Bombshell Gregg Wallace letter was sent to BBC in 2022 with 'allegations'

Gregg Wallace has sensationally been accused of inappropriate behaviour in a letter sent TO the BBC - two years ago. A letter containing multiple allegations of inappropriate behaviour by Wallace was sent to the BBC in 2022, the Observer newspaper has reported.

The letter described a “pattern of behaviour” by the MasterChef presenter which “clearly fails to meet the sexual harassment and bullying standards that prohibit ‘Unwelcome sexual advances and sexual innuendo’”.

The 2022 letter, seen by the Observer, contained the experiences of several women. Dawn Elrick, the director and producer who sent the letter on behalf of other women who had contacted her, said the BBC’s lack of action showed there is “no satisfactory means of reporting sexual harassment and bullying within the TV industry”.

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“People are sick of bad behaviour and having to put up with things no one should have to put up with in the workplace because people have clout,” she said. The letter was sent to the BBC four years after Wallace had already been issued with a formal warning following an HR investigation into his behaviour, the newspaper has reported tonight.

In response to the allegations, a BBC spokesperson told the Observer: “If issues are raised with us we have robust processes in place to deal with them swiftly and appropriately. We will always listen if people want to make us aware of something directly."

The statement from the Beeb went on, saying in the wake of Gregg stepping away from MasterChef this week: "It would be inappropriate for us to comment on anything that could form part of Banijay’s ongoing investigation or otherwise influence it.”

After Wallace stepped away two days ago, a BBC spokesperson said: “We are always clear that any behaviour which falls below the standards expected by the BBC will not be tolerated. Where an individual is contracted directly by an external production company we share any complaints or concerns with that company and we will always support them when addressing them.”