Gregg Wallace faces accusations of alleged misconduct but denies the claims as MasterChef's production company takes steps to replace him

MasterChef's production company Banijay UK has appointed a top law firm to lead an investigation into alleged misconduct by presenter Gregg Wallace, which he vehemently denies.

Grace Dent will judge Celebrity MAsterChef next year following Gregg Wallace allegations that have seen him step back from the BBC show.

Gregg Wallace has slashed prices on his new health food range venture having been replaced on MasterChef by food critic Grace Dent. The 60-year-old presenter stepped back from the cooking show after nearly 20 years, as various allegations emerged that he had made sexual comments and behaved inappropriately to staff and guests.

Andi Oliver says she isn’t interested in ‘thousands of people shouting about Gregg Wallace on Twitter’ - /Jim Dyson The outrage over the Gregg Wallace sexual misconduct allegations was “fake”, Andi Oliver,