John Torode has described recent allegations of historical misconduct involving his MasterChef co-host Gregg Wallace as "truly upsetting" in his first statement since Wallace made headlines. Shared this afternoon on Instagram,

Gregg Wallace was on Strictly Come Dancing in 2014, and bosses reportedly had meetings about his behaviour after complaints were raised

It was announced that Wallace had stepped away from the BBC cooking show due to an investigation into historical misconduct allegations. Since then, further complaints about alleged inappropriate sexual behaviour have been made, while fellow TV presenter Kirstie Allsopp also accused him of making unwanted sexual comments to her.