Gregg Wallace is facing fresh allegations of misconduct from 50 people who came forward following the launch of an inquiry into his behaviour on set.
The 60–year–old greengrocer turned MasterChef star has been unceremoniously sacked from the show ahead of the publication of a report into allegations of misconduct, conducted by law firm Lewis Silkin on behalf of production firm Banijay.
At 3pm on Tuesday, Wallace put out a lengthy statement on Instagram in which he blasted the broadcaster – and claimed the report, which has not been published, had deemed the most serious allegations against him to be 'baseless'.
Around an hour later, BBC News published a bombshell report claiming it had been contacted by 50 more people with fresh claims – including one worker who was told after she raised concerns: 'You're over 16, you're not being 'Jimmy Saviled''.
Other allegations include a 2002 claim that Wallace put his hand on a woman's groin at dinner ahead of filming of Saturday Kitchen and asked her: 'Do you like that?'
