Gregg Wallace told TV chef Gizzi Erskine she ‘couldn’t possibly be a real chef’ because she is a woman
Gregg Wallace told TV chef Gizzi Erskine she ‘couldn’t possibly be a real chef’ because she is a woman
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Erskine said she got into a ‘huge argument’ with the TV presenter. TV chef Gizzi Erskine has accused former MasterChef host Gregg Wallace of saying she couldn’t possibly be a real chef because she is a woman. The 60-year-old presenter stepped back from the cooking show after twenty years, as various allegations emerged that he had made sexual comments to staff and guests. Wallace has vehemently denied all accusations.
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“The allegations were investigated by the BBC six years ago, and my comments were found to be not sexual. I repeat not sexual,” he has said. There have been reports that MasterChef guest Grace Dent could replace him in his co-hosting duties with John Torode.
Erskine, the Cook Yourself Thin star, has starred on various TV programmes including her own shows as well as daytime shows such as This Morning. Erksine, 45, said she got into a “huge argument” with Wallace after he made the comment to her and fellow chef and MasterChef contestant Sophie Michell.
“He told me and Sophie Michell that we weren’t real chefs, and we couldn’t possibly be because we were women. “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.”. Erskine further hinted that Wallace was not alone in his treatment, as she referred to “grimy experiences with some grimy celebrity chefs” but did not mention any further names.
