MasterChef host Gregg Wallace is reportedly "furious" with his co-host John Torode.
The 60-year-old TV star has apparently unfollowed both John and his wife, Lisa Faulkner, on Instagram, sparking rumours of a rift. Insiders close to Wallace claim he's deeply hurt by John's silence following explosive claims from celebs including Sir Rod Stewart, Kirsty Wark, Charlotte Crosby, and Ulrika Jonsson.
He has been accused by 13 people of making inappropriate sexual remarks across several shows over a 17-year period. He has stepped away from MasterChef as complaints against him are investigated.
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Wallace has previously denied making inappropriate sexual comments and his lawyers told BBC News 'it is entirely false that he engages in behaviour of a sexually harassing nature'. Wallace is also accused of groping individuals.
Wallace has unfollowed his former co-star of two decades on Instagram, along with his wife, Lisa Faulkner, with it claimed Gregg is unhappy at John for defending him against the claims. An insider told The Sun: "Gregg is absolutely furious and is convinced he has done nothing wrong.
"Seeing John keeping quiet amid all of this has irked him hugely." They added: "Gregg and John have been colleagues for almost two decades and while they aren't the closest of friends, Gregg feels John could say something."
"He has deleted them from his Instagram account now and unfollowed both of them. It might seem petty from Gregg but he is furious about how this has all played out,"
Aussie chef John, however, seemed to ignore the drama surrounding his former colleague when it broke on Thursday, reports the Mirror. Just hours after the news surfaced that Wallace was stepping down from the long-standing BBC cooking show, he was posted gym selfies after a spin class.
Instead of addressing his colleague's exit, 59-year-old John shared a photo on his Instagram stories outside his local David Lloyd club. Looking like he'd had a good workout, the Aussie chef captioned the post 'Love spin' and added: "Another bloody great class thank you."
After nearly two decades of working side by side with Wallace, it's been suggested that there was tension between the two Masterchef co-hosts behind the scenes. John previously admitted that he didn't consider Wallace a friend: "It's funny, we've never been friends. We've not been to each other's houses... He's so OCD, he wouldn't know what to do."
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John previously opened up about Gregg's annoying habit which got on his wife's nerves. Chatting to The Times, John wasn't impressed with Wallace for an early morning disturbance, recounting: "With Gregg my issue is the 6am phone calls. Last time it happened I wasn't very happy and I said, 'Gregg, mate, it's 6am'. And he said, 'But you're on my list! ' That's the thing with Gregg, he gets up very early and his whole life is diarised and run on lists."
His wife Lisa Faulkner was also not pleased by Wallace's early morning calls. However, after the article was published, the MasterChef judge revealed that the early morning calls stopped immediately, revealing: “As soon as that article came out those calls stopped."
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