations of misconduct’.

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While allegations are investigated, the 60-year-old took a step back from presenting MasterChef.

It seems his MasterChef replacement has been confirmed (BBC)
It seems his MasterChef replacement has been confirmed (BBC)

His lawyers say it is entirely false that he engages in behaviour of a sexually harassing nature and he later released a video claiming the complaints were ‘coming from a handful of middle-class women of a certain age just from Celebrity MasterChef’.

With further backlash for that, Wallace then had to issue an apology, saying he wasn't in a 'good head space' when he posted it.

"It's obvious to me I need to take some time out now while this investigation is under way. I hope you understand and I do hope you accept this apology," he added.

The BBC also pulled its pre-recorded MasterChef Christmas specials for this month after the accusations against Wallace.

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Having been co-presenters on the cooking show since 2005, it seems Torode will be remaining without him after reports he ‘repeatedly flagged Gregg Wallace’s behaviour to executives’.

According to The Sun on Sunday, he'll now reportedly be joined by Grace Dent who also has a lengthy background in the world of food.

Appearing in a cut-short stint on I’m A Celeb last year, the star is a restaurant critic for The Guardian and famously had a column for the Evening Standard from 2011 to 2017.

As well as hosting her podcast Comfort Eating with Grace Dent, she’s also had plenty of experience with MasterChef having appeared regularly as a guest judge.

Grace Dent has regularly appeared on the show as a guest judge (BBC)
Grace Dent has regularly appeared on the show as a guest judge (BBC)

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A TV source told The Sun on Sunday: “Grace is the perfect choice to replace Gregg on MasterChef.

“She’s knowledgeable about food and opinionated, plus it’s great to have a woman as a judge on the show. It will shake things up and give the series the boost it needs after such an upsetting and uncertain time.

“She is already a fan favourite and has won lots of respect in the foodie world thanks to her no-nonsense style and sense of humour.

“Bosses love her already, know she is a safe pair of hands and trust her to help steer the ship with John to steadier waters.”

The BBC declined to comment.

Featured Image Credit: BBC/Keith Mayhew/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Topics: Celebrity, Gregg Wallace, TV and Film, BBC

Jess Battison
Jess Battison

Jess is a Senior Journalist with a love of all things pop culture. Her main interests include asking everyone in the office what they're having for tea, waiting for a new series of The Traitors and losing her voice at a Beyoncé concert. She graduated with a first in Journalism from City, University of London in 2021.

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