Overview
- ITV has not announced whether the series will return, and the network declined to comment on reports that renewal is unlikely.
- An independent probe led by Lewis Silkin substantiated an allegation that John Torode used an extremely offensive racist term at work, and the BBC said his MasterChef contract will not be renewed.
- Torode denies the allegation, stating he has no recollection of the incident and does not believe it occurred.
- ITV previously held crisis talks and decided to air remaining Weekend Kitchen episodes, a move director Kevin Lygo defended publicly.
- Torode and Lisa Faulkner have launched a home-kitchen YouTube channel as they expand their work outside broadcast TV.