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, Torode said in his statement ...

It was announced that Wallace had stepped away from the BBC cooking show due to an investigation into historical misconduct allegations. Since then, further complaints about alleged inappropriate sexual behaviour have been made, while fellow TV presenter Kirstie Allsopp also accused him of making unwanted sexual comments to her.

John Torode has issued a statement in response to the misconduct allegations made against his former MasterChef presenting partner Gregg Wallace.