Grace Dent was left fighting back tears on Friday's The One Show as she told the show's hosts 'stop making me emotional'.

Only recently, Celebrity MasterChef has returned to our television screens with Grace, 52, taking on axed Gregg Wallace's judging role.

Grace, previously a frequent guest critic on the programme, has assumed the role from Gregg, 61, who was dismissed following an investigation into his conduct that saw 45 out of 83 allegations against him upheld.

Appearing on Friday's The One Show to talk about her new role, Grace became emotional as hosts Clara Amfo and Scott Mills read out some messages from viewers praising Grace on the BBC cooking series.

New Celebrity MasterChef judge, Grace Dent, appeared on Friday's The One Show (Image: BBC)

Clara, 41, said: "The peopl

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