Gregg Wallace has turned to selling cookware on TikTok Shop after being axed from MasterChef following misconduct allegations.
The former TV presenter, 61, who was dropped from the BBC series last July, has taken to the social media platform to promote a range of non-stick ceramic pans.
In a video recently shared on his TikTok account, Gregg appeared in high spirits as he plugged the cookware, declaring them the ‘best non-stick I’ve used’.
Several followers flocked to the comments to mock the former presenter for promoting the pans, while others rushed to his defence.
One follower wrote: ‘Greg’s sold out for a fri**in pan [sic]’, while another wrote: ‘I really don’t get all this negativity, whatever happened,
They continued: ‘I am sure all have past and I am sure half of you done worst things in your life. only because it is not public it doesn’t mean u have done it. And what is wrong with tiktokshop? You are once on tiktok scrolling and judging.’
Gregg Wallace has turned to selling cookware on TikTok Shop after being axed from MasterChef following misconduct allegations
The former TV presenter, 61, who was dropped from the BBC series last July, has taken to the popular social media platform to promote a range of non-stick ceramic pans
Promoting products on TikTok Shop is just one of the online avenues Gregg has explored since his exit from the show.
Last year, he turned to Cameo to sell personalised videos for fans, charging £38.05 per message, while businesses were asked to pay £342.47. Fans could also message the former presenter directly for just £2.28.
Gregg has also taken up work as a personal trainer after launching his own health and wellbeing website three years ago, following his dramatic weight loss.
In June, he revealed he was personally training clients after his suspension from the hit BBC programme.
Gregg’s new TikTok shop venture comes after he launched a fresh defence against allegations of misconduct on MasterChef, claiming the 45 upheld complaints against him represented a ‘pile on’ rather than a pattern of sustained behaviour over two decades.
The presenter, who was axed from the show in the wake of the allegations, insisted that only two complaints were ever raised during his 20-year tenure.
He said the remaining 43 emerged only after ‘sensationalised (and untrue)’ initial allegations became public in late 2024.
In an explosive new Substack post on Tuesday, Gregg claimed the investigation process was ‘not a legal one’ and that ‘the standard of proof would not stand up in a court of law’, comparing it instead to an internal human resources (HR) process.
In a video recently shared on his TikTok account, Gregg appeared in high spirits as he plugged the cookware, declaring them the ‘best non-stick I’ve used’
Promoting products on TikTok Shop is just one of the online avenues Gregg has explored since his exit from the show (pictured on the show last year)
Last year, he turned to Cameo to sell personalised videos for fans, charging £38.05 per message, while businesses were asked to pay £342.47. Fans could also message the former presenter directly for just £2.28 (pictured last year)
He alleged an ‘open invitation’ was sent out asking anyone who had ‘ever worked with me (or met me) to come forward and tell their stories’ after his reputation was already ‘being dragged through the mud’.
The presenter, who co-hosted the popular culinary show with John Torode, 60, for nearly 20 years, pointed out that he had interacted with ‘tens of thousands of people’ over his career, including six new contestants every filming day, changing film crews, other show participants, and attendees at charity events and industry parties.
‘Now, imagine that out of all those people, anyone with a grievance, a dislike, or a misremembered moment is encouraged to join in the investigation into you,’ he wrote. ‘Do you think you would survive without any complaints being made against you?’
He claimed that ‘all but one’ of the 45 upheld complaints dated from before 2018, when he says he received a formal warning about his language.
The single post-2018 complaint, he stated, involved a question he asked a Celebrity MasterChef contestant about their eating habits, which he characterised as an ‘upheld complaint of bullying’ that was raised by someone who overheard the comment rather than the individual concerned.
Gregg maintained that ‘the most serious allegations’ upheld by the investigation were ‘one instance of touching at a party 17 years ago, which I myself confirmed and believed to be consensual, and three instances of being in a state of undress that the investigation itself confirmed to be for legitimate and non-sexually-motivated reasons’.
The presenter urged his readers to compare this account with headlines about his case, stating: ‘I have many, many examples of stories about me that were published in the newspaper and found to be untrue in the investigation.’
His latest defence comes two weeks after a Substack post in which he apologised for dismissing his accusers as ‘middle-class women of a certain age’, calling the comment ‘stupid, defensive and arrogant’.
Gregg has also taken up work as a personal trainer after launching his own health and wellbeing website three years ago, following his dramatic weight loss
In that earlier post, Gregg had attempted to justify his inappropriate sexual language and humour by comparing it to innuendos on The Great British Bake Off, claiming he was ‘part of a noisy, energetic and sometimes crude ensemble’ rather than ‘a lone wolf making crude comments in a silent office’.
The investigation into Gregg’s conduct found that 83 allegations were made against him in total, with 45 being upheld.
The substantiated claims included inappropriate sexual language and humour, culturally insensitive or racist comments, one instance of unwelcome physical contact, and three instances of being in a state of undress.
The BBC apologised at the time of his dismissal to ‘everyone who has been impacted’ by his behaviour, admitting that ‘opportunities were missed to address’ his conduct and stating: ‘We accept more could and should have been done sooner.’
The corporation said Gregg’s behaviour ‘falls below the values of the BBC and the expectations we have for anyone who works with or for us’.
His attempts to defend himself have been met with widespread criticism, with many commentators pointing out that even by his own account, dozens of people felt sufficiently uncomfortable with his behaviour to make formal complaints when given the opportunity.
The presenter has been attempting to rebuild his career since the scandal, launching a personal training business on Instagram and routinely sharing recipes on social media.
His former co-host, John, stepped down from the show in July 2025 due to an allegation of using ‘an extremely offensive racist term’ in the workplace in 2018.
John denied the allegation and said he had ‘no recollection’ of the incident, claiming he only found out about his sacking through media reports rather than being informed by the BBC or production company Banijay.
