It has been pretty hot in the kitchen this week for Gregg Wallace after allegations were made against the MasterChef judge but he won't be silenced. Thanking people on his social media for their support,

Gregg Wallace, who stepped aside from presenting MasterChef last week following allegations of misconduct, has issued a new statement on Instagram.

NewsNight's Kirsty Wark has made allegations against Gregg Wallace, who has stepped away from MasterChef after the BBC received a series of complaints

Broadcaster Kirsty Wark, who was a Celebrity MasterChef contestant in 2011, said he told "sexualised" jokes during filming. Wallace's lawyers say it is entirely false that he engages in behaviour of a sexually harassing nature. Masterchef's production company Banijay UK has launched an investigation and said Wallace is co-operating.

Kirsty Wark is among 13 people who have accused MasterChef presenter Gregg Wallace of making inappropriate sexual comments.

Gregg Wallace took to Instagram with a video to defend himself against allegations of inappropriate work behaviour, but it's left many social media viewers fuming

On Thursday, MasterChef's production company said Wallace is to step away from presenting the show while allegations of historical misconduct are investigated. Wallace's lawyers say it is entirely false that he engages in behaviour of a sexually harassing nature.

Kirsty Wark has accused Gregg Wallace of making "sexualised" jokes while filming for 'Celebrity MasterChef'. The 69-year-old journalist starred on the BBC show back in 2011, and she's accused Gregg of telling stories and making jokes of a “sexualised nature” in front of the contestants and crew Kirsty - who is best known for hosting 'Newsnight' - told the BBC: "There were two occasions in particular where he used sexualised language in front of a number of people and it wasn’t as if anyone engaged with this.

Gregg Wallace was “fascinated” by a lesbian colleague’s sex life and asked if she was “sure” she didn’t want to date men, it has been claimed. The MasterChef presenter is said to have “constantly” made jokes about a colleague’s sexuality while working with her on a travel show.