Gregg Wallace has been accused of inappropriate sexual behaviour in a series of new misconduct allegations.
BBC News reports that the TV presenter and MasterChef co-judge has been accused of inappropriately touching individuals in new accusations brought against him by three women.
Wallace has yet to respond to the allegations but his representatives have strongly denied recent allegations of behaviour of a sexually harassing nature.
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According to the publication, one woman alleges that Wallace "touched my bum with his waist and penis and laughed" whilst working with him on BBC show Eat Well For Less in 2015.
"When I finished the shoot, I felt it was slimy, disgusting. He just didn’t need to touch my body, it made me uncomfortable," she reportedly told BBC News.
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The woman says she raised a complaint against his behaviour at the time with a more senior colleague, but nothing was done.
Banijay UK, the parent production company of the now defunct RDF Television, which produced the programme, has confirmed they have no record of this incident.
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A second woman recalled an incident where she was called to Wallace's dressing room while working on Masterchef back in 2015.
In the dressing room, the female helped to fix his bow tie for an after work event, but whilst fastening the tie she says noticed that his trousers were "partially lowered".
"His pubic hair was on show, where you can see the top part of his penis, and he was wearing no boxers underneath," she told the publication. "I was shocked, I felt embarrassed by the whole thing."
The individual says she reported it to colleagues at the time and Masterchef's production company Shine gave her the option to escalate it further, but she decided against it, worried she was "making a fuss" in what was the early days of her career. The woman terminated her employment shortly after.
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A third woman has also alleged that Wallace "put his hand on my bottom and groped me" during a group hug after a work event in 2022.
The individual said she hasn't been able to watch him on television since, calling the incident "totally out of the blue, and totally unwanted".
The new allegations follow in the wake of a BBC News investigation last week which revealed multiple accusations of inappropriate sexual comments against Wallace.
Wallace has stepped down from his role on MasterChef as the investigation looks into historical misconduct allegations.
The BBC has since confirmed two Masterchef Christmas specials originally set to air over the festive period have now been pulled from the schedule amid the ongoing investigations.
Production company Banijay UK has additionally launched an investigation, with which Wallace is co-operating. Lawyers for the Masterchef judge have denied he engages in behaviour of a sexually harassing nature.
Digital Spy reached out to Wallace's representatives for comment when the investigation was first announced but did not receive a response.
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