The 60 -year -old moved away from organizing the BBC Masterchef kitchen competition after a large number of historical complaints came to light in 2024.
These accusations led to an external investigation of the program of production of the program, Banijay UK.
Gregg Wallace opens on mental health struggles amid accusations of misconduct
On Saturday (April 26), Wallace posted on Instagram saying that it has been “difficult” to talk about his mental health struggles and his family, but “he felt good.”
The former Masterchef presenter published: “At this time, I don’t want to add anything else. I have opened my heart and that has to be enough.
“There will be a lot of noise, I understand it; but I will join. I need space to heal and be with the people who know who I am really.
“I just wanted to let you know that they are no more comments at this time.”
This follows Wallace tells the Daily Mail that “nobody should be left alone to face” a storm of complaints.
Hello, he added: “It is very widespread to explain the pressure unless you are the leg through it.
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Wallace added that he felt last year that “he had to talk because they have liked me and it was true”, after he was criticized in social networks that complaints were made by “a handful of middle -class women.”
Wallace said the BBC had not contacted it after the statements became public, and said that “the feeling of being under attack, isolation, or abandonment was superimposed.”
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He added: “You are seeing you be torn personally separately, criticized, battery of all kinds of things about and again. You are thinking:” This is not true, it is not true, what will come next? ”
“Do not sleep, your chest compares, your body feels that it is turning off because it can face the stress levels. You feel really horrible because everyone says you are a pervert.
“Women, great personalities and respected with those who thought I had a decent relationship, were attacking me.”
Wallace said the Banijay production company organized a crisis mentor to support him, who said it was a “raft of life” to which he clung. ”
Gregg Wallace addresses claims made against him
Wallace went to some of the statements made against him in his interview with The Daily Mail.
Hello, also the newspaper that the accusations of inappropriate jokes were also “probable true”, saying that they sounded “as the type of comments that it would have made.”
The presenter born in London described the accusations that he had groad crew members “is absolutely not true.”
His lawyers previously told the BBC that “it is completely false that he gets involved in the behavior of a sexuple harassment nature.”
Two Masterchef Celebrity Christmas specials were taken from the BBC schedule in December 2024.
Banijay UK said previously that he continues to update and regularly strengthen his “Masterchef welfare processes.”
Masterchef producer declined to comment on Wallace’s interview when he was contacted by the Pennsylvania news agency.
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Those who need help with suicidal thoughts to communicate with free Samaritans in 116 123 or sending an email to jo@samaritans.org are urged.
You can also visit the “Help for Suicide Thoughts” on the NHS website. The support is available throughout the day, every day of the year.
