Gregg Wallace complainant 'feels sorry' for him and blasts John Torode over response
Last week, Gregg was fired by Banijay after a report found that 45 out of 83 allegations of inappropriate behaviour were upheld following a seven-month investigation. Speaking to Good Morning Britain today, Aasmah opened up about her "uncomfortable experience" with him - but revealed that she feels sorry for the axed presenter.
"I feel sorry for him, I do feel sorry for Gregg Wallace because of the neurodivergence, which is quite obvious here," she said. "But someone - the production company - should have stepped in earlier and said, 'this is not acceptable.' We wouldn't have the mess we have today."
Aasmah shared Gregg's alleged comment to her last year when he stepped down from hosting MasterChef during the investigation into his behaviour. Speaking about how she felt at the time, Aasmah said on GMB today: "It's not the worst thing in the world, no one has died but it was an uncomfortable experience.
"I remember feeling destabilised and I remember my cheeks were burning because I was thinking, 'What happened there?'"
She added that John Torode did not react to Gregg's comment. "No one said anything. Both Gregg Wallace and John Torode looked completely blank, poker face. Like nothing had happened."
"Gregg Wallace used an incredibly inappropriate term and John Torode didn't do anything. He used no emotion."
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