Gregg Wallace opens up on raising a child with autism
MasterChef’s Gregg Wallace has stepped down from Inside The Factory after seven years of hosting it.
He said he quit the BBC show to spend more time with his son Sid, four, who has autism.
However, it’s been reported Gregg had allegedly offended women who were working on the programme.
According to The Mirror, a source claimed he was “rude towards staff and continued to talk in a derogatory manner, especially to women”.
The BBC has been contacted by Express.co.uk for comment on the allegations.
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Responding to the allegations, Gregg told The Times: “I’ve enjoyed doing [Inside the Factory] for a number of years and I’ve done hundreds of factories.
“I use humour to relax people. It’s a tool I’ve used for lots of years. I never, ever set out to upset or offend anybody and I never would.”
The presenter concluded: “It makes me upset that I might have upset people.”
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Earlier this year, Gregg told the BBC: “As viewers know, to say I find the inside of factories fascinating is an understatement.
“I’ve never failed to be amazed by the scale of production. Whether it’s conveyor belts full of tiny sweets or a double-decker bus rolling out of the factory for the very first time.”
He said filming the show alongside his other commitments and family life had “always been a balance”.
“As my son Sid’s needs become more challenging, I’ve decided the time has come to hang up my hairnet,” he shared.
Gregg opened up about his son’s non-verbal autism diagnosis on Loose Women recently.
“You don’t know why they’re having a meltdown,” he explained. “The other day we think he might have banged his nose but we don’t know because he can’t say.
“This is the problem. We really worry, this is why we need some form of communication. We worry that if he’s ill he can’t tell you what it is.”
Gregg concluded: “But he is lovely and he is cuddly and he is happy. And if he wants something he grabs your hand and takes you.”
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