John TorodLong-time serving co-genre BBC‘MasterShef “, has confirmed that it is a subject of a racist language accusation, which was retained in the investigation of the workplace culture of the show, which breaks his silence on the conclusions that shook the Flagship Pak series.
In Instagram statement posted on MondayTorod admitted that he is “the person who alleges that he used racial language on an occasion” as part of the Lewis Silkin probe which is mainly focused on his co-producers Greg WallaceThe allegations allegedly belong to the comments made in 2018 or 2019.
“For transparency, I confirm that I am the person who is accused of using racial language on an occasion,” Torod wrote. However, the celebrity chef maintained his innocence, saying: “I don’t remember any of it, and I don’t believe it happened.”
According to Torod’s statement, the allegation was that “the person I was speaking was not that it was an infinite manner and I immediately apologized later later.” Despite this character portrayal, Torodes shocked the discovery.
He said, “I am shocked and saddened by the charge because I never want to commit any crime,” he said. “I want to clarify that I always have the idea that any racial language is completely unacceptable in any environment.”
The revelation comes in the form of BBC and producer Banjay UK announced Wallace over “MasterShef” ends the tenure of nearly two decades Following the Lewis Silkin investigation, which confirmed 45 of the 83 allegations against Walus from 2005 to 2024.
In the report, 10 standalone allegations against other persons associated with the presentations were also investigated, confirming two of them. Both retained allegations related to improper language – a swearing -in and involving a racist language, now confirmed to include Torod.
Unlike Wallace, whose departure from “MasterShef” was considered “unstable” by both BBC and Banijay UK, the future of Torode with the show is not clear. The BBC has not yet issued any statement about the status of Torode, which is after its acceptance of intact allegations.
The Lewis Silkin investigation, which interviewed for seven months and 78 witnesses, was commissioned in December 2024 following media reports of allegations against Vales. The investigation investigated the workplace culture and complaints of complaints in the production spread for about two decades.
The findings have put a shadow on one of the most successful formats of BBC One, which has been the cornerstone of network programming since Torod and Wallace started co-hosting in 2005.
With the departure of Wallace and now the questions around Torodes were confirmed, the future format of “MasterShef” remains uncertain.
