Gregg Wallace launches legal action against the BBC

Gregg Wallace launches legal action against the BBC

Gregg Wallace has filed a High Court legal claim against the BBC following his sacking as a co-presenter of MasterChef over misconduct allegations, court records show. The former TV host was sacked in July after an investigation into historical allegations of misconduct upheld multiple accusations against him.

Wallace, who began co-presenting the show in 2005, said following the investigation he was “deeply sorry for any distress caused” and that he “never set out to harm or humiliate” in the wake of the probe, which also upheld one allegation of “unwelcome physical contact”. Court records now indicate that a legal claim was filed on Wallace’s behalf against the BBC and BBC Studios on Friday, with the case type listed as “data prote