Gregg Wallace has been banned from working at the BBC after the corporation ruled that he was not safe to have in the workplace. In a letter of dismissal, the corporation told Wallace that he had made inappropriate jokes in the workplace, and executives do not “have the confidence that you can change what seems to be learned behaviour”.

Gregg Wallace reportedly earned a staggering amount from his Masterchef hosting duties but will be left with just half of his earnings as the BBC probe his behaviour

"I was never the caricature now being sold for clicks," Wallace responded in a statement posted to Instagram on Tuesday.