Lorraine Kelly blasts 'strangest thing' about Gregg Wallace MasterChef scandal
Last week, Gregg hit out at the BBC in a statement, stating that "none of the serious allegations against me were upheld" and that a late autism diagnosis helped him to understand how he communicates.
"To those who've shown kindness, thank you. It mattered. This has been brutal. For a working-class man with a direct manner, modern broadcasting has become a dangerous place. I was the headline this time. But I won't be the last."
Speaking about the scandal on her ITV show this morning, Lorraine said: "It's quite strange because he has a little boy who has autism as well - I find that bizarre, I find that very strange."
Meanwhile, guest Nicola Thorp - who appeared on Coronation Street - called for MasterChef's executive producer to be fired.
"There's two things that need to happen in the entertainment industry - number one, we need a centralised reporting system," Nicola said on ITV's Lorraine.
"The second thing that needs to happen is, instead of firing individual presenters, they need to fire executive producers. I promise you, if not just the presenter but the executive producers get the sack, those exec producers will make sure that everybody on set is treated fairly and make sure people are reporting right to the top."
She later added: "I was made aware of Gregg Wallace a long time ago but people weren't listening about the comments being made."
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