MasterChef presenter John Torode has said he is subject to an allegation of using racist language, upheld as part of an inquiry into separate allegations against co-host Gregg Wallace. In an Instagram post on Monday, the TV presenter said the allegation was that he made the remarks in 2018 or 2019 and that he had apologised immediately afterwards.

John Torode, Gregg Wallace’s MasterChef co-presenter, has revealed himself to be the person accused of using racist language in the report published today into Wallace’s behavior. Taking to Instagram,

John Torode, who has presented BBC's MasterChef with Gregg Wallace since it was revived as MasterChef Goes Large in 2005, said he had "no recollection of the incident"