After much speculation, it’s been confirmed Grace Dent will be replacing Gregg Wallace on MasterChef. Earlier this month it was revealed the BBC had launched an investigation into historical allegations of misconduct by Wallace, 60, who hosted the show since it launched in 2005.
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Soon after it was announced he had stepped aside, with rumours quickly swirling who could be set to step up. It’s now been revealed Grace, 51, will be fronting the next season alongside John Torode. Announcing the news, Grace said being offered the position was ‘more than a dream to me’.
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Before she takes on the job, here’s everything we know about the columnist, broadcaster, author – and now presenter. After studying English Literature at university, Grace began writing features for Cosmopolitan, with her first job after graduation being an editorial assistant for Marie Claire magazine in London.
Image Credit: Metro [For use in UK, Ireland or Benelux countries only Undated BBC handout photo of John Torode and Grace Dent. The restaurant critic will judge the next series of Celebrity MasterChef alongside Torode, it has been announced. Dent, 51, will judge the upcoming 20th series of Celebrity MasterChef following news last month that Gregg Wallace will step away from the role amid an external review into historical allegations of misconduct. Issue date: Thursday July 25, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story SHOWBIZ Masterchef. Photo credit should read: BBC/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: Not for use more than 21 days after issue. You may use this picture without charge only for the purpose of publicising or reporting on current BBC programming, personnel or other BBC output or activity within 21 days of issue. Any use after that time MUST be cleared through BBC Picture Publicity. Please credit the image to the BBC and any named photographer or independent programme maker, as described in the caption.]
Then becoming a freelance journalist, Grace contributed to Glamour, Cosmopolitan, and Marie Claire, as well as writing a weekly column in More! magazine. In subsequent years she worked for the Daily Mirror, The Guardian, The Independen,t and the London Evening Standard.
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Since 2018 she’s also been the restaurant critic for The Guardian. She’s been ‘mainly vegan’ since the early 2010s as well. Throughout her career Grace has written over 20 books, with her first It’s A Girl Thing published in 2003. She’s also presented various BBC radio programmes as well as nine seasons of the celebrity food podcast Comfort Eating.
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