Allegations of historical sexual misconduct have been made against television host Gregg Wallace, including accusations of making “lesbian jokes constantly”. The allegations were made by Anna, who worked with Wallace on Gregg Wallace’s Big Weekends in 2019. Wallace also talked about spanking and threesomes in front of crew. Along with Anna, 13 people from five different shows, ranging from 2005 to 2022, made allegations about the TV presenter to the BBC News. Since then, more people have come forward with allegations about the presenter. BBC News has contacted Wallace’s representatives for comment on the allegations.
Georgina, another worker for the BBC’s Eat Well For Less show with Wallace in 2019, worked alongside Anna and claims he would constantly say inappropriate things to her, such as making comments that his wife was only two years older than her. On another occasion, she says she had to go to Wallace’s car to sort out his parking ticket for him. She asked him if that was OK, to which he allegedly responded: “You can come to my car, but can you handle the fact everyone will think you just got off with a celebrity?” Both Georgina, and her colleague, who is called Lisa also, say he came out of a bathroom topless in front of them once during a shoot and asked them to take his coffee order.
The allegations come at a difficult time for the BBC with a review of preventing abuses of power on going. Banijay UK, which produces MasterChef, said: “This week the BBC received complaints from individuals in relation to historical allegations of misconduct while working with presenter Gregg Wallace on one of our shows.” Masterchef’s production company Banijay UK has launched an investigation and said Wallace is co-operating. Banijay’s statement concluded by encouraging anyone who wanted to raise any issues or concerns to come forward
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