Former MasterChef presenter Gregg Wallace is reportedly launching authorized motion towards the BBC over an information safety declare, in response to court docket paperwork. The case has been filed on the Excessive Courtroom, however no additional particulars have but been made public. Wallace, 60, had fronted MasterChef for the previous 20 years however stepped again from the BBC programme final 12 months amid claims of misconduct. The present’s manufacturing firm Banijay ordered a right away inquiry into the allegations, which was carried out by an impartial regulation agency. This summer time, the report revealed that 45 claims towards Wallace had been substantiated, together with one in all unwelcome bodily contact and three of being in a state of undress.

The report stated 83 allegations had been made towards the TV chef with nearly all of the upheld claims regarding inappropriate sexual language and humour. Following information that Wallace has launched authorized towards the company, a BBC spokesperson instructed Categorical.co.uk: “Now we have not been formally notified of any authorized proceedings so at this stage we’re unable to remark.”

Following the report, Wallace beforehand instructed PA information company that “not one of the critical allegations towards me had been upheld”.

He added: “I challenged the remaining problem of undesirable touching however have needed to settle for a distinction in notion, and I’m deeply sorry for any misery triggered. It was by no means meant.”

A separate declare was made towards his co-star John Torode who was dropped from the present in July.

Torode had used a severely offensive racist time period in a grievance upheld towards him however the chef had “no recollection” of the incident.

Each presenters had been sacked, however the BBC determined to nonetheless broadcast this 12 months’s amateurs sequence of MasterChef

The BBC‘s director basic Tim Davie defended that call, saying the “overwhelming majority” of cooks on the present wished it to air.

Talking on Tuesday, he defined: “I feel the implications for the people who offered MasterChef have been very important, they’re not working with the BBC, so there are these penalties.”

It was introduced this week that meals critic Grace Dent and chef Anna Haugh are the brand new hosts of MasterChef.