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Gregg Wallace: I've bloody heard it all now

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SidewaysOtter · 09/07/2025 22:45

https://www.thetimes.com/article/048274a6-0f4d-4840-a6d6-a762f3cd89b4?shareToken=c179de101201f5ff427273be03361fa3

Apparently, in addition to him being the "true victim" in the BBC's investigation (see his statement of yesterday on Instagram where "nothing was done to investigate my disability" or "protect me from...a dangerous environment"), his "friends" now claim that incidents such as him opening doors with a sock on his penis while he shouted "hooray" were due to his autism which, in turn, meant he couldn't wear underwear.

I have no words other than to say I know quite a few autistic people. Not one of them behaves as, or uses autism to excuse being, a sex pest.

Whoever is doing his crisis PR has really pulled out all the stops.

Gregg Wallace’s autism means he can’t wear underwear, say friends

Sources close to ex-MasterChef presenter claim he has ‘hypersensitivity’ to tight clothing and his condition is partly to blame for his inappropriate behaviour

https://www.thetimes.com/article/048274a6-0f4d-4840-a6d6-a762f3cd89b4?shareToken=c179de101201f5ff427273be03361fa3

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zanahoria · 09/07/2025 22:50

He is upset that the BBC is not a safe space for his cock

Mischance · 09/07/2025 22:53

I find programmes about how things are made fascinating - but could not bear to watch him - constant innuendo. This before all these accusations came to light. Silly man. Could the BEEB not see what a pain he was?

dairydebris · 09/07/2025 22:55

zanahoria · 09/07/2025 22:50

He is upset that the BBC is not a safe space for his cock

🤣🤣🤣👏👏👏

zanahoria · 09/07/2025 22:56

so when will he come out as trans?

ExitPursuedByABare · 09/07/2025 22:56

Tosser

lechiffre55 · 09/07/2025 22:58

Nothing was done to protect him from acting very inappropriately. Says it all really.

How's he wearing shoes if he doesn't like tight clothes? How come he's got socks if he doesn't like underwear?

Reminds me of a story a long while back of a guy in Italy I think it was who was up in court on rape charges. His defense was he tripped and fell into the woman.

zanahoria · 09/07/2025 23:01

It would not matter if he wore pants or not if he could keep his trousers on at work.

RedToothBrush · 09/07/2025 23:01

Apparently he was told by a top lawyer not to blame the women.

So he's got to blame someone else, because god forbid he actually took responsibility for his own actions.

It's so insulting to anyone else who is autistic.

Theunamedcat · 09/07/2025 23:02

Honestly my son has autism and clothing has been an issue but he was taught at a young age no-one wants to see it we keep it covered yes his clothing at home is a bit baggy to give him more freedom but everything is covered and PRIVATE

Ds works at a level way below his peers possibly around 6/7 years at best (half his age for context) is gregg Wallace seriously trying to convince people he is less mature and has less mental capabilities than a 12 year old autistic child with severe learning difficulties?

I'm not buying it

Robotindisguise · 09/07/2025 23:03

We have an autistic child and when this popped up on the Times app it gave DH and I the best laugh we’ve had all day.

So - so I truly understand - he cannot bear the tightness of underwear but is entirely happy to stick a sock on his cock?

Black humour aside, it’s just fucking insulting to autistic people. The odd misjudged joke? Maybe. Dropping your trousers? Give over.

Screamingabdabz · 09/07/2025 23:05

What a cunt he is.

Feel sorry for his dimbo teenager wife who clearly backed the wrong horse. She always looks so unhappy in pictures, like a hostage.

SionnachRuadh · 09/07/2025 23:07

In this situation you should always listen to your lawyers first.

If you're thinking of deploying the Neil Gaiman defence of "I didn't do it and even if I did it's all the fault of those lying bitches for taking advantage of my autism"... you should probably ask yourself how that's working out for Mr Gaiman.

shellyleppard · 09/07/2025 23:09

Ironically when the allegations first appeared he strenuously denied he had autism. Now its the cause of all his problems?? Convenient.....😳

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SidewaysOtter · 09/07/2025 23:14

zanahoria · 09/07/2025 22:56

so when will he come out as trans?

I can imagine the PR management conversation:

”Trans is a bit over now, everything’s gone a bit Supreme Court. Addiction…could we say he’s got an addiction? Tricky, I suppose, when there’s no stories of drug or alcohol abuse, and sex addiction is such a difficult sell. WAIT! I’ve got it - neurodiversity! It’s the very thing!”

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Thelnebriati · 09/07/2025 23:14

So basically he's saying men need to be policed at work? He might be on to something. We could call it a 'workplace anti harassment policy' or something.

NewsdeskJC · 09/07/2025 23:16

Baroness Kennedy on Newsnight last night is definitely worth a watch on this topic. Especially the last minute or so of her interview.

zanahoria · 09/07/2025 23:25

He will end up on Philip Schofield island

Fizbosshoes · 09/07/2025 23:29

zanahoria · 09/07/2025 23:25

He will end up on Philip Schofield island

He's already done a pip style interview where he <shocker> talks very softly and quietly (who knew he had a volume button?) with tears etc

Like several pp have said hypersensitivity (and not liking/wanting to wear tight underwear) could be easily accommodated if he just kept his (other) clothes on

SquishedMallow · 09/07/2025 23:37

I don't know the ins and outs of the accusations, I'll be honest.

But I do think there is a culture of hunting down men on TV for behaviour that once was considered 'ok' (over flirtatious behaviour towards females guests/sexist 'banter' for example) and publicly witch-hunting them and judging them by today's standards.

Today, we (thank god ) know better and women are treated far more equal and it's now socially unacceptable to paw at women on TV and treat them like some kind of pretty little dolly that's good for groping and treating like they have an IQ of 30.

But there is balance. I think when behaviour is historic we have to be careful about whether the public frenzy and blood thirstiness strikes the balance over the actual alleged 'crime'.

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SidewaysOtter · 09/07/2025 23:38

I think when behaviour is historic we have to be careful about whether the public frenzy and blood thirstiness strikes the balance over the actual alleged 'crime'.

I really don’t think this can be called “historic”, a lot was within the last decade.

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RedToothBrush · 09/07/2025 23:40

SquishedMallow · 09/07/2025 23:37

I don't know the ins and outs of the accusations, I'll be honest.

But I do think there is a culture of hunting down men on TV for behaviour that once was considered 'ok' (over flirtatious behaviour towards females guests/sexist 'banter' for example) and publicly witch-hunting them and judging them by today's standards.

Today, we (thank god ) know better and women are treated far more equal and it's now socially unacceptable to paw at women on TV and treat them like some kind of pretty little dolly that's good for groping and treating like they have an IQ of 30.

But there is balance. I think when behaviour is historic we have to be careful about whether the public frenzy and blood thirstiness strikes the balance over the actual alleged 'crime'.

'Historic' might be doing a lot of heavy lifting when it comes to Mr Wallace though.

Some of the allegations are really not old at all.

Kimwestonhelpless · 09/07/2025 23:45

Historic or recent is irrelevant , opening a door at work and shouting hooray with a sock on your penis is always going to land you in hot water.
Along with all the other incidents he was the centre of.

Fizbosshoes · 09/07/2025 23:47

When was it considered ok to get your privates out in the workplace....Confused

Eskarina1 · 09/07/2025 23:51

I think historically- and even recently in BBC (and other) cultures, it's not that people weren't aware the women were uncomfortable it's that they believed (correctly) that they'd get away with it. There have been some apologies that have been sincere in a "I genuinely thought everyone was laughing and I'm devastated I got it wrong" and maybe they don't deserve a witch hunt. But people who blame their victims or "middle class women of a certain age" or the lack of disability accommodations should be burned at the metaphorical stake.