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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 · Sep 8, 2025

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 · Aug 14, 2025

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 · Aug 14, 2025

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 · Aug 1, 2025

Latest twist in MasterChef saga over contestant claims

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The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2025

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 · Aug 1, 2025

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

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The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2025

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 · Aug 1, 2025

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 · Jul 31, 2025

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 · Jul 31, 2025