I'm A Celebrity star set to be announced as Gregg Wallace's permanent MasterChef replacement
The food critic, 51, is understood to start filming for MasterChef UK alongside chef John Torode, 59, at the end of the
summer
.
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Grace Dent is set to be announced as Gregg Wallace's replacement
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Gregg has been axed from the show following an investigation into his behaviour
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Grace has already appeared as a judge on the show
Credit: PA
A source said: '
Celebrity
MasterChef alongside John.
'Grace loves to support up-and-coming talent in the industry and loves the format of the show.
'Filming is expected to start at the end of the summer through December.
'They are also filming at new studios in Birmingham so it will be a fresh start all round.'
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It comes after The Sun revealed
The report concludes that Wallace, who was diagnosed as autistic midway through the investigation into complaints against him, is unable to change his ways.
In December last year
The Sun on Sunday
revealed that Grace was set to replace Wallace on Celebrity MasterChef.
Grace said: "I've been watching MasterChef since I was a girl sitting with my dad on the sofa.
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"My whole family
watches
it. It's all about uncovering and championing talent and to have ended up in this position, is more than a dream to me.
'Devastated' Gregg Wallace FIRED by BBC over MasterChef sexual comments
'I'm so excited that I can't eat, which is severely detrimental to a restaurant critic.
'I feel very lucky to be stepping in for the
next
Celebrity MasterChef. I can't wait to meet the fresh celebrity faces for 2025.'
John added: 'I have loved working with Grace on MasterChef over the years.
'She has been an excellent guest, an inspiring critic and also set some incredible challenges.
'Expertise is what MasterChef is all about, from the contestants to our wonderful production team, to us as judges.
'The love of food, the love of MasterChef, and that unquestionable expertise, makes Grace the perfect person to step in alongside me as judge for the forthcoming Celebrity MasterChef series.'
Alongside her successful journalism career as food critic Grace has been doing more mainstream TV, and starred on I'm A Celeb in 2023.
She walked from the jungle after nine days, citing 'medical grounds.'
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Grace appeared in I'm A Celebrity in 2023 - but pulled out after nine days
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Gregg will no longer be working for the BBC
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Gregg Wallace - MasterChef scandal in Brief
GREGG Wallace has stepped down from his MasterChef hosting role after a probe into alleged inappropriate behaviour. But what's the situation?
Regular MasterChef host Gregg Wallace is currently the subject of a probe after an investigation was launched into his
Gregg has been accused of making
The 60-year-old has now stepped away from the BBC show while historical misconduct allegations against him are investigated.
Yet the former greengrocer
The cooking show's production company, Banijay UK, has said law firm Lewis Silkin would lead the investigation into Wallace's alleged misconduct.
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