Gregg Wallace replacement on Celebrity Masterchef revealed
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Gregg Wallace is to be replaced by restaurant critic Grace Dent in the next series of the BBC's Celebrity Masterchef programme. The Guardian columnist and former I'm A Celebrity star will join regular Masterchef presenter John Torode. Wallace is facing allegations of inappropriate behaviour from more than a dozen people across a range of shows over a 17-year period.
It was announced last month that he would step away from his presenting role on Masterchef amid an external review into historical allegations of misconduct. Dent has appeared regularly as a guest on MasterChef, and last year took part in MasterChef: Battle Of The Critics.
She said: "I've been watching MasterChef since I was a girl sitting with my dad on the sofa. My whole family watches it. It's all about uncovering and championing talent - and to have ended up in this position, is more than a dream to me. John Torode said: "I have loved working with Grace on MasterChef over the years. She has been an excellent guest, an inspiring critic and also set some incredible challenges. Expertise is what MasterChef is all about, from the contestants to our wonderful production team, to us as judges.
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