Gregg Wallace: More women come forward with misconduct testimony about TV host

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Warning: This article contains distressing contentMore women have come forward with allegations of historical misconduct by TV host Gregg Wallace.Yesterday (November 28), it was announced that Wallace was stepping down from MasterChef after a series of complaints were made to the BBC.The corporation sent a letter to Wallace’s representatives earlier this week, setting out allegations of inappropriate sexual comments by 13 people who worked with him across a range of shows over a 17-year period.Wallace’s lawyers said it is entirely false that he engages in behaviour of a sexually harassing nature.In a video posted Instagram last night, Wallace also said: “I would like to thank all the people getting in touch, reaching out and showing their support.

It’s good of you – thank you very much.”Now, more women have spoken to BBC News about the allegations, with one of them claiming that Wallace regularly talked about sex, domination and spanking while working on the Channel 5 show, Gregg Wallace’s Big Weekends in 2019, adding: “[It] was highly inappropriate.”The woman – who was not named in the report – said he also constantly made comments about her sexual orientation, including when he met her partner.“I date women and Gregg Wallace was fascinated by that,” she went on before adding that he asked her if she was “sure” she didn’t want to date men.Another woman, who worked on the BBC’s Eat Well For Less TV show with Wallace in 2019, alleged that he would constantly say inappropriate things to her, such as making comments that his wife was only two years older than her.“It made me uncomfortable,” she added.