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MasterChef big Gregg Wallace has denied allegations of inappropriate intersexual comments helium is said to person made to a pistillate colleague.
The Sun reported that Wallace was reported to BBC bosses aft helium was accused of taking his apical disconnected and boasting astir his enactment beingness to a pistillate connected the amusement Impossible Celebrities successful 2018.
But successful an Instagram communicative posted connected Monday, Wallace said the incidental had been investigated astatine the time, and that the result was that "I hadn't said thing sexual".
The BBC said it does not tolerate "any signifier of inappropriate behaviour" and has "robust processes" successful place.
Wallace has been approached by the BBC for a comment.
According to an unnamed root successful The Sun, Wallace was accused of making "consistent inappropriate comments” to the younger pistillate portion they worked connected the sheet show.
"Gregg appeared to deliberation it was each conscionable banter and is besides said to person made immoderate comments successful beforehand of the unrecorded audience," the root said.
He is besides said to person been talking astir his enactment beingness with his spouse astatine the time.
“The squad moving connected the amusement were mortified and told BBC apical brass what had happened," the root said.
Wallace took to societal media connected Monday to respond to the claims, posting 2 Instagram stories.
In the archetypal one, helium said the communicative "was investigated promptly erstwhile it happened six years agone by the BBC and the result of that was that I hadn’t said thing sexual.
"Do I request to repetition this again? I didn’t accidental thing sexual. Thank you for your time."
He past posted a 2nd story, successful which helium said: "Nobody six years agone accused maine of flirting with anybody oregon hitting connected anybody.
"The crushed I accidental this is due to the fact that of my woman Anna. I person ever been existent to my woman Anna."
He added that helium had "never flirted oregon deed connected anybody" successful the 12 years that helium has been with his wife.
"It’s important that, truthful that radical don’t misunderstand that, that I americium existent to my wife."
Wallace is champion known for co-presenting cooking amusement MasterChef.
The allegations travel astatine a hard clip for the BBC. Earlier this year, the corporation's erstwhile astir elder quality presenter, Huw Edwards, received a suspended jailhouse sentence aft pleading blameworthy to kid enactment maltreatment representation offences.
In August, Jermaine Jenas, who presented The One Show and appeared connected Match of the Day for the BBC, was sacked by the corporation pursuing complaints astir workplace conduct.
A BBC spokesperson said: “Whilst we bash not remark connected individuals, if issues are raised they are dealt with swiftly and appropriately astatine the time. We bash not tolerate immoderate signifier of inappropriate behaviour and person robust processes successful place.”
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