Overview

• Chef Tom Kerridge has, according to multiple reports, put the brakes on joining MasterChef over contract and pay terms, complicating plans to pair him with Grace Dent for the next series.
• BBC content chief Kate Phillips said she acted quickly on complaints about Gregg Wallace and stands by her decisions, addressing the issue at the Edinburgh TV Festival.
• The BBC chose to broadcast the already-shot Series 21 featuring Wallace and Torode, saying it was the right thing for contestants, with some participants requesting to be edited out.
• ITV’s Kevin Lygo said John and Lisa’s Weekend Kitchen remains on air because ITV did not have details of the BBC investigation and the show was pre-recorded.
• An independent Lewis Silkin inquiry upheld 45 of 83 misconduct allegations against Wallace and a racist-language finding against Torode, prompting both presenters’ exits.