Gregg Wallace revealed that he had suicidal thoughts after being fired from MasterChef because of inappropriate behavior allegations on set.
Former MasterChef judge Gregg Wallace has admitted to struggling with suicidal thoughts after he was hit with allegations of misconduct. The shamed food critic, 60, was forced to step away from his beloved role on MasterChef in November 2024, as explosive allegations of misconduct surfaced.
The Eat Well for Less star was charged with gross misconduct in October, including making sexist remarks to 13 coworkers, including Kirsty Wark, and engaging in allegedly bullying behavior. The host, who has been on the show since 2005, was accused of making “inappropriate sexual jokes,” requesting more female production staff members, and getting undressed “too close” to women on the show.
He had also been accused of ‘groping’ three women in separate incidents. The TV star was soon forced to step down from his role at MasterChef while the BBC and production company Banijay UK launched an investigation into the allegations.
Gregg’s lawyers have vehemently denied any accusations of sexual harassment. It was later announced he would be replaced on Celebrity MasterChef with renowned restaurant critic Grace Dent joining John Torode at the helm.
This news came after Penny Lancaster made grave allegations that Gregg had “victim of bullying and harassment.”
However, Gregg had previously rejected the complaints and said that “a small number of middle-class women of a certain age” were to blame. Many people, including Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy and Prime Minister Keir Starmer, criticize his remarks.
Gregg confessed to Mail+ that he has “thought about suicide all the time” after months of making headlines.
He claimed that his “world tumbled in” after being fired from MasterChef via a Zoom call with his bosses in November. He revealed that he had not spoken to anyone for several days before a senior MasterChef executive contacted him after making a comment about middle-class women, which he claims was his “big mistake.”
He remarked, “Noone should be forced to face something like this alone.” “Unless you’ve been through it, the pressure is very difficult to explain.”
I’ve always thought about suicide. Is my insurance current? Will there be any money for Anna? She is not deserving of this. “It would be better if I weren’t here.”
Meanwhile, the TV judge’s attorneys previously claimed that BBC News had previously stated that “it is entirely false that he acts in a sexually harassing manner.”
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