Overview
- In a new Substack post, John Torode praised incoming presenter Grace Dent as a “strong extraordinary woman” whose support was “unfailing.”
- He referred to detractors as a “cult” and indicated he holds no grudge toward Dent for taking over the role.
- The BBC says a Lewis Silkin investigation substantiated an allegation that Torode used an “extremely offensive” racist term in the workplace, which he denies.
- Torode and long-time co-host Gregg Wallace were removed from MasterChef last July after 21 years on the programme.
- Dent is currently filming the regular series alongside chef Anna Haugh as Wallace pursues a High Court claim seeking up to £10,000 from the BBC.