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celebrity masterchef Viewers have expressed their confusion about John Torode’s appearance in the new series, which started last night – and for months after being eliminated from the show,
The celebrity edition of the hit BBC cookery franchise kicks off with Torode on Monday (November 17) Grace Dent joins as her new co-hostBut some viewers were surprised, believing that Torode’s departure from the series meant he would no longer appear in any roles,
“Didn’t John also step down?” master ChefSince it’s on BBC right now!,” One person tweeted.
Another expressed surprise at Torode’s “comeback”: “It’s great to see John Torode back master ChefSo he must be there!!”
However, this current version of celebrity masterchef was filmed before this summer’s dramas, when both Torode and his longtime co-host Greg Wallace Removed from franchise after investigationThis would mark Torode’s final race as a master Chef Presenter.
In July, the BBC upheld a complaint that Torode had used an “extremely offensive racist term” during production – although Torode himself has said he has “no recollection” of using the term.
The decision came several months after Wallace departed the series amid complaints about his behavior. The day before Torode was dismissed, the BBC announced that more than half of the 83 complaints about Wallace’s off-screen behavior had been upheld. A report published on the allegations stated that Wallace was accused of making sexual jokes and asking for the phone numbers of female production staff.
Dent, who played the role of celebrity masterchef While the co-host was still in disarray over Wallace’s presence on the show, Weekend said he had kept his distance from Wallace during his previous appearances as a guest critic on the show. However, he Express your continued support for Torode,
Next year a new series of regular master ChefTorode is no longer visible and Dent is hosting with chef Anna Waugh.