BBC bosses let Gregg Wallace carry on working on MasterChef despite being warned by Nestlé about his behaviour while filming another programme.
Wallace, 60, is said to have infuriated staff there by joking about their weight while filming a segment on how chocolate bar Aero is made for BBC’s Inside The Factory.
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BBC bosses let Gregg Wallace carry on working on MasterChef despite being warned by Nestlé about his behaviour while filming another programmeCredit: BBC
A source said: “He upset some of the female workers by joking along the lines of ‘working in a chocolate factory is the reason you’re fat’. It really upset them.”
His comments early last year caused such upset that Nestlé told staff Inside the Factory would no longer be welcome on its premises.
The company contacted the BBC and the series’ production company.
Gregg thanked people for “showing their support” on a video posted to his Instagram on Thursday evening, and today shared a bizarre image of a gingerbread man dunked into whipped cream.
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Gregg Wallace's career to date
Gregg Wallace has been a familiar face on TV for years now thanks to his role as a judge on MasterChef - but let's take a closer look at his career so far...
In 1989, he started George Allan's Greengrocers, a company that grew to a turnover of £7.5 million.
Gregg's experience in the world of fruit and veg lead to him co-hosting Veg Talk on BBC Radio 4 with Charlie Hicks for seven years.
He then became the first host of Saturday Kitchen in 2002, a role he held for a year before being replaced by Antony Worrall Thompson in 2003.
At the same time, Gregg presented a number of food-related TV specials, including Veg Out for the Discovery Channel.
Gregg landed his most notable TV role as a co-presenter and judge on BBC's competitive cooking show MasterChef in 2005. He stars alongside John Torode.
In 2010 Gregg pursued another life-long dream of opening a restaurant. He opened the establishment Wallace & Co. in Putney.
Then, in 2012, he opened Gregg's Bar & Grill in a joint venture with the Bermondsey Square Hotel.
Gregg then scored a hosting gig with the BBC, presenting the documentary Supermarket Secrets in August 2013.
Unfortunately, times were tough for Gregg, and in the same month, it was reported that one of his companies, West Veg Limited, had folded, owing more than £500,000.
In 2014, both of his restaurants folded, with Wallace & Co owing suppliers £150,000.
However, his TV career continued to thrive, and in 2015 became the regularly host of the award-winning documentary food series Eat Well for Less? Gregg helmed the show for eight years before stepping away.
Gregg then made Telly history again when he revived the BBC's historical game show Time Commanders.
More recently, the celebrity chef has presented a number of travel programmes such as Big Weekends with Gregg Wallace, South Africa with Gregg Wallace, and the food mockumentary, Gregg Wallace: The British Miracle Meat.
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Wallace quit the show in the wake of the controversy but still worked on MasterChefCredit: Rex
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The BBC said it would be inappropriate to comment on anything that could form part of an investigationCredit: Paul Edwards
