The BBC is facing mounting pressure to reconsider airing this year's series of MasterChef, after presenters Gregg Wallace and John Torode were sacked.
The broadcast union Bectu said that bad behaviour "should not be rewarded with prime-time coverage", while a leading women's rights charity warned many people would feel "deeply uncomfortable" to see the show on their TV screens.
It came after a MasterChef contestant said she was edited out after asking for the new series not to be broadcast following claims against the two hosts.
The BBC previously said it had not been "an easy decision" to run the series, adding that there was "widespread support" among the chefs for it going ahead.
The controversy over MasterChef started last year, when BBC News first revealed claims of misconduct against Gregg Wallace.
