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Gregg Wallace to sell £1m home and downsize after sacking
Mr Wallace, 61, has said he intends to put the property on the market because he is “unable to live the life he used to have” financially since losing his role on the BBC cooking show.
He told The Sun he wants to sell his “enormous” house and buy “something modest” to give himself stability.
The Daily Mail has also reported that Mr Wallace is preparing to list the £1 million home in Kent, where he lives with his wife and young son.
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Mr Wallace’s decision comes after he was sacked from MasterChef last year following an investigation into allegations about his conduct on the programme.
An external inquiry commissioned by production company Banijay upheld more than 40 allegations relating mainly to inappropriate sexual language, humour and comments judged to be culturally insensitive or racist.
Mr Wallace has denied engaging in behaviour of a sexually harassing nature and has said he was cleared of what he described as “the most serious and sensational accusations”, while apologising to anyone he may have upset.
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He is currently pursuing legal action against the BBC and BBC Studios, claiming he suffered “distress and harassment” during the handling of his case.
In addition to his national broadcasting work, Mr Wallace has previously appeared on BBC Radio Oxford, featuring as a guest on Tim Smith’s show alongside comedian Joe Pasquale.
Mr Wallace, who first came to prominence as a London greengrocer and restaurateur before joining MasterChef in 2005, has said he now plans to spend more time in Italy once his Kent home is sold.
The former Top Gear and Grand Tour host delivered the update via social media this evening (Tuesday, June 16) ahead of the release of the final two Clarkson’s Farm episodes.
The fifth series of the highly popular show premiered on June 3 and has already seen Mr Clarkson battling a major health scare and embrace high-tech farming.
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Set at his 1,000-acre Oxfordshire farm Diddly Squat, in addition the latest season has shown the television host planning for the first festive period at his pub The Farmer’s Dog.
However, the next two episodes – which will be released tonight – are set to be very downbeat.
On Instagram, he said he had “sombre news”.
He added: “Ordinarily we try to keep the show bucolic and charming and cheerful.
“But the final two episodes which drop in the middle of the night tonight are none of those things really. They are a difficult watch.
“They’re really, really difficult.”
Reiterating that, the episode titles are ‘Reaping’ and ‘Sickening’ and may show the bovine TB outbreak that occurred at Diddly Squat in 2025.
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It led to the deaths of several animals.
The first series of Clarkson’s Farm premiered in 2021 and was an instant hit with viewers making stars out of its cast which include Mr Clarkson’s partner Lisa Hogan and farm assistant Kaleb Cooper.
It has been renewed for a sixth series.
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Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, is due to visit the prestigious debating hall in St Michael’s Street tomorrow (June 16) to take part in a debate.
The ultra nationalist figure’s invitation to the society, to debate a motion on whether the West is ‘right to be suspicious of Islam’ alongside Laurence Fox and Sir Jacob Rees Mogg, has been highly criticised.
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But it’s not the first time the Oxford Union has invited controversial figures to its hall, to take part in discussions on some of the most divisive topics of the day.
From the Prime Minister of Pakistan to representatives of Palestinian and Israeli interests, to divisive British politicians and more light-hearted visits from popular sportspeople, the society has hosted a number of interesting voices over the years.
Look through this picture archive to see some of the famous faces who have visited the Oxford Union in days and decades gone by.
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