<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><span>MasterChef</span></em><span> UK presenter Gregg Wallace has been fired from the program after dozens more people approached the BBC with misconduct allegations.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The BBC said another 50 people had come to them with </span><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cewgz0qw77lo" rel="" target="_blank" title=" fresh allegations against Wallace"><span>fresh allegations against Wallace</span></a><span>, including one incident where he allegedly groped a </span><em><span>MasterChef</span></em><span> staff member and pulled his pants down in front of another.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Wallace denied the claims as it was revealed that he had been sacked from the BBC cooking program.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/sean-diddy-combs-to-be-sentenced-october-3/40be5db0-81d5-45cd-8f41-478ebeffa380" target="_blank"><strong><span>Sean 'Diddy' Combs to be sentenced October 3</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>An independent inquiry into 13 prior allegations against him is being conducted by a private law firm, on behalf of the broadcaster's production company Banijay.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In an Instagram post, Wallace denied the claims and accused the BBC of a smear campaign for clicks.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He said the Banjiay investigation cleared him of "the most serious and sensational allegations" against him.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/gregg-wallace-materchef-uk-presenter-gregg-wallace-sacked-as-fresh-allegations-come-to-light/056745b9-62a8-47d7-9d0b-c68c7e792b8a" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I recognise that some of my humour and language, at times, was inappropriate. For that, I apologise without reservation. But I was never the caricature now being sold for clicks," he wrote.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The BBC said it had not seen the report, which has not been made public.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/a-kindergarten-in-china-added-lead-to-food-and-over-200-children-are-affected/fe95c05c-b129-4ec0-b5c1-bde960a55fe2" target="_blank"><strong><span>A kindergarten in China added lead to food, and over 200 children are affected</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The broadcaster's news division investigated Wallace last year, revealing 13 people had made allegations against him, citing sexually inappropriate comments.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Now, the majority of new claims say he made inappropriate jokes, while 11 women have alleged inappropriate sexual behaviour, including touching and groping.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>One woman accused the former host of pulling down his pants in front of her while in a dressing room. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She described the alleged act as "disgusting and predatory".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Another woman said she was left "absolutely horrified" and "sick" after Wallace allegedly groped her.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A third woman alleged that when she was a contestant on BBC's </span><em><span>Saturday Kitchen</span></em><span> in 2000, Wallace reached under the table during dinner ahead of filming, putting his hand onto her groin and saying, "Do you like that?"</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Various other and similar claims were part of the fresh allegations made against Wallace, including a second incident where he allegedly pulled his pants down in front of a woman when he wasn't wearing any underwear.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/strong-winds-top-100km-hr-in-four-states-major-cold-front/1ff69780-ea69-4091-bae5-10f7a76ff5a2" target="_blank"><strong><span>Four states buffeted by winds over 100km/hr amid polar blast</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The BBC's investigation into the claims also included witness testimonies from men who worked on the same shows as Wallace and reported the alleged inappropriate behaviour.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Wallace is one of the highest-profile presenters on British television.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Many of his alleged victims were women, with many telling the BBC they felt they couldn't report the alleged misconduct at the time out of fear for career repercussions. </span></div></div>