{"id":13179,"date":"2026-04-13T14:44:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T14:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/13179\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T14:44:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T14:44:17","slug":"gregg-wallace-to-sell-1m-home-and-quit-britain-for-italy-after-bbc-masterchef-axe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/13179\/","title":{"rendered":"Gregg Wallace to sell \u00a31m home and quit Britain for Italy after BBC MasterChef axe"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gregg Wallace has announced his intention to put his \u00a31million Kent property on the market and potentially spend half the year in Italy following his dismissal<\/a> from BBC MasterChef.<\/p>\n

The 61-year-old television presenter shared his plans on social media on Sunday, explaining that he wishes to purchase a smaller home and reduce his workload.<\/p>\n

“I can’t have the life I used to have but whether you chose to believe it or not, I really wanted to come out of it anyway,” Mr Wallace stated in the emotional video.<\/p>\n

The former MasterChef host emphasised his desire to secure his family’s future, noting he has “a wife that is much younger than me and a special needs little boy, Sid.”<\/p>\n

\"GreggA BBC probe was initially launched following misconduct allegations against Gregg Wallace | PA<\/p>\n

Mr Wallace expressed his love for Italy, describing the country as “one fantastic restaurant” and revealing long-held plans to retire there.<\/p>\n

The former presenter was removed from his position by the BBC in July 2025 after an investigation into his conduct on the cookery programme.<\/p>\n

He had stepped away from MasterChef in November 2024 while the allegations were being examined.<\/p>\n

The subsequent review found 45 of the 83 complaints against him to be substantiated, with the majority relating to incidents between 2005 and 2018.<\/p>\n

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Gregg Wallace shared the emotional video to his Instagram on Sunday<\/p>\n

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Mr Wallace had been a fixture on the show since 2005, when he began co-presenting alongside John Torode.<\/p>\n

Following the investigation’s findings, the chef issued an apology, stating he was “deeply sorry for any distress caused” and that he “never set out to harm or humiliate.”<\/p>\n

His co-presenter Mr Torode also departed the programme after a separate allegation concerning the use of “an extremely offensive racist term” was upheld.<\/p>\n

Mr Wallace is now pursuing legal action against the BBC, with his legal team characterising his treatment as a “terrible injustice.”<\/p>\n

Speaking to The Mirror, he explained: “There is a legal team around me now, and I can’t say too much. <\/p>\n

“They have picked it up and gone: ‘This is a terrible injustice. A terrible, terrible injustice.'”<\/p>\n

His lawyers have questioned why he faces such consequences when the investigation cleared him of groping, flashing, sexual harassment and bullying.<\/p>\n

Mr Wallace is seeking unredacted copies of his personal data from the corporation relating to his employment, contractual matters and conduct, which he claims the BBC has not provided.<\/p>\n

This action could potentially lead to further litigation against the broadcaster.<\/p>\n

He had previously filed High Court proceedings seeking up to \u00a310,000 in damages but discontinued this claim in February, receiving no payment from the BBC.<\/p>\n

Mr Wallace received an autism diagnosis at the beginning of last year, which he believes is highly relevant to his case.<\/p>\n

The independent inquiry into MasterChef acknowledged his neurodiversity as a significant factor and noted how he used humour to mask his condition.<\/p>\n

\"GreggThe Celebrity MasterChef Christmas Specials had to be pulled from the BBC schedule in December following the Gregg Wallace saga | BBC<\/p>\n

He has argued that the demanding atmosphere of television studios, combined with his autism, led to errors in judgement.<\/p>\n

“When you say something funny, people around you are laughing, like the cameramen and the directors, and so you think it’s okay,” Mr Wallace explained.<\/p>\n

The TV host has claimed his suspected neurodiversity was discussed by colleagues across numerous series, yet never formally investigated or accommodated.<\/p>\n

However, Dan Harris, founder of Neurodiversity in Business and himself autistic, cautioned that “autism is not a free pass for bad behaviour,” warning that such arguments risk stigmatising the autistic community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gregg Wallace has announced his intention to put his \u00a31million Kent property on the market and potentially spend…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13180,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[146,13,451,336],"class_list":{"0":"post-13179","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-britain","8":"tag-bbc","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-celebrity","11":"tag-tv"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@UnitedKingdom\/116397936957422660","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13179","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13179"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13179\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}