MasterChef co-host John Torode has said allegations surrounding Gregg Wallace are ‘truly upsetting’. In a statement on Instagram, Torode, who has presented the cooking show alongside Wallace since 2005, said the “thought of anyone who has appeared on our show not having a brilliant experience is awful to hear”.

Fellow MasterChef presenter John Torode has broken his silence following the news that Gregg Wallace is under investigation.

JOHN Torode has broken his silence – saying the accusations against his MasterChef co-host Gregg Wallace are “awful to hear”. Wallace stepped back from the BBC1 cooking show last

Gregg Wallace recently stepped down from his show, Masterchef, after accusations of inappropriate behaviour were made.

Gregg Wallace's MasterChef co-presenter has spoken out after Wallace stepped away from his role on the hit BBC show amid a probe into his alleged actions

The thought of anyone who has appeared on our show not having a brilliant experience is awful to hear,' he said

More allegations have been made against Gregg Wallace, including of him 'thrusting' his groin at a Masterchef contestant

MasterChef judge Gregg Wallace, who stepped away from the show, has been accused of inappropriate behaviour by a number of people

John Torode’s rare comments about Gregg Wallace are being dredged up in the wake of the allegations against his co-host. Speaking about the allegations, Wallace shared a video stating: “I can see the complaints coming from a handful of middle-class women of a certain age,

Masterchef presenter shares cryptic Instagram images amid fresh allegations - Host faces allegations of making inappropriate sexual comments from 13 people over a 17-year period

TV presenter Gregg Wallace, who has stepped away from MasterChef following claims he made inappropriate sexual comments, took to social media to post a blunt message