Axed MasterChef star ‘lined up for I'm A Celebrity appearance' as BBC show controversially returns to air, say bookies
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THE axed hosts of MasterChef are hot favourites to get a second chance at TV fame, according to bookies.
Shamed MasterChef presenters, Gregg Wallace and John Torode, are heading the odds for the next edition of I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!
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Former MasterChef hosts Gregg Wallace and John Torode are in the running for I'm A Celeb, according to bookmakers
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The embattled pair might have a second chance at TV fame after being sacked by the BBC
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The duo are tipped to enter the jungle
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The BBC fired the hosts from the popular cooking program after a report revealed more than 40 historic complaints against Gregg had been upheld, along with a claim that John once used a racist term.
Gregg is a short 4/1 to head to the Aussie jungle in November while John is sitting closely behind him at 6/1 odds, according to betting agency William Hill.
Other big names tipped to star on I'm A celeb, according to betting odds include, boxer Tyson Fury, TV star Denise Van Outen and Coronation Street star, Will Mellor.
The Beeb has decided to go ahead with airing the new season of MasterChef, which features Gregg and John as hosts, because it was recorded before the report was commissioned.
'News that the BBC will be airing the new series of MasterChef with Gregg Wallace and John Torode despite sacking the pair last month has prompted speculation about where they might appear next, and we've added both to our market for who will take part in I'm A Celebrity this year," said Lee Phelps, spokesperson for William Hill.
Series 21 of MasterChef hit the BBC today and fans noticed huge changes.
As the six amateur cooks made their first dishes for John, 60, and Gregg, 60, they noted how the 'banter' between the hosts was virtually non-existent.
Interaction between the hosts and contestants had also been edited back.
Instead, the interactions were much more factual about the dishes themselves and the contestants' backgrounds.
Gregg had hosted MasterChef alongside John since 2005 and has also fronted other BBC programmes including Inside the Factory and Supermarket Secrets.
Gregg and John Gone
In an explosive sit down interview with The Sun, Gregg said that he was not a 'groper, a sex pest or a flasher'.
He also backed John, who had an allegation of racism upheld against him, during the probe into Wallace's behaviour on July 15.
Gregg told The Sun: 'He is not a racist.'
The dossier into Wallace's behaviour included a complaint that an unnamed person used a racial phrase once several years ago.
Torode confirmed it referred to him, but said: 'I have absolutely no recollection of this, and I do not believe that it happened.'
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The new I'm A Celeb series is due to start in November
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