Love Island's Luca Bish has stated that he is "gutted" over the cancellation of a Christmas TV appearance.
The reality TV star had filmed a festive instalment of Celebrity MasterChef that was set to go out over the holidays, but the BBC has elected not to broadcast it (or add it to the iPlayer streaming service) due to the current investigation surrounding presenter Gregg Wallace.
"Christmas is cancelled," he wrote on Instagram, alongside a black and white photo from the special.
"Gutted our Christmas special has been put on hold but hope to be on your screens again soon."
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Luca's special, titled Celebrity MasterChef Christmas Cook Off, also featured The Wanted singer Max George, Emmerdale star Amy Walsh, and comedian Shazia Mirza. A second special featuring Strictly Come Dancing professionals Amy Dowden, Gorka Marquez, Kai Widdrington and Nancy Xu, with an appearance from Motsi Mabuse, has also been pulled.
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Explaining the company's decision to not air the specials, the BBC said in a statement: "As we have said, MasterChef is an amazing competition which is life-changing for the chefs taking part and the current series of MasterChef: The Professionals is continuing as planned.
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"The celebrity Christmas specials are obviously a different type of show and in the current circumstances we have decided not to broadcast them."
Three repeat episodes of Inside the Factory have also been removed from the schedules due to the controversy, while Wallace is stepping away from presenting duties while the investigation takes place.
Love Island returns to ITV2 and ITVX early next year. MasterChef: The Professionals is currently airing on BBC One, while previous episodes can be streamed via iPlayer.
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