Food critic Grace Dent, 51, is said to be replacing Gregg Wallace, 60, on MasterChef UK after the TV host was sacked from the BBC show by its production company Banijay

The BBC has told Gregg Wallace that it can no longer work with the former MasterChef presenter because his behavior is a threat to the safety of others. In a letter of dismissal, Claire Powell, head of compliance for BBC content,

Presenter was said to have been told the ‘BBC would need to seriously consider its future working relationship with you’