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BBC announces all-female MasterChef presenting team after sacking of Wallace and Torode

Grace Dent will host alongside chef Anna Haugh, who stood in for Gregg Wallace in final episodes of current season

The Guardian - UK

Second MasterChef contestant edited out of scandal-hit series after Gregg Wallace and John Torode axe

Production company Banijay UK confirmed the unnamed cook asked to be removed after 45 complaints about Wallace’s behaviour and one against Torode were upheld

Evening Standard

Second MasterChef contestant edited out of latest BBC series after request

Participants have asked or agreed to be removed from show after controversy over conduct of sacked presenters

The Guardian - UK

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Second MasterChef contestant edited out of show’s controversial new series

Producers say that the contestant asked to be removed ‘given recent events’

The Independent UK

MasterChef fans ‘conflicted’ as new series with Gregg Wallace and John Torode airs on BBC

Both hosts have been sacked from the show following an inquiry into allegations against Wallace

The Independent UK

Why is the BBC airing the new season of MasterChef?

Here’s everything we know about the MasterChef controversy:

Evening Standard

Kim Kardashian is ready to squeeze your face

Her brand Skims has released, essentially, a piece of Velcro to wrap around your head for ‘targeted compression’, whatever that means

The Guardian - US

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Pressure mounts on BBC to axe next MasterChef series as John Torode and Gregg Wallace row regnites

The broadcaster is facing pressure from a constestant, the broadcast union, leading women’s charities, and women who filed complaints against the show’s presenters

Evening Standard

Latest twist in MasterChef saga over contestant claims

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The Independent UK

MasterChef contestant claims show bosses ‘pressured’ her into backing new series

Sarah Shafi said she felt like she was ‘being coerced’ during ‘heated conversation’ with producer

The Independent UK

BBC offered to remove contestant from MasterChef episodes in response to her objections to scandal

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The Independent UK

MasterChef contestant Sarah Shafi offered ‘solution’ of being edited out of BBC programme after raising complaints

A recent MasterChef contestant has claimed the BBC offered her the “solution” of being edited out of the show after telling producers that she did not want the programme to be broadcast following allegations against presenters John Torode and Gregg Wallace.

The Independent UK

Erasing a woman from MasterChef over the mistakes of a man is a shocking move from the BBC

COMMENT: A female contestant has been cut from the new series of ‘MasterChef’, after she raised concerns about the BBC’s decision to air the show amid the Gregg Wallace scandal. This is a bleak reflection of our society, writes Ellie Harrison

The Independent UK

MasterChef contestant edited out of new series after objecting to it being broadcast

Sarah Shafi questioned the message that was being sent to women by broadcasting the show, which will feature Gregg Wallace

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

MasterChef contestant edited out after asking for new series not to be broadcast

Exclusive: Sarah Shafi said series featuring Gregg Wallace and John Torode sends wrong message about treatment of women

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