Shamed Masterchef star Gregg Wallace posted a new photo of himself with his wife for the first time since a scandal surrounding his conduct erupted – before abruptly deleting the picture.
The TV chef, 60, took to Instagram this morning to post the photo of himself with a beaming smile alongside wife Anna.
In the post, which has since been deleted, he captioned the photo: ‘Eat well, live well, look after yourself. Get a little more active. Learn about nutrition. Learn to take care of yourself.’
He then posted a link to his Gregg Wallace health page, which gives tips on how to stay in good shape.
It marks the first photo of him and wife Anna he has posted since a series of allegations regarding his conduct on the BBC show came to light.
Gregg stepped down from hosting the cooking show with Jon Torode in November after multiple complaints of inappropriate behaviour on set.
Gregg Wallace posted a new photo of himself with his wife for the first time since a scandal surrounding his conduct erupted – before abruptly deleting the picture
He said he was stepping back from the public eye, claiming he ‘wasn’t in a good headspace’.
Gregg was initially bullish in the face of the allegations, taking to Instagram to say they mostly came from ‘middle class women of a certain age’.
He went on to ask: ‘Can you imagine how many women on MasterChef have made sexual remarks or sexual innuendo?’
Since then, several high-profile names – including TV presenter Ulrika Jonsson as well as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer – have condemned his remarks in public statements.
The former greengrocer later apologised for the controversial comments which caused a PR storm.
Gregg Wallace is pictured with his wife Anna. The photo from today appears to have been deleted
The under-fire presenter said of his middle class women slur: ‘I wasn’t in a good headspace when I posted it. I’ve been under a huge amount of stress, a lot of emotion.’
Among those to come forward with allegations against Wallace is a woman called Lisa, not her real name, who worked on BBC show Eat Well for Less in 2015.
She told the BBC Wallace ‘touched her inappropriately’ when they were filming in a supermarket.
‘He brushed past me at the checkout, and touched my bum with his waist and penis and laughed and said ‘oooh you liked that didn’t you,’ she alleged.
‘It was the way he reacted, other people would’ve said ‘oh I’m sorry can I squeeze by’ which would’ve been ok.’
