John Torode sacked as MasterChef presenter
The 59-year-old's departure comes only days after that of his co-presenter Gregg Wallace following a nine-month investigation into allegations of misconduct during filming of the hit cooking show.
The duo had been presenting the BBC show since its relaunch in 2005. John Torode has been sacked as the presenter of MasterChef following an allegation that he used racial language 'sometime in 2018 or 2019.' Pic: Kirsty O'Connor – Pool/Getty Images
John's axing from the show comes a day after he released a statement confirming he was one of the two individuals with whom an allegation had been upheld.
He said: 'For the sake of transparency I confirm that I am the individual who is alleged to have used racial language on one occasion. The allegation is that I did so sometime in 2018 or 2019, in a social situation, and that the person I was speaking with did not believe that it was in a malicious way and that I apologised immediately afterwards.'
John added that he had 'absolutely no recollection' and did not believe the incident occurred. View this post on Instagram
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'I want to be clear that I've always had the view that any racial language is wholly unacceptable in any environment,' he said, 'I'm shocked and saddened by the allegation as I would never wish to cause anyone any offence.'
Despite claiming he had no recollection of the incident, the BBC on Tuesday afternoon confirmed the chef would not be returning to his position on the show.
John departs the show only days after his co-host Greg Wallace, who was axed following a nine-month investigation into a number of allegations regarding his behaviour on the show.
Among the allegations levelled against Wallace were several well known public figures. It is said that around 30 women came forward with accusations of misconduct, some of which dated back a number of years.
The most serious claims were found to be baseless following a full investigation.
Several allegations were upheld, including that he got his private parts out, covered by a sock and opened his dressing room door shouting 'hooray.'
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