John Torode has described recent allegations of historical misconduct involving his MasterChef co-host Gregg Wallace as "truly upsetting" in his first statement since Wallace made headlines. Shared this afternoon on Instagram,

After MasterChef host John Torode broke his silence following Gregg Wallace's decision to step down from the BBC show his wife Lisa Faulkner has now publicly made her feelings known

The thought of anyone who has appeared on our show not having a brilliant experience is awful to hear,' he said