Gregg Wallace responds with “A handful of comments from middle class women of a certain age”

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Just heard his comments on the news….unbelievable.

You only have to look at the backlash to Amanda Abbington, after her complaints about behaviour on Strictly, to see what sort of a shitstorm can engulf even seasoned and well-established pros if they speak out.

Did you read @WotWithTheseFeet 's post properly? This bit: "The nature of the industry means many in it are self employed and have always to be concerned about where their next job is coming from."

The celebs and professionals may not have their career chances destroyed but anyone on a freelance/short-term contract certainly could have.

So there was no excuse for women not to complain <-There's some serious victim blaming going on in your posts.
But I do agree with you on this "if they did complain, no excuse for something to be done about it."

Bravo🤣

Maybe he’ll get a job in Clarkson’s Farm Shop. He really is an arrogant little shit. I worked at the same event as him a few years ago and he propositioned a girl of 23 via following her business page, he knew was travelling alone and staying in a hotel, called her v late at night more than once. Despicable, vacant, wanker.

Pah! In his dreams.

Only rational response to his comments being "yeah cheers, now piss off, you gurning cunt"

Kirsty Allsop is now on Radio 4 with her own story about GregG being a horrible creep. She's saying she came forward because of his video.

Well done GregG.

I think that actually might be the problem. His dreams or fantasies.

If the allegations are true, and based on direct quotes from him, his attitude to women appears to be based on unreconstructed male fantasies of them as objects of his sexual desire or housekeepers and childminders, allowing him to get on with his (very important) life.

what an utter creep. I hope this unleashes many more women who've felt unsure about speaking up until now. Horrible man.

Marina Hyde piece

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/nov/29/gregg-wallace-masterchef-host-show-women

He might as well have posted a video saying everything is true and I'm not ashamed. The BBC needs a clause about bringing the organisation into disrepute so they can sack presenters straight away.

I also agree with all the comments about Bale Off. The innuendo in the first few series was almost accidental and light hearted. But now it's become overt and deliberate. I think this series they made them cook spotted dick just for the laughs and it was crude and unnecessary. I really should stop watching it as I don't enjoy it anymore, but I am attached to happy memories of how it used to be.

I wonder what his fourth wife who is 21 years younger than him thinks. She obviously doesn’t come under the category of middle aged. Not sure about her social class.

I have felt sorry for her for a long time. I don’t know anything about her but as a couple they look very mismatched, he’s a prick (now verified) and she always looks sad and uncomfortable.

If you were in a competition, with your highly sought after, potentially career making place, are you really going to complain about a judge?

And if you complain after you've lost a round, people just dismiss it as sour grapes.

Oh he recycles wives for younger models? Not surprised based on his comment alone he likes them young and with less money than him. Some kind of innocent maid fetish

Hi, sorry but I’m one of the middle class women of a certain age who has bombarded Gregggg with relentless sexual innuendo over the past 20 years. Not sure what to do with myself now

Greg is badly dressed, thigh rubbing patio.

He's the sort of man that were he a driving instructor he'd be one of the ones who sit too close, accidentally touch you, make lewd comments about gear sticks etc. but it's ok because he didn't mean any harm.

What a cunt of a man he is. Only 13 people complained? Oh well that's ok isn't it? One complaint is one too many you thick arsed count!!

The worrying thing is on other social media platforms TT and FB he's being defended, people saying 'what about Carry On!' 'What's the country coming to', 'no one can take a joke anymore' because, it seems, Gregg isn't the only misogynistic, wanker and if his fall from grace was put to a public vote, sadly I think he'd win. Shameful, thick, sexist arehoke.

My dog has better morals than Greg Wallace and he's only 6.

Proud to be a middle class woman of a certain age who would like to give him a real bashing!

I was referring here mainly, but not exclusively, to the production staff most of whom will certainly be self-employed and familiar with the uncertain nature of work in their profession. Whether making the amateur or celebrity version of the show the production team engaged by Banijay the company who produce the MasterChef programme would have been equally aware. In my view it is Banijay who should be the first in-line when it comes to responsibility in this case. They have a Duty of Care to all, including any sub-contractors they employ. Due to the likes of Kirsty Walk, taking part only in a single series, celebs likely came across the boorish behaviour relatively briefly. The production team, i.e. those whose jobs were dependent on saying nothing, would likely be the most affected by any negative conduct. Apologies for not being clearer.

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This is spot on how he thinks.

This is awful.

I have been wondering how his wife feels this morning.

I don't watch it anymore because it's so infantile now. There's a difference between accidental humour and, what now seems to be, a production directive.

Honestly these men are unbelievable. So 13 women out of 4000 contestants have complained, like that's supposed to be in his favour.

I have worked with a large number of clients for almost 20 years. Not once have I made a sexual comment or joke to any of them. It wouldn't enter my mind.

These men still think 'it was only a few times, therefore what's the issue?'. I'm sick of them.

I agree. Rod also publicly criticised Russell Brand I believe . I wish more men would also publicly stand up and be counted too and call out this behaviour!

It is surely Banijay UK, the production company making the show for the BBC that are responsible in the first instance. Nobody is suggesting the BBC is an innocent party but why is Banijay only now investigating the man's conduct and its effect on those it employs, sub-contractors or not.