MasterChef presenter Gregg Wallace is facing fresh allegations of inappropriate sexual behaviour after more women came forward after he stepped down from the show. One woman says he touched her bottom at an event and another says he pressed his crotch against her while filming on a different show, according to the BBC.

Gregg Wallace is facing new claims of inappropriate sexual behaviour towards women after he stepped aside from MasterChef last week amid earlier allegations

Television presenter Aggie MacKenzie, who competed on “Celebrity MasterChef” in 2011, told ITV on Monday that Wallace made “endless smutty jokes” and alleged that “he’s been allowed to carry on in his own sweet way for many, many years.”

The BBC is pulling its “ MasterChef ” Christmas specials following the allegations made against presenter Gregg Wallace, the latest escalation in an episode that has dominated U.K. headlines.

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MasterChef presenter Gregg Wallace is facing fresh allegations of inappropriate sexual behaviour after he stepped down from the show last week. One woman says he touched her bottom at an event and another says he pressed his crotch against her while filming on a different show.

A Downing Street spokesperson has weighed in on “MasterChef” U.K. host Gregg Wallace’s response to misconduct allegations against him, calling it “inappropriate and misogynistic.” According to BBC News,

John Torode ’s rare comments about Gregg Wallace are being dredged up in the wake of the allegations against his co-host. On Thursday (28 November), it was revealed that Wallace had stepped down as host of the BBC cookery series amid an investigation into alleged inappropriate comments made across a 17-year period.

The BBC is pulling its MasterChef Christmas specials after the allegations against presenter Gregg Wallace. The decision represents a change in position from the corporation, which said on Monday that all MasterChef episodes filmed would be aired as planned,