It’s a proper witch hunt over at the BBC, with the cooking show Masterchef at the centre of this particular hunt. A cooking show, which personally I find overblown and way too self important. It is, after all, a show about cooking a “bit of dinner”.
First Greg Wallace was accused of sexist a behaviour and remarks and now John Torode has been outed for racism. They really had the double whammy amid the casseroles and jus. They are a couple of twerps and the show never appealed to me, but have they really done any harm? No, of course not, but a cabal ridiculously sensitive BBC staff have put paid to their TV careers.
The controversy over MasterChef started last year, when BBC News first revealed claims of inappropriate sexual language against Torode’s co-host Gregg Wallace. Wallace was sacked last week as dozens more people came forward to BBC News with allegations against him. He has always denied the claims. On Monday, more than 40 allegations against Wallace were also upheld as part of an inquiry into his conduct.
Torode said: “Although I haven’t heard from anyone at the BBC or Banijay – I am seeing and reading that I’ve been “sacked” from MasterChef.
“I repeat that I have no recollection of what I’m accused of. The enquiry could not even state the date or year of when I am meant to have said something wrong.”
He said Celebrity MasterChef, which he recently filmed with food critic Grace Dent, along with two Christmas specials, would be his last.
“Personally, I have loved every minute working on MasterChef, but it’s time to pass the cutlery to someone else.”
