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BBC. Inside the Factory with Gregg Wallace.

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lemsip Mon 29-May-23 12:31:55

Gregg Wallace stepped down from hosting the BBC show Inside The Factory after 'offending female staff' with his use of 'inappropriate banter,' sources claim.
The presenter, better known for his long-serving role on MasterChef, was originally thought to have walked away in order to help care for his three-year old son Sid, who is autistic.

But an alleged incident at the Nestlé UK factory in York, where the show has been filmed on five different occasions, is believed to have prompted his departure in March.

BlueBelle Mon 29-May-23 12:36:23

Can’t ever watch him I find him terrible irritating and that’s not his fault, probably mine.
No idea if he’s sleezy or not, seems everyone is these days

CyberBug123 Mon 29-May-23 12:47:26

Thank goodness maybe I can now watch the programme.

FannyCornforth Mon 29-May-23 12:59:34

CyberBug123

Thank goodness maybe I can now watch the programme.

Yes, he’s awful.

He had a stratospheric (and to my mind, baffling) rise to fame following him co-presenting a R4 programme called Veg Talk.

Wallace was featured on it in due to him being a green grocer.

Many people assume that he’s a chef due to him being a judge on Master Chef, but he isn’t at all

FannyCornforth Mon 29-May-23 13:02:18

I’ve just found out that the other presenter (who was much better the Wallace), Charlie Hicks, died in 2018

lemsip Mon 29-May-23 13:18:35

Wallace is understood to have offended certain female staff members with comments about their weight during a 'friendly' conversation,' The Times reports.

he of course has recently shed a lot of weight.

FannyCornforth Mon 29-May-23 13:35:46

lemsip he offends me just by his appearance on my TV wink

JaneJudge Mon 29-May-23 13:36:20

Fancy commenting on womens weight

Grandyma Mon 29-May-23 13:55:23

I thought it was just me. I can’t even watch him any more. Never could understand what he’s famous for.

Bella23 Mon 29-May-23 14:04:09

Grandyma

I thought it was just me. I can’t even watch him any more. Never could understand what he’s famous for.

I thought it was just me as well. He is so sanctimonious I can imagine him commenting about someone's weight if he has managed to get rid of his excess weight. He chews with his mouth open and talks with food in his mouth.Yuk!

BlueBelle Mon 29-May-23 14:14:17

Well obviously a well like chap 😂😂😂
I won’t miss him i used to switch over if I saw him on I must have known more than I knew I did

MiniMoon Mon 29-May-23 17:40:27

I stopped watching Masterchef because of Gregg Wallace. What does he know about food? Wasn't he a greengrocer?
DH likes Inside the Factory but I ask him to watch it while I'm occupied in the kitchen.

Callistemon21 Mon 29-May-23 18:20:18

What does he know about food? Wasn't he a greengrocer?

Well, I'm not defending him but I found that quite funny MiniMoon 😂😂😂
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FannyCornforth Mon 29-May-23 18:41:42

Yes, he was, see my comment up thread - Veg Talk

Callistemon21 Mon 29-May-23 18:44:51

FannyCornforth

Yes, he was, see my comment up thread - Veg Talk

Yes, I know, I just thought it was funny.

It's me.

FannyCornforth Mon 29-May-23 18:47:33

Haven’t seen you for a bit Calli
Lots of love x

lixy Mon 29-May-23 18:50:45

I find his false emphasis irritating and won't miss him I'm afraid.
I had heard that he was cutting back on his work schedule to support his non-verbal autistic son.
As always several sides to a story...

MerylStreep Mon 29-May-23 18:55:05

All true. A friend of my daughter has worked with him for years.

FannyCornforth Mon 29-May-23 18:55:56

Poor girl sad