Former MasterChef Host Gregg Wallace Begins Legal Action Against The BBC

Gregg Wallace on Lorraine last yearFormer MasterChef host Gregg Wallace is taking legal action against the BBC over a data protection issue.BBC News reported on Tuesday that Gregg had filed his case at the High Court, but further details are yet to be made available.A spokesperson for the broadcaster said: “We have not been formally notified of any legal proceedings so at this stage we are unable to comment.”HuffPost UK has also contacted Gregg Wallace’s team for comment.Last year, after 20 years at the helm, it was announced that Gregg would be taking a hiatus from his judging and presenting roles on MasterChef while the show’s production company Banijay UK, in collaboration with the law firm Lewis Silkin, investigated complaints made about his past behaviour that had been made to the BBC.In July, it was announced that Gregg had been axed from the show completely.Following this, it emerged that more than half of the complaints about him had been upheld, including allegations him using sexual language and one case of unwanted physical contact.Gregg has since made a public apology for “any distress caused” by his behaviour, while also noting that he was cleared of what he described as “the most serious and sensational accusations”.His long-time co-host John Torode was later dropped from the show too, after a complaint about his use of alleged racist language was upheld, though he has insisted he has “no recollection” of the incident he had been accused of.Former MasterChef hosts John Torode and Gregg WallaceThe most recent season of MasterChef recently finished airing on the BBC.It was shot towards the end of last year, and still featured John and Gregg at the helm, although the BBC made the decision to drastically reduce their screentime, while two contestants requested that they be edited out of the show completely.Earlier this week, the pair’s replacements as the new hosts and judges of both MasterChef and its spin-off MasterChef: The Professionals were unveiled.READ MORE:Masterchef Unveils New Judging Line-Up After Gregg Wallace And John Torode's ExitsGregg Wallace Breaks Silence After More Than Half Of Masterchef Allegations UpheldSir Rod Stewart Accuses 'Bully' Gregg Wallace Of 'Humiliating' His Wife On Celebrity MasterChef

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