Gregg Wallace has been accused of telling a top female cook that she was not a 'real chef' because she was a woman. Gizzi Erskine, who is the daughter of the late 2nd Baron Erskine of Rerrick, claimed she got into a 'huge argument' with the MasterChef star after he said she and Sophie Michell would not make it in the culinary world 'because we were women'.
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The 45 year old claimed that she has had some 'grimy' experiences with celebrity chefs and remarked that it is 'interesting' to see what is happening with Wallace, 60. The writer, who presented Channel 4's cookery show Cook Yourself Thin, told the Go To Food podcast that the men she has worked with in the hospitality sector have 'generally' been 'chivalrous'.
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But she also admitted having some 'grimy experiences with some grimy celebrity chefs', but refused to mention any names. The author continued: 'It's really interesting seeing what's going on, because me and him had a huge argument. He told me and Sophie Michell that we weren't real chefs, and we couldn't possibly be because we were women.
![[At least 13 people have made a formal complaint against Wallace, while other celebrities and former contestants have also spoken about his alleged behaviour]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/17/09/92584629-14200533-At_least_13_people_have_made_a_formal_complaint_against_Wallace_-a-16_1734426542040.jpg)
'It might have been through direct messages... Something started, so we jumped in and then it all went really aggy. There is an insidious side to that side of it. I definitely get treated differently to the men in the room. There is no doubt about it.'.
![[The BBC has pulled its planned MasterChef Christmas specials amid a series of allegations of sexual misconduct and inappropriate behaviour against presenter Gregg Wallace (right, pictured with co-host John Torode)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/17/09/92742013-14200533-The_BBC_has_pulled_its_planned_MasterChef_Christmas_specials_ami-a-14_1734426542005.jpg)
