Penny Lancaster brands Gregg Wallace 'a bad apple that needed to be removed' as she lashes out again after Celebrity MasterChef host was accused of 'bullying' her on the show
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Penny Lancaster has hit out at Gregg Wallace again amid a probe into the Celebrity MasterChef host's alleged sexual misconduct. In November, Penny's husband Sir Rod Stewart issued a furious rant at Wallace calling him a 'tubby, bald-headed, ill-mannered bully' for 'humiliating' his wife when she appeared on Celebrity MasterChef in 2021.
![[Now, emboldened in her claims, Lancaster has hit out again, dubbing Wallace a 'bad apple' with a 'bad core']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/20/17/94307025-14305565-image-a-3_1737392475391.jpg)
Lancaster later confessed that she had no clue her husband would be speaking out about the row and admitted it gave her the courage to open up. Speaking at the time, she explained: 'It is that bravery of "Maybe I am the only one? Maybe I won’t be taken seriously?" Then suddenly you have the backing and support of other people and you feel like you are going to be listened to.'.
![[Penny's husband Sir Rod Stewart previously issued a furious rant at Gregg calling him a 'tubby, bald-headed, ill-mannered bully' for 'humiliating' his wife on the show]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/20/17/93394131-14305565-Penny_s_husband_Sir_Rod_also_issued_a_furious_rant_at_Gregg_call-a-4_1737392486418.jpg)
Now, emboldened in her claims, Lancaster has hit out again, dubbing Wallace a 'bad apple' with a 'bad core'. Penny Lancaster (pictured last month) has hit out at Gregg Wallace again amid a probe into the Celebrity MasterChef host's alleged sexual misconduct.
![[Fans of the show will remember Penny (pictured) leaving Celebrity MasterChef in tears in 2021 after Gregg told her off with the 'serious' delay of her food and then refused to eat it]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/20/17/92594229-14305565-Fans_of_the_show_will_remember_Penny_pictured_leaving_Celebrity_-a-5_1737392489385.jpg)
Now, emboldened in her claims, Lancaster has hit out again, dubbing Wallace a 'bad apple' with a 'bad core'. Asked if her experience had put her off doing any more reality TV, Lancaster told MailOnline: 'Not at all. The majority of the time, there are a lot of safeguarding put in place.
![[Shamed MasterChef star Gregg Wallace has launched a new project after he left the BBC show amid a probe into alleged sexual misconduct - flogging £8 ready meals]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/20/16/94303551-14305167-image-a-16_1737389502147.jpg)
'I have the most incredible time on Loose Women – I always do, and I feel very supported, and on Strictly Come Dancing, I had a fantastic time there. 'Sometimes it’s just a bad apple, and that bad core needs to be removed.'. MailOnline has contacted Wallace's representatives for comment.
![[Food critic Grace Dent, 51, (pictured with John Torode) is set to replace Wallace on MasterChef while the investigation into his behaviour takes place]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/20/16/94303461-14305167-image-a-15_1737389467427.jpg)
