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It has been said that Gregg Wallace asked a lesbian coworker whether she was “certain” she didn’t want to date males because he was “fascinated” by her sexual life.
While working with a coworker on a travel program, the MasterChef host allegedly “constantly” made comments about her sexual orientation.
In a series of “highly inappropriate” remarks, Wallace allegedly also questioned her about the “logistics” of how the lesbian relationships operated.
Wallace, 60, was said to have “stepped away” from his position on the culinary show on Thursday after the BBC launched a sexual harassment probe after a Telegraph investigation.
The charges have been refuted by Wallace’s attorneys. He would often discuss sex, dominance, and spanking, according to the lady, who wants to be anonymous and worked with him on Gregg Wallace’s Big Weekends in 2019.
Regarding his frequent remarks regarding her sexual orientation, especially when he first met her boyfriend, she claimed, “[It] was highly inappropriate.” Gregg Wallace was intrigued by the fact that I date women.
He questioned whether she was “certain” she didn’t want to date guys, she told the BBC.
Former BBC One controller Lorraine Heggessey said on BBC Radio 4’s Today show that she was not shocked by what had happened, calling it “the latest in a long line of presenters behaving badly.”
The fact that these concerns had been brought up and looked into, but the behavior was still permitted to go on and more people—especially younger ones—were humiliated by a presenter without anyone taking any action, worried me the most about this.
Presenters shouldn’t be treated as unique cases, in my opinion. They are neither more nor less exceptional than everyone else; they are merely one member of a large team that puts a program on the air.
Somehow, we have a culture that, I suppose because it began in show business, caters to those who are in front of the camera and allows them to act in ways that other team members wouldn’t be permitted to.
“The treatment of women by men in positions of authority is currently a sort of cultural problem in society.”
Others have voiced their opinions over Wallace’s purported actions. Former Celebrity MasterChef competitor Ulrika Jonsson said that Wallace apologized for making a “joke” about rape when she was on the show.
Additionally, Wallace “used sexualized language in front of a number of people” on “two occasions” during her 2011 appearance on Celebrity MasterChef, television host Kirsty Wark told the BBC.
He was called a “tubby, bald-headed, ill-mannered bully” by Sir Rod Stewart for “humiliating” his wife, Penny Lancaster, during her appearance on Celebrity MasterChef.
“We take any issues that are raised with us seriously, and we have robust processes in place to deal with them,” a BBC spokesperson said.
We consistently make it plain that any conduct that deviates from the standards set by the BBC will not be accepted.
“We share any complaints or concerns with the external production company when an individual is contracted directly by them, and we will always support them in resolving them.”
The claims made against Wallace were deemed “deeply concerning” by Downing Street. “A thorough investigation is right.
But this is obviously for the BBC, and you will have seen their statement saying that they ‘take any issues that are raised with us seriously and we have robust processes in place,'” a spokesperson for Number 10 said.
It wouldn’t be appropriate for me to remark while that process is ongoing. I think the BBC is now reviewing workplace culture in order to provide timely and clear suggestions.
And it is crucial that employees and the general public trust that the BBC takes these concerns seriously.