Melanie Sykes has broken her silence amid the on-going allegations against Gregg Wallace.
The TV presenter, now 54, shared a number of outbursts regarding the MasterChef star's behaviour, including saying she complained about his "unprofessional" behaviour after working with him on Celebrity MasterChef in 2021. She is one of a number of people to have accused Wallace, 60, of inappropriate behaviour - allegations Wallace denies.
Now, on social media, Melanie shared a cryptic post. On her Instagram Stories she shared a quote which read: "I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain."
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Dave Benett/Getty Images)The quote, by James Baldwin, was shared alongside a praying hands emoji.
Melanie recently claimed the former greengrocer had greeted her on set by asking whether models eat. She said she deemed the comment "unprofessional" and driven by "ignorance and disrespect with an extra helping of arrogance".
She wrote in her memoir: "The MasterChef experience continued to be an eye-opener, and some unprofessional behaviour on set was jaw-dropping. I was in a cycle of desperately wanting to leave but also wanting to do well because I was in a competition."
Mel went on to describe how she felt he had been "breaking orders behind the scenes about how we had to behave" and said she found him "very unprofessional". She also claimed the host had told her appearing on the show would benefit her. She went on: "I didn't know what to say, so I smiled and said yes, but I was really thinking, 'Yes, you have finally helped me decide to end my television career once and for all'."
Speaking in a new video, Melanie claimed: "I complained afterwards. I said I didn't want to make a formal complaint because, honestly, I'd spend my whole time in litigation if I did that, and I think that's one of the reasons why people don't go for it."
Melanie's latest comments came days after it was confirmed Wallace had stepped away from his role on the BBC show as the show's production company Banijay UK review alleged historical misconduct complaints. Lawyers for Gregg have insisted it is 'entirely false that he engages in behaviour of a sexually harassing nature.'
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