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The Latest Breaking News from John Torode

MasterChef series filmed last year to be broadcast in August, BBC confirms

It will be shown on BBC One and BBC iPlayer from August 6.

Evening Standard

Jeremy Clarkson reacts to John Torode’s MasterChef sacking as he shares concern for TV chef

Clarkson was himself dropped by the BBC in 2015 following an altercation with a Top Gear producer

Evening Standard

EastEnders character returning to series 22 years after official exit

‘Unexpected’ news arrives months after Zoe Slater made a surprise comeback

The Independent UK

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Lisa Faulkner ‘does not read media reports’ about husband John Torode

Couple met on ‘Celebrity MasterChef’ and have been married since 2019

The Independent UK

John Torode makes first TV appearance since being sacked from MasterChef

Fired BBC host has returned to screens days after cookery show scandal

The Independent UK

MasterChef hosts Gregg Wallace and John Torode ‘were never friends’

Co-hosts’ relationship has long been mired in confusion

The Independent UK

Inside MasterChef’s nightmare fortnight: where does the show go now?

Powerhouse brand is in disarray, raising questions about how to refresh format and what to do with new series

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John Torode fired from MasterChef for 'saying N-word twice singing Kanye West song during work drinks'

The Australian chef, 59, reportedly used the racial term while singing along to Kanye West’s Gold Digger at an after-work gathering with colleagues

Evening Standard

MasterChef’s John Torode allegedly used the ‘worst racial slur there is’

Torode, 59, was fired for using ‘an extremely offensive racist term’

The Independent UK

Beloved children’s entertainer named as new Blue Peter host

Hacker T Dog will join Blue Peter in September

The Independent UK

Torode ‘didn’t do anything’ about offensive remark, says accuser

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The Independent UK

Gregg Wallace accuser Aasmah Mir says John Torode showed ‘no emotion’ over offensive remark

Celebrity MasterChef former contestant Aasmah Mir claimed that John Torode showed “no emotion” when hearing Gregg Wallace make an offensive comment about a BBC colleague.

The Independent UK

MasterChef scandal timeline as BBC airs controversial series with fired hosts

The BBC cookery show is forever changed following a lengthy investigation that upheld allegations against long-time hosts Wallace and Torode

The Independent UK

Richard Osman suggests BBC will show unaired MasterChef series with Gregg Wallace and John Torode

The presenter says that he is ‘fairly confident’ that the BBC will still show the series

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

BBC responds to claims final MasterChef series with Gregg Wallace and John Torode 'will still air'

It was reported that BBC and Banijay executives debated whether to air the series after the investigation

The Independent UK

John Torode ‘preparing to sue’ BBC for ‘unfair’ MasterChef sacking

Celebrity chef ‘believes there is no proof’ he used ‘offensive racist term’

International Business Times UK

What Racist Term Did John Torode Say To Get Sacked From The BBC? UK's Masterchef Scandal Continues

BBC sacks John Torode after probe into racist remark on MasterChef set. What happened behind the scenes? Read the full breakdown now.

The Independent UK

Foundation viewers celebrate return of ‘most underrated series’ on TV

‘It’s the best show on television,’ one enthusiastic fan said

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The Independent UK

The BBC is in a British Broadcasting Crisis – and only has itself to blame

STATE OF THE ARTS: From Glastonbury to ‘MasterChef’ to the split with Nadiya Hussain, the BBC has been embroiled in a succession of intensifying scandals over the past few weeks. Fiona Sturges asks why the Beeb can’t seem to stop shooting itself in the foot

The Independent UK

Great British Sewing Bee 2025: Meet all 12 contestants in this year’s competition

12 more contestants will test their sewing skills on the BBC show

Evening Standard

The forgotten MasterChef scandal that preceded John Torode's BBC career-ending incident

MasterChef presenter John Torode’s use of a racist term has cost him his job. But he was once embroiled in an entirely different cultural insensitivity row

Evening Standard

John Torode ‘blindsided’ by MasterChef sacking 'he learnt about off BBC News'

The 59-year-old chef was said to be ‘heartbroken’ after the BBC and production company Banijay confirmed his departure

Evening Standard

ITV 'reveals fate' of John Torode's show with wife Lisa Faulkner after MasterChef firing for 'racist' term

The Australian chef, 59, was dropped from MasterChef after it was alleged that he used an ‘extremely offensive racist term’ in 2018

The National (Scotland)

Richard Murphy in explosive spat with BBC presenter over 'pro-Union bias'

Economist Richard Murphy clashed with a BBC Radio Scotland presenter as he ripped into the corporation for being “biased against the nationalist…

The National (Scotland)

BBC blasted for burying Afghan cover-up scandal under MasterChef stories

THE BBC has been blasted for burying the story of an unprecedented UK Government cover-up – under stories about MasterChef.

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