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.

The BBC has sacked Gregg Wallace, the former MasterChef host, following a surge of workplace misconduct claims. More than 50 new complaints, ranging from inappropriate language to allegations of groping and exposing himself, have emerged, spanning his 17-year career at the broadcaster.